Extending coax cause signal loss?
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Posted by Newsgroups \(std news via SBC\ on April 8, 2005, 11:02 pm
Please log in for more thread options I'm routing all RG6 cable (4 lines) in my attic to an Antronix splitter. At least two of the cables are too short to reach the splitter. It seems I have two options: * use the existing cable to pull new cable. Or, * extend the cables using "Feed Thru/In Line Connectors" Obviously the latter would be easier, but I want the job done right and will pull new cable it that's the "preferred" method. Any input would be appreciated. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Posted by Crackhead on April 8, 2005, 7:43 pm
Please log in for more thread options New cable is always preferred, but extending your existing cables is also acceptable. Usually it's just a question of budget and time (and conveniance). If done correctly with high quality parts it will have minimum impact on the signal. Since it is for yourself and you want it done right, new cabling is the way to go. :) ----== Posted via Newsfeeds.Com - Unlimited-Uncensored-Secure Usenet News==---- http://www.newsfeeds.com The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! 120,000+ Newsgroups ----= East and West-Coast Server Farms - Total Privacy via Encryption =---- | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Posted by James Knott on April 8, 2005, 10:10 pm
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Newsgroups (std news via SBC) wrote: > I'm routing all RG6 cable (4 lines) in my attic to an
> Antronix splitter. At least two of the cables are too > short to reach the splitter. It seems I have two options: > Sounds like what you need, is a cable stretcher. ;-) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Posted by Newsgroups \(std news via SBC\ on April 9, 2005, 3:14 am
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Thanks Crackhead! (oh, and you too James ;) Now assuming i can't stretch the cable far enough... Can anyone tell me the best method when using an existing cable to pull new cable? One cable is in an exterior wall and the roof is so low it will be difficult to even get close. Overapping the two cables and taping them together should work as long as the existing hole(s) are big enough. But what it they are not? Tape them end-to-end?? > I'm routing all RG6 cable (4 lines) in my attic to an
> Antronix splitter. At least two of the cables are too > short to reach the splitter. It seems I have two options: > > * use the existing cable to pull new cable. Or, > * extend the cables using "Feed Thru/In Line Connectors" > > Obviously the latter would be easier, but I want the job > done right and will pull new cable it that's the "preferred" > method. Any input would be appreciated. > > | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Posted by Al Dykes on April 9, 2005, 1:07 am
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>Thanks Crackhead! (oh, and you too James ;)
> >Now assuming i can't stretch the cable far enough... >Can anyone tell me the best method when using an existing >cable to pull new cable? >One cable is in an exterior wall and the roof is so low it will be >difficult to even get close. >Overapping the two cables and taping them together should work >as long as the existing hole(s) are big enough. But what it they >are not? Tape them end-to-end?? > Tape the existing coax and the new coax to a few feet of pull tape such that the two coax segments don't overlap. >
> >> I'm routing all RG6 cable (4 lines) in my attic to an
>> Antronix splitter. At least two of the cables are too >> short to reach the splitter. It seems I have two options: >> >> * use the existing cable to pull new cable. Or, >> * extend the cables using "Feed Thru/In Line Connectors" >> >> Obviously the latter would be easier, but I want the job >> done right and will pull new cable it that's the "preferred" >> method. Any input would be appreciated. >> >> >
> -- a d y k e s @ p a n i x . c o m Don't blame me. I voted for Gore. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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> Antronix splitter. At least two of the cables are too
> short to reach the splitter. It seems I have two options:
>
> * use the existing cable to pull new cable. Or,
> * extend the cables using "Feed Thru/In Line Connectors"
>
> Obviously the latter would be easier, but I want the job
> done right and will pull new cable it that's the "preferred"
> method. Any input would be appreciated.
>
>