[UneatenFries]

Guys,

I'm finishing up the AV closet for my theater. I'm just about ready for drywall and want to make sure I've got all the wiring I think I'll ever need. For those of you that have satellite radio, should I run a cable for the antenna? The theater is in the basement, so I'm assuming I need something. I don't have sattelite radio so I'm not sure what's required.


Thanks for the help,

Ron

 

[jeffthx]

I just installed a Sirius home kit, which is next to my whole-house panel in my basement. I installed the antenna outside. The kit I got came with diplexers to combine the signal from the Sirius antenna with either my HD antenna signal or my incoming cable signal. I tried it both ways, and either one worked fine. I then split the signals back out at the panel in the basement. If you wanted to run a dedicated antenna line, coax should work. However, the cable that actually goes into my Sirius receiver isn't a regular RG6 coax. The kit I have, however, includes a jumper cable to go from the RG6 diplexer to the Sirius receiver (standard RG6 connection on one end, "special" connector on the other end. This jumper is called an RG-174. I'm not sure if that is a standard cable type (like RG6), or if it is a propietary part number for the kit that I have.


By the way, the kit I have is from Directed Electronics, and it is called a "Sirius Home Signal Distribution Kit". They have one that is labeled for use with Cable TV, and one that is meant to be used with Satellite TV. The diplexers have different bandwidths between the two kits, so you can't use one kit for the other type of installation (i.e., the Cable kit can't be used to combine the Sirius signal with a DirecTV signal, etc.).


When I was finishing my basement, I ran an extra run of RG6 to the only window in my basement in anticipation of a future satellite radio antenna install. I never ended up having to use that run, however, since the kit I bought could tap right into the existing HD antenna cable that was already run to my basement.


jj

 

[UneatenFries]

Thanks jj. That's exactly what I needed to know. RG6 is cheap, so that's what I'll run.

 

[cinemascope]

There are two types of XM tuners... Standalone XM tuners and "XM Ready" tuners.


Examples of standalone tuners include the Polk XRT-12, the Antex tuners, the Crestron tuner, the Elan XM-3, etc.


Examples of XM Ready tuners include the Marantz ST-17, Denon -06 and -07 series AV receivers, certain Yamaha and Onkyo AV receivers, etc.


The standalone tuners are the easiest to wire for. They can use the Terk XM-6 antenna and standard RG-6. The adapter to convert the F connector to SMB comes with the XM-6.


The XM Ready tuners MUST be used with Connect-n-Play XM antenna systems like the Terk CNP-2000/CNP-2000H xcombo. These use a proprietary cable and cannot be adapted to a standards-based cable for prewire.


If you use a home dock for a portable unit, you might find other options... but most of the pros would bypass that option because they are not completely control-friendly compared to the other types mentioned.

 

[UneatenFries]



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Originally Posted by cinemascope /forum/post/0


The XM Ready tuners MUST be used with Connect-n-Play XM antenna systems like the Terk CNP-2000/CNP-2000H xcombo. These use a proprietary cable and cannot be adapted to a standards-based cable for prewire.

Alright now I'm confused. I looked up the Terk CNP-2000 and it's a an XM tuner cartridge the plugs into an XM-ready receiver. It has no reference to the cable required for the antenna.


I plan to buy the Denon 2807 receiver; an XM-ready receiver. What cable should I run from the AV closet to support the antenna? Also I see no provisions to plug any such tuner cartridge into the receiver.

Thanks,

Ron