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Co-ax port on back of stereo.

_blank_ · 2009-09-08 11:23:21

Hi folks, I noticed on a Sony Hi-Fi that I procured from my parent's house that there is a co-ax port on the back of it. What is it for? If I run a coax from the wall where the TV signal comes in, will I get all manner of wonderful stations? I have NTL Digital TV. thanks.

08-09-2009 12:23pm

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Hi folks, I noticed on a Sony Hi-Fi that I procured from my parent's house that there is a co-ax port on the back of it.

What is it for?

If I run a coax from the wall where the TV signal comes in, will I get all manner of wonderful stations?

I have NTL Digital TV.

thanks.

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#2 08-09-2009 12:31pm

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Des wrote: »

Hi folks, I noticed on a Sony Hi-Fi that I procured from my parent's house that there is a co-ax port on the back of it.

What is it for?

If I run a coax from the wall where the TV signal comes in, will I get all manner of wonderful stations?

I have NTL Digital TV.

thanks.

short answer: yes.

slightly longer answer: these are the stations available on the bargain pack:

RTE RADIO 1, RTE RADIO 1 Extra, 2FM, LYRIC FM, TODAY FM, R NA G, PHANTOM FM, BBC RADIO ULSTER, BBC RADIO 1, BBC RADIO 2, BBC RADIO 3, BBC RADIO 4, BBC RADIO 5 LIVE, BBC RADIO 6 MUSIC, BBC WORLD SERVICE, GALWAY BAY FM, CLASSIC FM, JAZZ FM, WRN, UCB EUROPE, PLANET ROCK, STARPOINT, CAPITAL GOLD, XFM, KISS 100, KERRANG, SMASH HITS, Radio Caroline, BBC 5 Live Extra, BBC 7, FM104, 98FM, NewsTalk 106, Dublin's Country Mix 106.8, Spin 1038, RTE Choice, RTE Junior, RTE Pulse , RTE 2XM

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And is it a matter of just splitting off a bit of co-ax, lashing it into the hi-fi, and tuning in as usual?

Great if it is, because the stereo is located very near my wi-fi box, and the interference is something fierce.

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Des wrote: »

And is it a matter of just splitting off a bit of co-ax, lashing it into the hi-fi, and tuning in as usual?

Great if it is, because the stereo is located very near my wi-fi box, and the interference is something fierce.

are there not two outputs on the box? One for TV and one for Radio? If not, then I'm not sure, but I'd imagine a splitter would have the same effect - once you plug it in, you just tune as normal - probably not the same frequencies as over the air, but wouldn't be difficult to find I'd say.

I think sky used to do something called a sky gnome for this very purpose, for some reason they took it off the market I think.

http://www1.sky.com/skygnome/

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Ah right, I'll have a gander later.

Thanks again

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tbh wrote: »

short answer: yes.

slightly longer answer: these are the stations available on the bargain pack:

RTE RADIO 1, RTE RADIO 1 Extra, 2FM, LYRIC FM, TODAY FM, R NA G, PHANTOM FM, BBC RADIO ULSTER, BBC RADIO 1, BBC RADIO 2, BBC RADIO 3, BBC RADIO 4, BBC RADIO 5 LIVE, BBC RADIO 6 MUSIC, BBC WORLD SERVICE, GALWAY BAY FM, CLASSIC FM, JAZZ FM, WRN, UCB EUROPE, PLANET ROCK, STARPOINT, CAPITAL GOLD, XFM, KISS 100, KERRANG, SMASH HITS, Radio Caroline, BBC 5 Live Extra, BBC 7, FM104, 98FM, NewsTalk 106, Dublin's Country Mix 106.8, Spin 1038, RTE Choice, RTE Junior, RTE Pulse , RTE 2XM

That amount of stations is only available on the EPG of the digital set-top box. You can run a stereo audio cable to 'line-in' sockets on your Hi-Fi (if it has them) - . However you cannot use the same digital set-top box for TV whilst it is used for radio.

Alternatively (only if your NTL is cable - not MMDS) , you will get a much smaller choice of stations directly on the FM band with a cable connection to the socket on the Hi-Fi mentioned.

the stations and frequencies are to be found in this thread (see DMC's post) which I assume are still the same

http://boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055044544

Radio Frequencies for Dublin Cable

Radio Station Frequency MHz
RTE Radio 1 89.4
2FM 91.7
RnaG 93.9
Lyric FM 97.5
FM 104 104.6
BBC Radio 2 90.1
BBC Radio 3 92.3
BBC Radio 5 LIVE 95.1
BBC World Service 97.1
Classic FM 101.9
BBC Radio Ulster 94.5
World Radio Network 102.7

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