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yeoldgreat1 · 14-10-2011, 22:21

Thanks for all your help. I've started working on putting the aerial connectors on the cables in the loft. There are 9 cables, not 6 as I thought before. That tallies up with one in each of the 3 bedrooms and the 6 others going to 2 faceplates in the living room (both are the same as the picture I posted in post #11.

I've been using a homemade loopback that I've been plugging into each socket and then using a multimeter on each cable in the loft to work out which goes to which socket. So far I've found the cables for the sockets in the 3 bedrooms and the cables for the return connectors. My next step is finding the cables that go to the TV and FM/DAB connectors.

I've noticed that one cable seems to have a short between the two parts of the coax cable on it all the time. Is this something that I'll need to get looked at? Also, I can't see extra cables for the SAT1 and SAT2 connectors. Are they usually installed or left until needed?

14-10-2011, 22:21	#15
yeoldgreat1 Inactive Join Date: Oct 2011 Posts: 6	Re: How Do I Install a TV Aerial in a New Build House? Thanks for all your help. I've started working on putting the aerial connectors on the cables in the loft. There are 9 cables, not 6 as I thought before. That tallies up with one in each of the 3 bedrooms and the 6 others going to 2 faceplates in the living room (both are the same as the picture I posted in post #11. I've been using a homemade loopback that I've been plugging into each socket and then using a multimeter on each cable in the loft to work out which goes to which socket. So far I've found the cables for the sockets in the 3 bedrooms and the cables for the return connectors. My next step is finding the cables that go to the TV and FM/DAB connectors. I've noticed that one cable seems to have a short between the two parts of the coax cable on it all the time. Is this something that I'll need to get looked at? Also, I can't see extra cables for the SAT1 and SAT2 connectors. Are they usually installed or left until needed?