Even Bacofoil aerials come with instructions, in fact, because they’re aimed at DIYers who, the manufacturers assume, don’t know anything about aerials, they’re actually more likely to come with instructions. It’s that very ignorance that said manufacturers rely on to … Read More

Also see : – Cowboys’ Locker page 1 – Cowboys’ Locker page 2 – Cowboys’ Locker page 3 and You’ve Only Got To Look At All The Others ATV’s Cowboys’ Locker : Fireman aerial installers

Also see : – Cowboys’ Locker page 1 – Cowboys’ Locker page 3 – Cowboys’ Locker page 4 and – You’ve Only Got To Look At All The Others Answer to the Conway conundrum from page 1 Answer to The … Read More

Also see : – Cowboys’ Locker page 1 – Cowboys’ Locker page 2 – Cowboys’ Locker page 4 and – You’ve Only Got To Look At All The Others ATV’s Cowboys’ Locker : The third way

Also see : – Cowboys’ Locker page 2 – Cowboys’ Locker page 3 – Cowboys’ Locker page 4 – You’ve Only Got To Look At All The Others A decent quality aerial installation should last 20 to 30 years or … Read More

Subject list : – Male or female / plug or socket ? – Screw on or crimp on F connectors ? – CoAx to F Conn adapters and couplers – Right angle plugs – Short of clearance for a right … Read More

We’ve frequently been asked whether it’s OK to run Co Ax next to mains cables and, to be frank, we didn’t really know for sure. We finally got round to trying to find out in Aug 2008 with a simple … Read More

Parent page = Cable, leads and connectors Subject list : – “Low Loss” CoAx – Alloy foil type “satellite” cable – Copper foil type “satellite” cable Plus : – HD “triple screened” cable – 50Ω specialist cable – Twin satellite … Read More

Subject list : – Isolated wall plates – Why has my plate got two cables running to it ? – How to wire up a (screened) wall plate – How to wire up a (screened) diplexed/triplexed wall plate – Not … Read More

Also see wiring up plugs, connectors and wallplates. Subject list : The importance of cable incl : – Surface plates  (incl isolated wall plates) – Cable routing tips – Replacing cable installed in walls – Testing cable “in situ” – … Read More