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I want to put in a temporary TV lead from terrestrial aerial for my son in a bedsit.
As I happen to have a good length of Satellite (shotgun) coax, I'm assuming I could use that. Is all TV coax, both satellite & terrestrial the same?
 
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All coax isn't the same. There's different qualities which means either more or less signal at the end of a run. There's more differences than that but you're more interested in finding out of the twin shotgun can be used for a TV aerial. The answer is yes.

Stuff designated for satellite use can be used for TV. That's just a step down. The thin shotgun stuff should be fine for runs up to 10 or 15 metres for TV use.
 
Though i've found it's difficult to reliablly terminate thin coax on TV aerial plugs.
 
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The thin shotgun stuff should be fine for runs up to 10 or 15 metres for TV use.
Actually, it's usually good for 20m when carrying LNB signals and 40m for UHF TV signals - dependent on the strength of the signal, of course.

Though i've found it's difficult to reliably terminate thin coax on TV aerial plugs.
Choose appropriate plugs or else use a sleeve.
See
http://www.satcure.co.uk/tech/TEL4132.htm
http://www.satcure.co.uk/tecTEL39A.htm
 
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