converting a sky TV aerial

[Kassee]

A few years ago we had Sky TV, the package was a TV aerial on our roof, a sky box and sky. But for the last year I have cancelled the subscription and no longer have sky.

I have just bought a new TV with freeview and no longer want to use the sky box, but the TV aerial connection wont fit into my television set, it will only fit into my sky box.

The man that fitted the sky aerial, cleverly snipped off our original aerial (that was in the attic) so we can no longer use it.

Does anyone know if there is anyway of using the aerial on the roof with the new TV with freeview - without too much expense??

[Hopkirk]

The Sky 'aerial' is a dish, and is not compatible with terrestrial freeview.

If you still have an ordinary aerial, you could find the cable where it was snipped off, and connect a fresh piece to it. However it is not ideal to have it inside the attic - unless you get a really strong signal where you are.

If you no longer wish to pay Sky subscription, you can continue to use the Sky box for the free to view channels.

[AlBags]

You could change the old sky connector to a tv connector and plu into the Freeview TV input.
Then go to the sky cable at the roof and connect that to another antenna.

[VHG]

Well you dont get Sky via an aerial, you get it via a DISH.

But a dish can only pick up Sky signals from a satellite, and the conection to a Sky box is different to a "normal" aerial.

If you want to watch "normal" TV (freeview etc) then you need a normal aerial.

If the person who fitted the Sky dish cut off your aerial cable then I find that amazing (and stupid).

If you alreadfy have an aerial on the roof (an aerial not a dish) then you need to get a cable run from the aerial to near your TV, which should not cost too much.

[flobadob]

You should have a fitting on the wall at the TV that is a white square with a circle fitting in the middle of it. Get a lead that plugs into the circle and then into the aerial socket of your TV. Forget about the Sky TV cable, you do not need to use it. So long as the aerial is connected at the roof and into the back of the aforementioned fitting, you should get Freeview no problem so long as it is available in your area.