I want to re-route our existing TV aerial cable which presently drops
from the aerial on the central chimney down the roof and front of the
house. Rather than try to sling the cable over the roof to hang down the
back I plan to draw it into the attic and make an extension. We're in a
weak signal area (Reading) which is not even suposed to be able to get
Freeview (though we can - I've tried it). To keep losses down and make
termination easier (than bloody BL plugs!) I'm thinking of using
'satellite' type cable (as used by NTL^H^H^HVirgin) and F plugs.

Does this seem like a good idea? And what type of cable? Some F plugs are
specced to fit "PH100, PF100, RG6 and CT100" cable: what's the difference
between them? Has CT100 been superseeded by H109F and WC100?

http://www.satcure.co.uk/accs/page8.htm seems to have much lower prices on
cables than anywhere else I've come across - anyone had any dealings with
them? They suggest RG6 "for connecting additional TV sets via the RF out
socket" which seems to indicate it's OK for UHF (though maybe not low-loss?)

And what about twist-on connectors versus crimp connectors, and if
crimps are the bee's knees what sort of crimp tool?

tia

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