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TV aerial splitter buying guide

Updated: October 2026

You have one roof aerial and a second television or a recorder to feed, and the shelf calls almost everything a splitter. A 75 ohm Y-piece is a Freeview part. An F-type block is a loft part. A 50 ohm SMA lead is not a television aerial part. This TV aerial splitter buying guide is the order to use before you compare stars. The eleven amazon.co.uk listings are in the [aerial splitter comparison](/hub/electrical-equipment/aerial-splitter). A qualifying amazon.co.uk purchase can earn a commission at no extra cost to you. Match the plugs you already own. Stars do not show whether the single leg is male or female.

You have one roof aerial and a second television or a recorder to feed, and the shelf calls almost everything a splitter. A 75 ohm Y-piece is a Freeview part. An F-type block is a loft part.

Our top picks

Ancable Ancable T splitter

Best overall

Ancable Ancable T splitter
9.0/10about £5.99
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AXFEE AXFEE 8-piece kit

Best value

AXFEE AXFEE 8-piece kit
9.0/10about £4.79
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SSL SSL 6-way

Rank 3

SSL SSL 6-way
8.8/10about £7.99
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On this page
  1. 1.What you are actually splitting
  2. 2.Outputs, loss and the 3.5 dB claim
  3. 3.Plugs and which way the single leg faces
  4. 4.Metal, stars and the lines the listing must print

What you are actually splitting

A UK terrestrial aerial is a 75 ohm feed in the UHF band that Freeview tuners already understand. The splitter's job is to share that one feed. It does not choose the channel, and it does not turn a dish into two independent Sky receivers. If the cable is the downlead or the flylead from a wall plate, you are in the right family. If it is an LNB lead or a short SMA jumper, you are not. Two televisions, or a television and a recorder, is a two-way. Six outputs only make sense when you have several legs and level to spare.

Outputs, loss and the 3.5 dB claim

A passive split divides the power. It does not add any. Installer guides use about 4 dB on a two-way, about 8 dB on a four-way, about 10 dB on a six-way and about 12 dB on an eight-way. Those figures are guidance, not a meter reading on any listing here. Several two-ways print 3.5 dB. That sits next to the 3 to 4 dB guide, and it is still a claim. The SSL 6-way at about £7.99 also states 3.5 dB, on six F-type outputs listed at 5 to 2400 MHz. A six-way that truly split the level would sit nearer 10 dB. Do not treat that printed 3.5 dB as measured loss for six outputs.
Ancable Ancable T splitter

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Ancable Ancable T splitter
9.0/10about £5.99
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Plugs and which way the single leg faces

Look at the single leg first. Ancable, the AXFEE single, GengHeXIN, BAANI and Mercury are 1 male to 2 female. The AXFEE kit, HEIZHU and the dsDAEDK 12-piece are 1 female to 2 male. FMH does not state the body gender in one sentence. SSL is all F-type females. Buying the wrong gender feels like a dead splitter. Mercury's reviews include people who then needed a female-to-female coupler. IEC plugs are the living-room push-on type. F connectors are the screw-on type for a loft run.

Metal, stars and the lines the listing must print

A screened metal or zinc body is what installers prefer to a resistive plastic Y. The Ancable at about £5.99 is metal. Both AXFEE rows say zinc alloy. The BAANI at about £3.49 says metal in the bullets, and the reviews describe plastic. GengHeXIN at about £6.59 is plastic, with no frequency and no reviews. Only the SSL row states DC pass, and it does not print a pass voltage. A 5 V or 12 V maximum is not power pass. Four listings have no star average: HEIZHU, FMH, dsDAEDK and GengHeXIN. Which listing suits a strong second set is on the best TV aerial splitter page.

Common questions

Is a two-way enough for a second television?
Yes, when the first set already receives its multiplexes on a short lead and you only need one extra tuner. A two-way is the usual passive part, with about 4 dB of loss in the installer guides. It is the wrong first buy when the single set is already breaking up, or when you need four or six rooms.
What does 3.5 dB mean on a listing?
It is the seller's insertion-loss claim, not a measurement in this comparison. On a two-way it sits close to the 3 to 4 dB figure installer guides use for UHF. On the SSL six-way the same 3.5 dB beside six outputs does not match a typical loss nearer 10 dB.
Should I buy an IEC plug or an F connector?
IEC push-on plugs are the ordinary television and wall-plate connectors. F connectors are the screw-on type for a loft or distribution run. This set is mostly IEC-style Y-pieces. The SSL row is the F-type six-way. Push-on leads will not click onto an F block without adapters.
Do I want male to two female, or the other way round?
Match the single leg to the aerial side you already have. Male to two female suits a socket on the wall. Female to two male suits a male aerial plug feeding two male flyleads. The AXFEE kit is the second of those, and its specification also says F-type while the bullets describe TV coax plugs, so check the bag.
Can the same splitter feed a Sky dish?
Not as two independent receivers. A terrestrial splitter shares one UHF feed. One LNB output is still one satellite feed, and reviews on the SSL row say channels vanish or only one receiver works. Freeview from the roof aerial is the job these two-ways are for.
Why do some listings omit Freeview, frequency and stars?
Sellers often write digital or UHF and never type Freeview, even when reviewers use the part on Freeview. Frequency and a decibel figure are missing on several cheap rows, including the Mercury and the GengHeXIN. Four listings have no star average. Use the printed lines rather than filling the gap with a guess.
Is the plastic Y the same job as a screened metal T?
It is the same idea, one feed to two outputs, and a worse version when the body is unscreened plastic. Mercury's 911 reviews include cracked and rattling bodies. BAANI's bullets say metal and the reviews say plastic. The Ancable metal T is what reviewers describe after plastic failed.

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Sources

Public UK sources from the research digest, last checked on 19 October 2026. Shelf prices and star lines are the amazon.co.uk figures checked on 19 October 2026.

  1. A.T.V. Poles: aerial splitters (retrieved 19 October 2026)
  2. BBC Reception: how to choose the right amplifier (retrieved 19 October 2026)
  3. BBC Reception: what is a good Freeview installation (retrieved 19 October 2026)
  4. BBC Reception: troubleshooting Freeview reception (retrieved 19 October 2026)
  5. BSI: BS EN 60728 series (retrieved 19 October 2026)
  6. CAI: single-dwelling installation code of practice (2022) (retrieved 19 October 2026)
  7. GOV.UK: Radio Equipment Regulations 2017 (retrieved 19 October 2026)
  8. Sandwich Electrical: fitting a UK TV aerial coaxial connector (retrieved 19 October 2026)