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    Long cable run.

    I appreciate all the help! I will definitely try this if I need to.
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    Long cable run.

    No, I haven't. I'm not really sure who to go to for that. Would a local company be more willing than the DTV techs to do installs at longer distances? And yes, I REALLY want DirectTV, haha. I'm really not trying to be a stubborn customer or anything, it's just my ONLY other option for TV is...
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    Long cable run.

    The area my friend's dish is on, and mine if I have to run the line that far, is behind a dumpster. It's not really anybody's property and it's not visible to anybody. My friend's dish is NOT behind his apartment where the trees are, it's down the street where there aren't any trees blocking...
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    Long cable run.

    Thank you both for your replies! Is the RG11 something I'm going to need to supply? I believe I read DTV installs with RG6?
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    Apt. equipped with RG59, need RG6?

    I'm going to need to run a cable a pretty long distance (anywhere from 150-300 ft. depending on where I get the best line of sight) and I know RG6 is better for that (also know that RG11 is the best, but I'm assuming DTV tech will come equipped with RG6), but it just occurred to me that the...
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    Long cable run.

    On Wednesday, I'll be having my third DTV tech come out. The first two saw the trees behind my townhouse and immediately said a dish wasn't possible. After a friend a few doors down with the same tree issue had a successful installation, I was a bit annoyed that my techs didn't try a little...