Apologies if this is a stupid question.I'm re-jigging the TV aerial which is in our loft. I put it up myself some years ago. At that time, I very neatly stripped away the outside braided copper sleeving (at the aerial end), twisted it, and connected it to one of the two terminals on the aerial; I connected the aerial cable itself to the other terminal. The aerial has always worked fine.Looking at this arrangement this weekend, I wondered why I'd done it: in effect I am connecting the two together, since the two terminals are at opposite ends of the same cross-piece on the aerial (i.e. the rear-most cross-piece). But any fule kno that you shouldn't allow the braid to come into contact with the aerial core: I don't see how it can work!So what are you actually *supposed* to do with the earthing braid at the aerial end of things? (My old Reader's Digest DIY book doesn't mention the 'top' end of the aerial installation.)CheersJohn

For DC you are infact shorting out the end of the feeder but at theradio frequencies you are talking about it's not a short cct.All the best ..T i m

TV aerials: where does the sleeving connect?

Jun 13, 2005 21 Replies

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Andy Luckman (AJL Electronics) 21 years ago

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google 21 years ago

No visible or audible problems. It's an absolute measure, not relative to anything else.

No difference then.

Andrew

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