| Post 5 made on Saturday October 12, 2002 at 22:09 |
Ernie Bornn-Gilman Yes, That Ernie! |
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oh yeah -- the RG-6 should be solid copper, not copper-clad steel, because that can be its own signal issue. Copper-clad is made for cable use, particularly when the steel is needed to help support the cable on a drop. The steel has a higher resistance than the copper and passes low-frequency signals slower than copper. This is probably not an issue below 100 feet of cable, but I have not seen measurements, so I just avoid it. (ditto for copper-clad and DSS signals, because the DC is attenuated more than by solid copper, and the DC powers your LNB!)
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