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Hi guys, can someone tell me what cable I would need to use from my quad Lnb to my freesat enabled TV please. Many thanks
 

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I tend to use WF 100, but a lot depends on the length of your cable run.
 

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Roughly how long? 10m? 50m?

Webro WF100 (or equivalent) will be good for most distances.
 

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As indicated by other replies, Webro WF100 is ideal for the job. I normally buy it from eBay, last time I bought it I think it was about £40 including delivery for a 100m reel.
That will give you 4 cable runs from your quad LNB and a bit left over for some shorter length patch leads if you need any for switches etc.
 

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WF100 will be fine. PF100 is another alternative, just a different manufacturer.
 

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As indicated by other replies, Webro WF100 is ideal for the job. I normally buy it from eBay, last time I bought it I think it was about £40 including delivery for a 100m reel.
That will give you 4 cable runs from your quad LNB and a bit left over for some shorter length patch leads if you need any for switches etc.
Nice one mate, just make sure (I'm paranoid) I can run this straight from my sky dish (which has my sky+ twin cable in) into my freesat enabled tv
 

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I can't think of any ordinary problem to stop it from working.
 

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WF100 will be fine. PF100 is another alternative, just a different manufacturer.
Personally I would aim for the Webro stuff because some of the other brands use copper foil which is quite thin & brittle, and so cracks off when you try to fold it back over the inner foam insulation before you screw F-connectors over it ( I have some of the poorer stuff, so I "know from experience").
 

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Philex PF100 is a good cable in my experience. Yes, there are other similar looking cables which are not as good. There is also the very real problem of fake cable around.
 
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