Thread: relocating sky+box

Hi everybody(first post so i am nervous) I want to relocate my sky+ box to the other side of our front room(about 7 metres)and rang sky who told me it would cost £65 to send an engineer out.thought that was a bit steep so i rang a few local companies and got roughly the same price. So my question is could i do this myself as it seems it is only joining the cable.It's probably not that easy as 1,would i lose signal strength2,Where do i...

homebase also sell satellite cable extention packs with cable and f connectors and barrell connectors pre-made up just need attaching at around £15 to £20 pounds not sure if they do twin packs for sky+

Quote: Originally Posted by dogsbreath22 Hi everybody(first post so i am nervous) I want to relocate my sky+ box to the other side of our front room(about 7 metres)and rang sky who told me it would cost £65 to send an engineer out.thought that was a bit steep so i rang a few local companies and got roughly the same price. So my question is could i do this myself as it seems it is only joining the cable.It's probably not that easy as...

You are going to neet 2 x cables 7m long, 4 x f plugs and 2 x inline barrel f connectors. It is a simple enough job. You may also need to extend the TV aerial. this will require another cable the same length and 2 x coax plugs and 1 x inline coax barrel connector. f plugs:- Philex Coaxial F Plug Pack of 10 - Screwfix.com, Where the Trade Buys f barrel connectors:- Labgear F Plug to F Plugs Pack of 10 - Screwfix.com, Where the Trade Buys Coax...