|   Dual Satellite Cables | Robin
Apr 24, 2001 9:40 PM | | Just purchase Star Choice Dual Satellite 401. Anyone with any input or tips with this system? The dealer recomended the use of RG/6 wire rather than RG/59, is there anything better or is there a "best" cable to use from the dish to the reciever? I am not 100% sure of the mounting location for the dish but the cable will be no longer than 50'. |
| re: Dual Satellite Cables | estan
Apr 24, 2001 9:46 PM | | RG6U is definitely the only way to go for max bandwidth...read my posts below about my problems with digital CATV...cable company changed all to 6U and problems went away like voodoo magic... |
| re: Dual Satellite Cables | Robin
Apr 26, 2001 1:55 AM | | Is there anything better than RG6 ? I am now going to be running about 80-90 feet of cable, will there be any signal loss over a length this long? Manufacturer recomends keeping it under 150'. |
| re: Dual Satellite Cables | estan
Apr 26, 2001 5:43 AM | | better...there might be but you won't be able to terminate it.
RG6/U is the way to go...
here are the specs...
Low Loss Serial Digital Coax
RG-6/U Type
Belden Part # 1694A
18 AWG (solid) Nominal O.D.=.275 inch / 6.99 mm - 75 ohm - VOP 82% - 16.2pf/ft - 53.1pf/m
remember splitters and terminators all will cause some loss that has to be calculated into your total.
For a single feed there is no problem but if you are splitting to many different rooms you have to be a bit careful in your calculations of total feet. |
| re: Dual Satellite Cables | binkbr
Apr 28, 2001 11:26 PM | | Quad shield cable is supposed to be the best stuff out there... check out this product at smarthome.com... you may need to crimp it yourself though!
http://www.smarthome.com/851081.html |
| re: Dual Satellite Cables | Monstrous Mike
Apr 27, 2001 9:48 AM | | The frequency of the signal from a satellite dish to the receiver is much higher than that of an RF CATV cable signal (I don't have the numbers off of the top of my head but it's GHz vs. MHz). RG-6 cable has significantly lower signal loss in the GHz frequencies and is better suited for satellite (i.e. Ku band) signals.
RG-6 has a wide range of qualities and shielding. One of the "best" is braided quad-shield. This is also one of the most expensive. As for distance, I have used a satellite to receiver connection of 300 feet and achieved 90% signal strength using RG-6/U quad shield. |
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