Recent content by TominKY

Freedom from moles in the back yard would be a good thing too! :( I know what you mean about the trees, but i like my shade in the summers. A neighbor cut several trees that were close to his house and said he saw his utility bills increase about 30% during the summer due to the increased...

I really haven't seen a lot of squirrels around my house. Lots of other critters like deer, rabbits, possums, etc, but very few squirrels. Not sure what kind of gutter guards i will put on, but as it is now I have to clean them out 2 or 3 times per year. About a month ago I scooped out...

Joe, I think he zip-tied it to the support bars that are held up by the gutter spikes. I will have to take a look at it, but I asked him to route it so that it would not interfere with cleaning the gutters. I plan to add some gutter guards at some time in the future. Hopefully this won't...

Update: Got R Done!! Just wanted to update everyone - DTV sent out one of their more experienced techs on Saturday, and while the existing cable carried the correct rating, he was uncomfortable with the fact that there was at least one barrel connector in there. He was willing to let me sign...

Sorry Claude, should have mentioned that I have a large tree that causes a LOS issue for easy dish locations that are close to the ground. Pretty much the only place with a good LOS on the house is where the current E* dish is mounted - on the chimney chase. Since I already have RG6 cables...

Jimbo, what's considered a "real long run"? I have about 20 feet down the chimney chase, maybe 35 feet along the back of the house, another 20 around the side of the house, and then 20 inside. That's somewhere around 100'. Too long for CCS?

That's the kind of feedback I'm looking for! Now if I can just find someone who is willing to step outside the DTV corporate guidelines, I'll be in business. SIG, any chance I could coax you down to Northern KY? Beer's on me! (but only after the SAT is installed. ;) )

That's what I thought. Now if only I could get DTV to see it that way.

The weather was nice today (finally) so I climbed up on the roof and took a close line at the coax that is feeding the DISH dual LNB setup that is there now. On the jacket is marked: Vextra dual RG6 3000 MHZ 75 OHM 9700851 2/18 AWG CMX. I don't know if it is solid copper conductor or copper...

Thanks for the informative reply, Joe. Is the extra ground wire required? In other words, it I purchased my own RG6 SC coax and ran it myself so that it is hidden, would it be up to their standards for QC if it does not have that wire? At this point I would be happy to sign a waiver to try it...

Thanks Joe - that's kind of what I thought. He did show me his cable, and I noticed the ground wire you mentioned. Is that needed for lightning protection? I'm afraid if I let them do what they want the thing will be mounted above my front door and I'll have cable stapled all over the...

I'm going to need that padded room soon enough, with the way this install is going! :wacko:

If I'm going to run it myself I guess it makes sense to just pull a single line all the way down to the closet downstairs, and then let DTV make the cut and install the connectors for the ground block before it comes into the house. Cheaper that way too.

Found this on eBay: http://www.ebay.com/itm/100-ft-RG6-QUAD-SHIELD-coaxial-TV-F-cable-BEST-QUALITY-3GHz-UL-solid-copper-/380480484822 Does this looks like the right stuff? Sounds like a decent deal. Might still try to find some locally first.

His exact words were that the voltage will eventually "burn out" the conductor, resulting in a service call for him. Apparently if it fails their QC they don't get paid for the install, and they can get fined.