Re: Best brand coax and F connector for HD cable?

Rogue Petunia wrote:

> hi,
>
> Ever since I got a HD cable box and a plasma TV I have been having
> occasional signal loss (total loss of picture and audio, as well as failed
> DVR recordings due to signal loss). I've exchanged the box and still have
> the problems, so I don't think it's the box. Next, I will re-do the
> interior wiring to get rid of the 2 splits that exist and doing a straight
> homerun from exterior of building to cable box.
>

Try replacing the splitters with double ended "barrel" female F
connectors. Each split costs at least 3dB of signal strength loss.
That might be enough to take care of the problem, without having to fish
new coax. Of course you'll need to figure out which of the coax wires
on the splitters is the one you need to connect to. Get it wrong and
you'll get no signal where you wanted it, but the signal should show up
in the room where the wrong coax goes.

"robert casey" <wa2ise@ix.netcom.com> wrote in message
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> Rogue Petunia wrote:
>
>> hi,
>>
>> Ever since I got a HD cable box and a plasma TV I have been having
>> occasional signal loss (total loss of picture and audio, as well as
>> failed DVR recordings due to signal loss). I've exchanged the box and
>> still have the problems, so I don't think it's the box. Next, I will
>> re-do the interior wiring to get rid of the 2 splits that exist and doing
>> a straight homerun from exterior of building to cable box.
>>
>
> Try replacing the splitters with double ended "barrel" female F
> connectors. Each split costs at least 3dB of signal strength loss. That
> might be enough to take care of the problem, without having to fish new
> coax. Of course you'll need to figure out which of the coax wires on the
> splitters is the one you need to connect to. Get it wrong and you'll get
> no signal where you wanted it, but the signal should show up in the room
> where the wrong coax goes.

Belden RG-6 is what you want. Quad shield is needed if hooked up to your
cable system.

Richard.

> Belden RG-6 is what you want...

*Any* RG6 Quad Shielded cable will do fine. Belden, like Monster, has marketed their name very well.

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In news:vIGdnQNrJaMXEAjYnZ2dnUVZ_tOmnZ2d@comcast.com "Robert L Bass"
<robertbass1@comcast.net> wrote:

>> Belden RG-6 is what you want...
>
> *Any* RG6 Quad Shielded cable will do fine. Belden, like Monster, has
> marketed their name very well.

Except that Belden actually has a long history of actually making
quality products that met real specifications in a field that included a
lot of folks who made junk.

That's not to say Belden is the only company to consider as was stated
earlier, but they are a safe bet if you don't recognize the other
products.

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Bert Hyman St. Paul, MN bert@iphouse.com

I work at a very reputable commercial TV station. Beldon is all we use.
Norm

"Robert L Bass" <robertbass1@comcast.net> wrote in message
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>> Belden RG-6 is what you want...
>
> *Any* RG6 Quad Shielded cable will do fine. Belden, like Monster, has
> marketed their name very well.


Every time I go into radio shack, there's some poor grandma standing at the
AV cable rack, scratching her head that she has to spend another $60 to hook
up her grandson's new whatever.

> Except that Belden actually has a long
> history of actually making quality
> products that met real specifications in
> a field that included a lot of folks who
> made junk.

This is true indeed. However, you can buy products of equal quality at significant savings from other reputable manufacturers.

> That's not to say Belden is the only
> company to consider as was stated
> earlier, but they are a safe bet if you
> don't recognize the other products.

Also true.

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Regards,
Robert L Bass

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Sarasota · Florida · 34233
http://www.bassburglaralarms.com
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> Every time I go into radio shack, there's
> some poor grandma standing at the AV
> cable rack, scratching her head that she
> has to spend another $60 to hook up
> her grandson's new whatever.

The worst thing is the salesmen pushing cable named after all manner of semi-precious stones. I overheard one idiot salesman in a
store telling a young couple how important "high end" hookup cable is. When he told them that each splitter loses of three
"dolbies" I almost burst out laughing.

A security client of mine in CT once bought a pair of used Thiele speakers for his stereo system. I have no idea where he got them
but the sound was terrible. The speakers had clearly been abused and needed new drivers. I told him they sounded as though the
drivers had been damaged by over-excursion. He went to "The Stereo Shop" in Hartford for assistance. The sales drone sold him a
pair of new speaker cables the size of oil truck hoses for about $1000. He connected them up and asked what I thought. I told him
he needed to return the hoses and get the speakers repaired. Last I saw it his system still had those ridiculous cables and beat up
speakers.

Sometimes I think cable the manufacturers have all hired P. T. Barnum's descendants.

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Robert L Bass

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Heck yeh, I bought a big spool of Carol Cable (General Cable) RG6/U for my
use at home. Paid like 35 bucks for 500 feet at Home Depot. I have no
problems with it.
Norm

> Heck yeh, I bought a big spool of
> Carol Cable (General Cable) RG6/U
> for my use at home...

I sell Genesis Cable (Honeywell) online. Performance is the same as every other decent brand.

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Robert L Bass

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941-866-1100
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Sarasota · Florida · 34233
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