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    How common are BUD's in your area?

    I seen a geat setup up the from the street . This dish was larger than 12 foot. it's placed on-in the roof , on its back pointing up at a very slight pitch. ( There are no poles at all ) It's built into the roof. The dish is recessed into the roof is what i mean. Im sure the roof was...
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    grounding in attic question

    If it's just static 17-18 ga will work fine. That is good for 300 Volts.
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    Recommendations on new equipment install

    thanks for the input. I did run some Sch-80 3/4 in the wall for other cables but not the cat 5 good point. I will doi this I still have some cat 5e left. speaking of phones would I need a landline form the local telco for the receivers boxes? becauce I dont have a land line anymore just a...
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    grounding in attic question

    your right on this. 18 ga, I think it;s 17 ga now. Vextra made the heavy RG6 with #8 or 12. I think it was 12ga for this job It might have been a special order. It was heavy cable. I had to use the greenlee puller for this. Maybe a single #8 from some triplex pulled with the RG6 for this...
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    grounding in attic question

    Ok, this can be done. You can use aerial cable, but it has to be rated for outside use. This RG6 cable has a ground leader on the outside jacket of the RG6 and has its own jacket around #8 or # 12 copper. It’s heavy stuff. You can order this form an electrical supply. Dish Network will not...
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    Recommendations on new equipment install

    I need some recommendations on equipment for the Dish Network TV satellite setup. Dish(s) Switches etc. My first question is should I get the equipment from Dish or buy it myself? I visited the sponsors on the site and they seem to offer all the equipment at a good price...