Tv Aerial Lead

[secsee1]

I have just been down to my local Homebase store to get a TV aerial extention lead as I need to move my TV, it was at this point that they baffle you with rocket science - Do you want a male to male or female to female or male to female, well how the hell do I know that, I just want a NORMAL aerial extention lead, why i nothing siple anymore? any ideas.

[SlackAlice]

Just take your old one with you and tell them you want one the same but longer/shorter.

[secsee1]

I wish it was that simple, I can't do that because the end that disapears into the wall is a fixture (it does not come out of a socket but direct from an outside aerial & thru the wall) so cannot be removed which is why I need to extend it.

[aelmpvw]

the only way i can explain it is that a male plug has a point and a female plug has a hole!

[bhg481]

An extension lead has a male at one end and a female at the other. The lead that connects your TV to the wall is male to male, so you can either buy a very long male to male and replace the old one or a shorter male to female and add it to the old one.

[secsee1]

Thanks bhg481, that explains everything, the staff at Homebase must know this after me telling them that there was no wall end just a fixed lead that went straight into the TV, they seem to do it just to appear clever, well they just lost me customer for this and any future purchases.

[Fibonacci]

Sound like you will need a male to male extension coaxial lead and female coupler to join it to your existing cable.
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