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I have one aerial feed coming into my room, and I am currently using it on an IDTV. I need another feed to go onto my Freeview box that is connected to my PC. Is there such a device that can split an aerial feed into two?

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Yes.

May I add... and does anyone know where I can find it and/or what the name of it is?

Reeves wrote:May I add... and does anyone know where I can find it and/or what the name of it is?

Funnily enough it will probably be called an aerial splitter; available from most DIY or electronics stores.

yes it is, i know places like do it all and homebase do them.

you need something like this:

http://cpc.farnell.com/jsp/endecaSearch ... ku=AFCS300

bare in mind that whilst these splitters do work, you do get a bit of signal degradation... possibly too much to bare.

you might be better off feeding it into a one of those multiplexing signal boosters which has one input and several outputs (which are designed for feeding the aerial sockets around your house)

If you split the signal you will reduce the quality of both feeds you end up with. The best solution is to feed it from a separate aerial, but as that's probably impractical, get a distribution amplifier, like this:


http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/p ... osters.htm

*edit, that's what happens when you spend ages writing a post because you can't find what you're looking for on the Argos site.

You can get good quality, Antiference, aerial splitters from Wilts Wholesale Electric on the Hopton Trading Estate, here in Devizes.

Yes, they do reduce the signal quality, but a good one like the Antiference model reduces things less than most.

To plebs like you, they're about £2.40 each, including VAT, but before trade discount, which I doubt you'll be entitled to.

I bought half a dozen, about a fortnight ago, and paid less than £1.00 each.

Further details of their use, in my brand new DVD recording chain, will be available in the January edition of Comment.

marksi wrote:If you split the signal you will reduce the quality of both feeds you end up with. The best solution is to feed it from a separate aerial, but as that's probably impractical, get a distribution amplifier, like this:


http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/p ... osters.htm

*edit, that's what happens when you spend ages writing a post because you can't find what you're looking for on the Argos site.

So would I plug the aerial lead into the top socket, and plug RF leads into the two under it and connect it to the telly and the Freeview?

P.s. Thanks everybody