Need to run some RG 6 through my poolhouse for directv (HDTV) and if needbe for FiOS....any advice/particular type I want.

Thanx
Tony

Need to bury it or anything?

It will be in my walls.

I may at some point run some underground from the house but it will be through conduit that Ive all ready put in.

Was thinking about the Belkin 1694 from Blue Jeans Cable.

Tony

Standard RG6 from your local HD or Lowes is more then sufficient.

Standard RG6 from your local HD or Lowes is more then sufficient.

not really.

The foam, shielding, and core on some of the rg6 in stock at those stores are NOT adequate.

You need to be mindful of what you purchase. I purchased some philips brand coax at one of those stores in a pinch and the coax was crap. returned it, rescheduled the appointment, and used the good stuff in my stash.

I bought a roll of 500 feet of RG6 from HD about 7 years ago, got it all over my house including feeding my antenna and dish outside, never a problem with it. Guess it depends on what they have in stock.

Every roll of RG-6 I get from Lowes or HD, it is the Carol Cable brand. I've used it for years in my and many family member's houses without any issue. Right now it feeds my DirecTV dish 85 feet to a multiswitch and then to 3 DVRs. I am also using it as a 55 foot sub cable and 50 foot analog audio/video cables.

-Robert

It will be in my walls.

I may at some point run some underground from the house but it will be through conduit that Ive all ready put in.

Was thinking about the Belkin 1694 from Blue Jeans Cable.

Tony

belkin 1694A swept tested to 4 GHZ really is not necessary for OTA cabling and is rather expensive for that. 1694A is better suited to wiring video production rooms and making exotic video cables.

The losses per 100' on all the high end coax is so close. I only use solid copper and you can debate forever between solid vs copper clad steel . the next area to be mindful of is the construction...foil and shield. the copper shield of the 1694A is overkill in regards to off air.

Use belden 7915A trishield instead if you need shielding or to inhibit ingress of interferences. 7915A tri shield is preferred over quadshield. a high end solid copper with decent shieldng is sufficient if your environment is clean of intererences.

https://www.tselectronic.com/belden/7915a.html?tse_Session=1c34fa218f445c8539ab44de558976df

I am assuming you are interested in high end rg 6 cable and there is nothing wrong with that. 1694A is not necessary for off air. belden 7915A is bigger bang for the buck if you want high end premium shielded rg6.

there are so many varieties and brands of rg6 just be careful what you are purchasing...especially in bulk. no ever thinks about the foam portion of the cable. that is important too. foil, braid, and foam.

The Carol Cable RG-6 from Lowes is IMO fine unless you've got special issues. It only has a 60% braid and it has a copper-clad steel center, so it's not appropriate for long runs with DC power or if you've got a nearby strong interference source.

The Phillips stuff... yeah, IIRC the problem with that is the foam compresses way too easily.

the crappy foam product also leaves a residue that coats the center conductor when you strip it. this can not be good for reception. I scrape the residue off the copper with a knife to remove the thin coating when I come across it.

Twin lead believe it or not is actually better than the crappy foam RG-6. For the heck of it, I replaced a piece of the Phillips RG-6 junk I had between antenna and pre-amp and it made a HUGE difference in signal on the higher UHF channels.

Twin lead believe it or not is actually better than the crappy foam RG-6. For the heck of it, I replaced a piece of the Phillips RG-6 junk I had between antenna and pre-amp and it made a HUGE difference in signal on the higher UHF channels.


Location and method is critical to getting twin lead to perform well. In the wrong location or installed incorrectly it can be worse then coax.

Also if the twin lead is foam cable or flat makes a difference.

Need to run some RG 6 through my poolhouse for directv (HDTV) and if needbe for FiOS....any advice/particular type I want.

Thanx
Tony

Belden 7915A Tri-Shield

Cheaper than Quad and has some better qualities.

I believe there was a thread discussing this about a year ago on AVS.