Need coaxial cable with special F-type connector

The female end of my cable connector on my TV has gotten finicky and doesn't do well with the typical F-type coaxial cable connector with the narrow band for tightening that comes from my VCR. The picture occasionally goes out and wiggling it brings it back, temporarily. But if I connect the cable directly from the wall to the TV, it works fine. That connector has a wide ring that can slide up or down the cable but when screwed onto the female end, apparently snugs the male connector in better. (I have a photo of this other connector if I could post it somewhere. Is there a place to post photos for this group?) If needed, I will try to contact aaarfproducts per their website.

The cable connector in the TV has also turned some when I tightened down connectors I was trying, but, again, the TV is working fine with direct cable.

Woodpecker

It's probably more to do with the length of the wire of the center pin, you could try swapping the cable with the one that came from the wall, or you could replace the connector on the TV, it'll probably get worse.

Thanks for your reply! Am I correct in assuming that the center wire needs to be longer (as opposed to some set length)? And when you say it'll probably get worse, are you referring to the female part on the TV? This is something that typically goes out? (It is a 12-year-old Sony TV.) Is that something I could change out myself (with little electrical experience or tools)? I took off the TV housing and saw that it goes into a silver-colored "box".

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