Well it looks like the little box I bought (4D0 035 530) will only have value for my initial use, i.e. cannibalised for connectors. 
I had my neighbour (who's an electronics/sensor designer) have a look at it and his first response was that he'd never seen connectors like it (nor did he recognise the chips on the circuit board).
But he's going to post a couple of pictures on a relevant forum to see if anyone else recognises the plugs or sockets.
As for what the box does, he identified the chips (made by Philips) and looked up their specs. It is indeed a diversity unit, but seems to be purely for FM radio, not TV.
As described in this eBay listing: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Antenna-Boos...-/280548089161
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2003 D2 FL S8. Irish Green Pearl/Beige. Solar sunroof, auto-dim mirrors, electric rear seat functions and extended leather. Ski hatch retrofit. Aftermarket reversing camera. DVB-T and XCarlink now removed as redundant.
2016 Volvo V40 T5 Cross Country (4WD) with ALL the toys including adaptive cruise etc. etc. Osmium Grey with Blonde/Charcoal leather interior. Polestar performance "optimisation".  (Even rarer than a D2 S8!) Oh, and a brand new engine at just under 30,000 miles on the factory one! 
Finally: gone, but not forgotten.....
1998 D2 PF S8. Agate Grey/Platinum. Every option (I think) except electric rear seats, Tiptronic steering wheel, ski hatch, towbar & dimming door mirrors.
e.g. Cruise control, NavPlus/TV, Bose, GSM, Xenons, Solar roof, Parking sensors, Alcantara/leather everywhere of course.  (internal dimming mirror added later)
1998 (very early) Ford Focus 1.8 Zetec; ABS/TCS, Heated screen/mirrors, Aircon. Added Auto-dim mirror, Leather seats, Trip computer, Cruise control, OEM Ford SatNav with CD changer.
And before that a lot of Rover 800s, a few oddities, a lovely Triumph Dolomite 1850HL with Overdrive and way back in my schooldays an Austin Seven aka Mini 850!
Last edited by HPsauce; 5th October 2012 at 01:52 PM.
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