75ohm Coaxial Socket to 2 X 75ohm Coaxial Plugs

[ltdslip]

Done a search but I'm after a 75ohm PAL Coaxial Socket to 2X 75ohm PAL Coaxial Plugs splitter, plenty of plug to 2x socket splitters. would appreciate if anyone knows of a australian source. TIA

[moke007]

Hello, sorry have never seen one of those before. If it is for digital tv you would be better of using F type connectors. I have done this quite a bit, change the wall socket to F type, then use a male to male F connector to screw the splitter onto the wall plate. Then make up F to PAL leads to go to the tv, DVR or whatever else you doing. Hope this is of some help.
Cheers
Jim

[beer4life]

Done a search but I'm after a 75ohm PAL Coaxial Socket to 2X 75ohm PAL Coaxial Plugs splitter, plenty of plug to 2x socket splitters. would appreciate if anyone knows of a australian source. TIA

G'Day Cobber,
Perhaps this will change your mind about those connectors. Not good for VHF/UHF or Satellite TV.

Belling-Lee

The Belling-Lee connector or IEC 169-2 connector, more often simply known as TV aerial plug or connector, is the traditional for and / -. It is the oldest coaxial still commonly used in consumer devices today. It connects a receiver to a terrestrial / roof , antenna amplifier, or network, via a .
It was invented at Belling & Lee Ltd in Enfield, , around 1922, at the time of the first BBC broadcasts. It was originally only intended for broadcasts, where accurate impedance matching of an antenna connector is not a concern.
[] Belling-Lee vs other connectors

Unlike the coaxial used today for the same purpose in North America, the IEC 60169-2 connector is not matched to the 75-ohm of the antenna cable used. The lack of causes in the cable, leading to noticeable signal distortion on and frequencies (but not MW or ).

• The IEC-169-2 connector is recognised as a source of signal distortion and has become a particular concern with digital signal reception, specifically UHF HDTV.
• (digital radio) and other reception modes are not as severely affected by the impedance matching issue, so only HDTV and satellite reception systems are encouraged to use the .
• In spite of being somewhat unsuitable for modern analogue VHF and UHF TV frequencies, due to industrial inertia, the Belling Lee connector is still used today as a TV signal reception connector.
• In Europe and the Americas this connector is not used to connect antennas. The more electrically suitable 75-ohm is standard. However, the obsolete receiver used a Belling Lee connector for the LNB feed

Kindest Regards, " The Druid ".

[mtv]

I agree with the F type splitter suggestion, as a lot of 'plug-in' PAL splitters don't handle digital signals well (I'm assuming digital, but perhaps your purpose is different).

The other option would be to use PAL gender-changers to obtain the combination you want.

[expitaxial]

could you use a common '2way' splitter with some coax and plugs 2 xm 1xF?

[trash]

Just use gender benders on the sockets. They only cost about $1 each from Jaycar.
I think the splitter I have is what you want. It is Three plugs out and one socket in.
It's a pain in the arse and I use gender benders on each of the ports. I have no idea where it came from.

As for PAL/RCA plugs compared to F-type .... I suspect this is a race to the bottom.
Both a quite crappy, and I'm not sure which would be the worst. We've seen this kind of thing before with crimp vs compression F-type connectors.

The problem with using F type connectors is that a special connector for RG59 is required because it does not have a solid center conductor. Ah, I can see where this is going (again) .... RG6 vs RG59.

[mtv]

The problem with using F type connectors is that a special connector for RG59 is required because it does not have a solid center conductor. Ah, I can see where this is going (again) .... RG6 vs RG59.

Trash, you're not thinking of RG58CU by any chance instead of RG59?

Apart from RG58 being 50Ω and RG59/6 being 75Ω, all the RG59 I've used in the past has a solid centre conductor, which works fine with standard F crimp connectors.

There is some crappy air-spaced RG59 around that has a larger air-spaced dielectric which doesn't fit standard RG59 connectors, but RG6 connectors fit it fine. It also has a solid centre conductor though.

[ltdslip]

A round of applause for all the great replies! I should have claified my intent in the original post. I wanted to split the antenna to input to a tivo & tv. upon further research i found one online .Interesting read beer4life.

[SS Dave]

Why not run the antenna in to the tivo and out of the tivo to the tv

Dave

[mtv]

The splitter in the link is the type I mentioned to beware of, as having a plastic case, these often allow interference in.

I've seen some work ok, but many more fail with digital tv signals.

[ltdslip]

Why not run the antenna in to the tivo and out of the tivo to the tv

Dave

tivo has only rf in

[ltdslip]

The splitter in the link is the type I mentioned to beware of, as having a plastic case, these often allow interference in.

I've seen some work ok, but many more fail with digital tv signals.

appreciate the warning, but i've got one coming, i'll give it a go.

[trash]

Trash, you're not thinking of RG58CU by any chance instead of RG59?

You're correct. I had been playing with RG58 all afternoon and it was stuck in my head.

[ltdslip]

appreciate the warning, but i've got one coming, i'll give it a go.

hooked up ok