Is the Quality of your Coax Cable Important?

[blackdickboyy]

loss of splitter and tap off....

2 WAY SPLITTER = 5 DB LOSS AT 860 MHZ

1WAY TAP OFF... BRANCH 6 DB LOSS... OUT 3 DB LOSS

2 WAY TAPOFF.... BRANCH 12 DB LOSS...OUT 3 DB LOSS

3 WAY TAP OFF ....BRANCH 16 DB LOSS OUT 3 DB LOSS

4 WAY TAP OFF.... BRANCH 22 DB LOSS OUT 3 DB LOSS

[xj1ggy]

Cable is cable by the way, RG59, RG6, RG11, etc. The only difference is the amount of shielding, which in many cases is even adequate in RG59, and the gauge of the center conductor. Thicker gauges and more shielding allow the signal to travel further before it becomes unusable, but won't give you a higher bandwidth than a flimsy RG59 cable.

[xj1ggy]

Let your cable company take care of configuring your home cable setup and installing amplifiers. A modem has a receive signal and a transmit signal, and they both have to be within certain parameters. The stronger the signal coming to your modem, the lower the signal your modem has to transmit at in order to maintain a connection. If it dips too low, you might exceed your "minimum transmit" level or have a "maximum receive" issue, causing the opposite of what you may have been trying to fix.

[Hallofhealing]

LOL HD coaxial cable, that's freaking hilarious. This whole situation is reason why cable techs have jobs...yay us!

[ERINYES10]

HD cable? Hahahahahaha! "Ah need that thar hah density cayble in mah house"

What a tool....

Call someone and ask for it and see how they pause when they realize they're talking to a moron.

[Tsuesseg]

wow guy, you should never speak about cable again becuase you know nothing.

his problem is more then likely coming from having moved the cable modem to a new location with out calling his cable company. the line for his old office was set up to have the correct amount of signal and power level his old bed room where his office is now was not. he should have called his cable provider to move it becuase they would have done it wcorrectly the first time. also there is no such thing as a HD cable

[SatCure]

For readers outside of America, RG6 is a good standard of cable in the USA but elsewhere the term is often used for the crappiest aluminium-foil cable that money can buy. Avoid cable that has aluminium foil or aluminised plastic screening. Stick with good copper foil cable such as WF100.

[Juaakili]

@SatCure The rest of the world buys CCS not even CCA and definitely not Cu. Same for Bulk cable, every time I buy cable, my manufacturer asks why we Americans want to keep spending all the extra money on Copper when nobody else does.

[whitelitning75]

don't staple your cable evenly, if you do use staples. even spacing can cause an impedance mis-match

[Mistafiedreamz]

Any one want to guess who I work for now?

[Mistafiedreamz]

/wiki/Coaxial_cable

/wiki/F_connector

RG-6 Length matters, Splitters matter, and many other factors. It really depends on your provider, and the quality of the install. One needs the proper equipment to test the signal strength, and the standards for the area that one lives in.

[TSOfan]

Good post. The splitter frequency was never mentioned in the email.

[jeffer2m]

George w Bush's illegitimate son!

[jeffer2m]

this guy doesn't know shit about coax.

[jeffer2m]

simple research says rg59 is for security camera feeds(and similar applications) rg6 is for cable and satellite, and rg 6 quad for whenever a descent connection and low interference is desired.

[destroi]

HD Coax, that is the dumbest shit I've ever heard.

[RunFaster011]

Monster cable blows ass

[zedrein18]

hmm, I would disagree with your assessment of Monster brand cable: they are very good quality cables, but they just cost more than they're worth.

[MiniGeekVideos]

RG6 - all the way! Trust me.

[treeman2007]

how about RG6 quad shield is that better for running longer lines of cable (50 ft) ?

[Opticwonders]

RG6 is good for ANYTHING. I dont use anything but. Its pretty much standard now..............

[boredbody]

tieing up cables is sound advice! Especially when there's little fuzzies running around...

[magnetmanca]

I read an article that stated cheap$20 hd cables were just as good as Monster cables and that monster cable were just ripping consumers off.

[nightstep]

Yes your spot on true dude

[comickey]

i respect your comment, and I admit I am not an expert, this post was only from my personal experiences. Thanks/

[Ralajer]

It was not mentioned in the list and I am not sure if it that big of issue for coax cable but I now that it is for speaker wires especially low voltage ones. That being the routing of cable parallel to electrical wires. The electromagnetic field produced by electricity as it flows through a conductor can interfere with the signal in the cable. It can be heard in speakers as a hiss or whine and I assumed that it can interfere with data over coaxial cables as well.

[dtrix92]

Coax cable is most commonly used for television sets, and internet connections it can transfer data usually in the case of televisions audio AND video, if you got for a high gain cable the hiss is greatly reduced due to the hight earthing of the cable. If the earthing of the cable touches the main signal cable (within the coax cable) then signal can also be greatly reduced.

[comickey]

Interesting. I know that occurance is possible with large set-ups, such as high rise buildings or other large complexs, and addition to the magnetic interference, it is possible to cause a fire.. I presume from heat build up. This post was intended for the home user, but thanks for the comment.

[azcension]

that is why they use RG6-Quad Shield, to minimize electrical interference.

[azcension]

there is no HD coaxial cable. DirecTv,Comcast,and Dish use RG6-QS.

install an in-line amplifier or booster for better signal strength.

[comickey]

Correct. There is not HD Coax, however, I ment that you can get cable that is OPTIMIZED for HD, which is as you stated RG6. Thanks for the comment!

[jasnom]

you dont need name brand cables.

You need to be running RG-6.

[comickey]

Yes, run RG6. All ment by sticking with a name brand is that more than likely a well known brand will be known for its quality. If you know that Philips makes a high quality cable, use it. I understand there are plenty of lesser known, yet still high quality brands out there. Thanks for the comment

[Nelsonguevara]

satilite tv and DSL FTW!

[TheWeedDude]

its not really to me...