Wanted: combined UHF and TV faceplate

[Andy Champ]

I can't find one at a reasonable price. Any ideas? (I'm redecorating before selling, and may as well make it pretty. The next owner might not want spaghetti coming out of the bedroom wall!)

Andy

[nicknoxx]

Any good?

[Andy Champ]

What I _meant_ was combined TV and _Ethernet_ (RJ45)!

Andy

[Andy Burns]

Just a single width? You could use a modular faceplate with an 'F' module and a cat5 module (you might be lucky and find a Belling Lee module)

[Michael Chare]

I do that, but I used a blank plate with an F barrel mounted on it. This actually provides a very good digital signal as it is fully screened.

[Andy Burns]

yOU NEED QUITE A DEEP BACKBOX FOR THAT, I've seen modules available with an F connector aimed down at about a 45^o angle that helps avoid too tight a bend in the cable.

[Michael Chare]

Behind the plate there is a right angle bend that attaches to the F barrel. Available from

[fred]

Bill Wright on the uk.tech.digital-tv has frequently deprecated the use of right angled connectors and adaptors, having reportedly found them to introduce reflections or otherwise reduce signal quality.

Best avoid them if you can.

The 45deg modules are good for starting the bend but a deep backbox would be a good idea too.

[Michael Chare]

See:

[Andy Champ]

Thanks Guys.

I've checked SatCure. 5 quid for the bits :)

Plus P&P+VAT takes it to a not-so-bargain £13.34...

Andy

[Michael Chare]

I've not noticed those posts! But I found that one I had would not pass DC when I was trying to power an amplifier. The RF signal went through it OK. I was quite relieved to find that the fault was in the bend rather than the cable which would have been difficult to change.