An apparatus (200) for receiving a digital terrestrial broadcast television
signal in combination with another
signal from another source includes a modular housing (400) enclosing a
radio frequency tuner (211) for receiving the digital terrestrial broadcast television signals and a
consumer premise component (320). The
consumer premise component (320) includes an external housing (310) enclosing a
tuner (210) to receive the other
signal and a modular port (330) to accept the modular housing. The modular housing (340) is disposable in the modular port (330). A
diplexer (212) can be externally mounted to the apparatus (200). The
diplexer (212) includes an input (147) to accept a combined
radio frequency signal that includes the other signal and the digital terrestrial broadcast television signal; a first output (142) to couple to the
tuner (210); and a second output (143) to couple to the removable
radio frequency tuner (211). The
diplexer (212) filters the combined
radio frequency signal to select the other signal and couple the other signal to the first output (142) and filters the combined
radio frequency signal to select the digital terrestrial broadcast television signal and couple it to the second output (143). The other signals include a
cable television signal, a
satellite television signal, and / or a
high definition satellite television signal. The modular housing includes power connections (431) that are relatively shorter in length than the ground connections (432) so that during removal of the removable radio frequency tuner (340) the power connections (431) decouple from the
consumer premise component (320) before the ground connections (432) and during
insertion the ground connections (432) make contact before the power connections.