RG 11 cable

[dude2]

What is the difference between rg6 and rg11 cable. I have never worked with rg11 but have been told by my local tech that I should change out the rg6 to rg11 and my pq would be better on both hd and sd.

 

[Smith P.]

Nay, do not waist your time; it's thick cable, slightly less loss for long run.
If you have good SS, then the cabling is OK.

 

[dodge]

rg 11

Rg11 is good for ota antenna use, low loss, a local catv subcontractor throws out every couple of weeks a spool with 50-100' left on it and I grab it!!!

 

[whatchel1]

Size & price

The RG-11 may have a lower amt of antenuation than RG-6 due to the size of the conductor. It has a 14 awg and RG-6 has 16 awg. The thing is I have looked at several sites and none of them rate the freq sweep of the cable at a freq higher than 1ghz. The better RG-6 is rated well past 3ghz, The signal that is used in sat is 950 to 2150 mhz ( .95 to 2.15 ghz ). RG 11 may be great for cable or OTA but since it isn't rated for higher freq I would stay away from it. Also you will have to use special connectors to fit into the F connectors or it will spread them out so large that only RG 11 can be used. The connectors are also quite pricey.

 

[stone phillips420]

i had rg11 cause i thought bigger cable is better but i since switch to dual sheild rg6 as rg 11 was stiff no bend to it whatsoever

 

[KKlare]

The RG11 cable has a larger core, but tinned and stranded. It is scaled up to maintain 75 ohms. But: the dielectric is solid compared to RG6's foam so there is more high frequency attenuation. (BTW: RG6 has a large core than RG59 because of the lower dielectric constant and to keep 75 ohm impedance.) RG6 is a lot easier to bend, too. I would use RG11 only for OTA when you need to power an antenna amp at more that 200 feet and then it would be better to use a separate power cord. RG6 with thick enough braid should give a good DC pass for most runs.

-Ken