[mythtv-users] Lack of aerial access

[Dan Gravell]

We have just moved into this house and the truth is I don't know. The survey said it's of a timber frame construction, but wouldn't there be insulation in the cavity?

I have had an aerial engineer visit who seemed helpful but didn't like the prospect of running the cable in the cavity. He suggested an amp splitter off the current feed which then goes up to the study, but then we noticed the obvious problems with the tiles...

So I guess the problem is that I don't know what's inside the walls. It's a modern house, 1980s build. In many ways, of course, such a solution would be most desirable because so long as it all goes smoothly it will be the neatest finish.

Dan

----- Original Message ----
From: Nick Morrott <knowledgejunkie at gmail.com>
To: Discussion about mythtv <mythtv-users at mythtv.org>
Sent: Monday, 21 May, 2007 8:46:09 PM
Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] Lack of aerial access

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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