[mythtv-users] Lack of aerial access

[Nick Morrott]

On 21/05/07, Dan Gravell <dan.gravell at talk21.com> wrote:

> I currently only have one aerial socket in the house, in the lounge. I
> intended to run aerial lead extensions into my study where my current
> backend is. The leads would run outside the house and then inside where the
> new wall sockets would be. Unfortunately this is turning out to be a little
> more difficult than thought because the upper stories of the house are
> covered with tiles which I do not wish to crack by drilling through them.

Do you have cavity walls? Have you considered running another aerial
downcable inside the wall from the aerial/booster, rather than
returning back up the outside of the house? Depending on where the
aerial enters the property, and signal strength, you could boost the
signal as soon as it enters the building and then split it to both
locations separately. Adding an extension to the existing socket will
weaken the existing signal further which could be an issue if you live
in a marginal reception area.

I've dropped Cat5 cable like this and whilst it takes some effort,
it's much cleaner and adds flexibility.

-- 
Nick

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