What is the cable aerial wire called that fits sky plus box

[paulbirks]

Hi

Mum moved house and wanted to get her sky plus box working but don't think she brought the aerial cable with her. A normal TV aerial doesn't fit in the sky plus input socket. Can you get an adapter or do you need a special cable that fits in the box.

Thanks 

[Annie+UK]

Has she got a Sky dish as the cables come from the dish and NOT an aerial

[paulbirks]

We have a cable from a socket for our sky q box it's different end piece to an aerial like it has a nut fastener and thin wire that goes in the socket in backof q box. I just want to know what it's called as I am sure you can buy them

[Annie+UK]

I have moved your thread to a more appropriate forum

[PandJ2020]

Is there a dish on the wall outside?

No amount of cables will work if not.

[Chodley]

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@paulbirks wrote:

We have a cable from a socket for our sky q box it's different end piece to an aerial like it has a nut fastener and thin wire that goes in the socket in backof q box. I just want to know what it's called as I am sure you can buy them

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F-plug on a coax sat cable (same

basic idea as an aerial cable but higher spec for the frequencies needed)

Has she moved in with you? If not, has she got a dish (sounds like you have a communal one)

[paulbirks]

Yes there is a dish. 

[nigea99]

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@paulbirks wrote:

We have a cable from a socket for our sky q box it's different end piece to an aerial like it has a nut fastener and thin wire that goes in the socket in backof q box. I just want to know what it's called as I am sure you can buy them

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hi @paulbirks 

you can get them as Satellite fly leads - the connectors are F-Connectors

F Connectors

[Chodley]

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@paulbirks wrote:

Yes there is a dish. 

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Ok well that needs to be connected to whatever wall plate you run the cable from.

this, if it exists, will have f-plug sockets like the sky box.

or you need direct cable from the dish LNB to the box

[paulbirks]

Yes that's what I wanted . Thanks

[oj01]

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@paulbirks wrote:

Yes that's what I wanted . Thanks

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Note that if the previous owners of the house had Sky Q then your mum's Sky+HD Box won't work as the LNB on the dish is different for the two systems.