If the LNB is a Sky Q only type then that won't work with other kit, such as a Freesat box or a TV with built in satellite tuner. You would need a Hybrid type that works with both or a "legacy" LNB that works with Freesat/TVs but not Sky Q. You want to install your amplifier in a location where the signal is still of an acceptable strength, before cable losses have taken effect. For conventional TV Aerial systems the best place to amplify a signal is up near the antenna usually using a masthead amplifier which can also be powered off the same connecting coax cable that provides the signal. You do not want to introduce an amplifier after the resistance from the cable length has caused to drop the signal too low, as the amplifier would be trying to boost something that is not there.

There are loads of others, too many to name in this blog. It’s important to note and it may sound obvious but when you convert one plug to another you will not automatically receive the service associated with the other plug. For example I had a customer who had changed the plug on the end of their satellite cable and didn’t know why the Freeview signal would not work when plugged into the TV.

Installing a Sky Extension Cable

I would however be very wary of called branded or marketed as “RG6” as the modern equivalent is far inferior in terms of performance. It is cheap to buy which is why some people use it. It has a solid copper clad steel centre conductor with a foam filled dielectric and aluminium. We also include wall mounting clips to facilitate connecting the Sky cable to a wall. Why Choose Our Sky Extension Cables?

The alternative entry method is to drill through the wall with a masonary drill, feed the two coaxial cables through, with a drip loop again and then seal the hole with waterproof mastic. You can also place a cover over the cable entry point to improve the looks. By the way a Hybrid LNB is a Genuine Sky one. As could a Legacy LNB. The new Sky Q boxes use a different method of receiving the satellite broadcasts to the former units and Freesat/TVs so anyone getting Q had a new LNB. The Sky Q only LNB is not compatible with the previous generation of Sky boxes or Freesat/TV receivers. The Hybrid LNB, which might be fitted, automatically detects what device it is talking to and can adapt how it works accordingly.That being said the Sky+ would still work fine with one cable and the Sky box set to single feed mode, you just wouldn’t be able to record one programme and watch another. This isn’t the case with the Sky Q box as it needs two satellite cables connected to a wideband LNB. This is because the two signals are not identical like with Sky+ and Freesat+. With Sky Q one cable provides the vertical polarised signals and the other provides the horizontal signals, with one cable you will only get half of the services. But like I already said it is possible to Sky Q on one cable with no loss of services using dSCR technology. It can be run at different lengths including at lengths of over 200+ metres, without any loss of performance or quality.

RF coaxial cables are used to carry radio frequency signals. They’re the standard input cable on TVs and feature a single pin that plugs into the RF input on a device. What’s RG-6 cable?Traditional coaxial cable that people are most familiar with is 1mm centre conductor coaxial cable, but another common cable size used especially for Sky installations that often connect with a “shotgun” cable has a 0.65mm centre conductor and you need to make sure that you have the correct sized plug for this cable type which is slimmer. Like normal coaxial cable sizes F plugs for this cable size can be obtained in screw on, crimp on and compression types. The 0.65mm screw on plugs usually but not always also have a few rings on the body so these can be easily found when in a mixture of coax plugs. By the way. The use of shotgun cable (two joined together) is nowt to do with Sky HD. Sky HD does not require any special cable, nor for that matter does it need two.