Randonneur Posted January 24, 2016 Share Posted January 24, 2016 Does anyone know if the TV cable installed in the Tracker is plain old co-ax cable or can be used with satellite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbo Posted January 24, 2016 Share Posted January 24, 2016 If you can check the markings on the outside of the coax cable - this might give you a clue as whether it is suitable for satellite. There are various websites who offer advice on best coax type for particular applications. If the cable run is short, it probably won't make much difference what cable grade you use. Unless, others know differently !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randonneur Posted January 24, 2016 Author Share Posted January 24, 2016 Just put a question in good old Google and it says that RG59 is standard but RG6 is more High Gain. Didn't realise that its all called Co-ax these days, the only difference is the fittings on the ends. You learn something every day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Leake Posted January 24, 2016 Share Posted January 24, 2016 For such a short run the cable will be fine but the end fitting will be different as sat systems use f connectors (the type that screw on rather than simply just push in). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randonneur Posted January 24, 2016 Author Share Posted January 24, 2016 Many thanks. Realised that the end fittings will be different. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cleddytanhouse Posted January 24, 2016 Share Posted January 24, 2016 I had a satellite fitted before Christmas and the supplier / fitter told me that the cable was ok. It all works ok. He fitted the correct connector as part of the installation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randonneur Posted January 25, 2016 Author Share Posted January 25, 2016 cleddytanhouse - 2016-01-24 10:22 PM I had a satellite fitted before Christmas and the supplier / fitter told me that the cable was ok. It all works ok. He fitted the correct connector as part of the installation. Many thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alanb Posted January 25, 2016 Share Posted January 25, 2016 Randonneur - 2016-01-24 3:58 PM Just put a question in good old Google and it says that RG59 is standard but RG6 is more High Gain. Didn't realise that its all called Co-ax these days, the only difference is the fittings on the ends. You learn something every day. Sorry but I just can't resist this one. High Gain Cable, that's a new animal, patent it quickly as you could make a mint!! Sorry again, but Low Loss Cable would be more correct. All cables attenuate the signal but some do so more than others. Co-ax is an abbreviation of co-axial, meaning that the inner and outer conductors have the same axis. The best outer conductor would be solid tube which in corrugated form to allow bending, is used in many commercial applications. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alanb Posted January 25, 2016 Share Posted January 25, 2016 Randonneur - 2016-01-24 3:58 PM Just put a question in good old Google and it says that RG59 is standard but RG6 is more High Gain. Didn't realise that its all called Co-ax these days, the only difference is the fittings on the ends. You learn something every day. Sorry but I just can't resist this one. High Gain Cable, that's a new animal, patent it quickly as you could make a mint!! Sorry again, but Low Loss Cable would be more correct. All cables attenuate the signal but some do so more than others. Co-ax is an abbreviation of co-axial, meaning that the inner and outer conductors have the same axis. The best outer conductor would be solid tube which in corrugated form to allow bending, is used in many commercial applications. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randonneur Posted January 25, 2016 Author Share Posted January 25, 2016 Alanb - 2016-01-25 4:38 PM Randonneur - 2016-01-24 3:58 PM Just put a question in good old Google and it says that RG59 is standard but RG6 is more High Gain. Didn't realise that its all called Co-ax these days, the only difference is the fittings on the ends. You learn something every day. Sorry but I just can't resist this one. High Gain Cable, that's a new animal, patent it quickly as you could make a mint!! Sorry again, but Low Loss Cable would be more correct. All cables attenuate the signal but some do so more than others. Co-ax is an abbreviation of co-axial, meaning that the inner and outer conductors have the same axis. The best outer conductor would be solid tube which in corrugated form to allow bending, is used in many commercial applications. We DID have some cable, a few years ago, that had "high gain" printed on the cable. Sarcasm doesn't help when we are just asking for help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alanb Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 Please accept my apologies, again I did say sorry in advance, and I did tender advice. I would not advise the use of cable that will not accept the modern screw on "F" connectors. The reason being that the older TV connectors are not constant impedance, and can reflect part of the signal back towards the aerial. Compare it with looking through a pane of glass, you get partial reflections from the glass surfaces. To state the obvious signal loss increases in direct proportion to cable length, so as been said a short length may be OK. For longer lengths, and marginal signal areas you will require the best cable that will fit the connectors. Coaxial cable loss is often expressed in dB (decibels) per 10m length. A 3db loss is equivalent to half of the original signal getting through. Like wise a 6dB loss would be equivalent to only a quarter of the original signal getting through the cable. I hope that helps in assessing cable specifications. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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