Quality Coax

[Jackonearth]

What should I look for when shopping for coax for Dish installation?

 

[Skytrooper]

3 gig tested. Older wirer [RG-6} will work fine also. But the installers are trained to say you need 3 gig tested cable

 

[Jackonearth]

3 gig tested. Older wirer [RG-6} will work fine also. But the installers are trained to say you need 3 gig tested cable

Almost bought RG6. What's the 3 gig wire called?

 

[Brussam]

It is called RG6. It is in the tested specification, swept for 3GHz.

 

[the mack]

Most any new coax you buy is 3ghz. Old coax usually works just fine. I have some belden from the 80's I still use. just because it is not tested to 3ghz does not mean it can't carry it. To me a lot of the new cable "appears" to be of a lessor quality then the old.

 

[Bobby]

Yep, I've been running a Hopper 2000 and a Hopper 3 on a coax that I installed myself in 1987 and they both have worked just fine....

 

[Skytrooper]

I haven’t bought any RG-6 for a long time. But like what the Mack stated, it’s probably all 3 gig rated now.

The last time I bought some, the center conductor was pure copper. (Belden) which I personally prefer. But copper clad aluminum (CCA) is fine also.

 

[Jackonearth]

Does it matter if it's dual shield or quad shield?

 

[Brussam]

Dual or quad makes a difference on the crimp connectors.

 

[boba]

Dual or quad makes a difference on the crimp connectors.

Also important on a cable system but not satellite unless you live next to a broadcast tower.

 

[Jackonearth]

Also important on a cable system but not satellite unless you live next to a broadcast tower.

I'm not sure if you mean a cable system for satellite TV or Cable TV.
For a satellite TV installation should I grab a roll of dual shield or quad shield?
I don't have any wire yet so I'll be buying new stuff.

 

[Bobby]

Just get the dual, no reason for quad if you aren't right next to a transmitter...

 

[Comptech]

Solid signal . xxx perfect vision quad shield solid copper. Good stuff.

 

[navychop]

Dual shield. Easier to work with, does the job.

 

[dishdude]

I just buy it by the foot at Home Depot. Dual shield RG-6 - quad is a pain to work with and unnecessary.

 

[HipKat]

Solid signal . xxx perfect vision quad shield solid copper. Good stuff.

Not according to Dish Network. They SAY it fails at 3Ghz... I say it fails at the point where it says DirecTV on the jacket........ I use it all the time, no problems

 

[navychop]

The HD coax was higher quality than the stuff I got at an electrical supply house.

 

[Jackonearth]

The HD coax was higher quality than the stuff I got at an electrical supply house.

What do you mean "HD coax"?

 

[navychop]

Home Depot

 

[Jackonearth]

Just to make sure I understand everything correctly.
Solid Copper or Copper Clad Steel:
Doesn't matter.
Dual shield or Quad shield:
Doesn't matter.
3Ghz:
Any coax cable probably supports it.
It sounds like the same cheap coax the cable company uses, is that right?