What type of coaxial cable should I use? 75ohm or 50ohm? Thanks.
812310
I used Quad Shield RG-6, 75 Ohm cable for my installation and never had an issue. Technically, I think you're supposed to go with 50 Ohm for the outside antenna, then 75 Ohm indoors but i used the same for both without problem.
812311
if you buy the kit it comes with 75 ohm RG6 cable. best of luck. i am very happy with the results
812312
This is poor quality cable. They should be using LMR-400 or better with N connectors instead of this cheap 75 ohm video cable. Losses are very high at these frequencies, good quality cable is important. The botched this IMHO. I would much rather use better cable and connectors.
812313
My cable simply says RG-6 it does not specify ohms, and my system works great.
812314
If you are running a long distance i would use the larger cable. In a short distance it wont matter so much.
1704436
This antenna connects with a 75 ohm coax cable. The real problem is that over the air signals are digital and requires your TV set to have a digital tuner; otherwise you would need a converter for this antenna to the best of my knowlage.
1575312
Hi, the other side is N-type. Typical coax on a TV is F-type which is not the same. This connector is generally for antenna wire - 75 Ohm. You'll find N-type on low loss cable for cell phone antennas etc.
879275
*N Male to F Female connector*Used to connect a 50 ohm antenna to 75 ohm RG6 coaxial cable
1895649
The gauge would depend on how long the cable will be, a shorter length you'd be fine with the 4 gauge supper long may wanna go 2. And the 5th channel will be 500w rms in 2ohm, 4ohm will be 300rms
70659
Standard exterior co-ax cable is recommended. If in an area with trees a pre-amp is also recommended.I live within the 100 mile radius for the cm 3020, but I am surrounded by 60' trees, so I also use a pre-amp.My signal reception doubled because of the antennae and pre-amp.Jim
784648
You can use a standard 75 Ohm splitter. Be aware that there will be a loss associated with using a splitter that will affect both receivers.
879274
*N Male to F Female connector *Used to connect a 50 ohm antenna to 75 ohm RG6 coaxial cable
1031399
I'd imagine the only difference would be the length of the wire. Keep in mind though that signals degrade based on the length of the wire. My 0.5 cable works flawlessly. If I needed more length I'd probably go for something gold plated.
665925
Just get yourself a thick copper cable, don't buy into the hype of buying these companies who sell cable for hundreds of dollars. Look on ebay and get yourself a flat cable because if you get the pedestals the wire is routed through the center and out the bottom and a flat cable will make sense. Get a separate amp that will run 8 Ohms.
1939231
First of all, make sure that your cable signal isn't scrambled (requires a decoder box). If it isn't, what you are looking for is called "coaxial cable" ("coax cable" for short), and can be found for under $10 on Amazon.
1036806
Not coaxial cable, but VGA cable with BNC connectors. There are several "extension cables" available on Amazon (see VideoSecu 100 Feet Pre-made All-in-One Video Power BNC RCA Cable CCTV DVR System Security Surveillance Camera Extension Cable 1JE for an example), and most include both BNC video and power in one cable set, as you would need both. I'm sure there is some practical limit at which you start to experience signal deterioration, but I think you could go at least 100-150 ft. with no worries by my layman's guess.
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I ordered it with 50' of 50 ohm coax. If you have the cable 50 ohm with pl-259 male connectors on each end, no additional cable is required.
2121207
I can't be sure, but I would think you should use coax cables for a better sound.
1104085
I used a really old one at work almost exclusively for Coax (RG59 mainly, but 6 as well). A dedicated coax stripper might be better for you if you just want to do coax, but I use this for various wire types.
1790552
It seems more flexible than CATV RG6 to me. That could be due to the dielectric used.It's audio cable. Should be 75 ohms.
777527
Yes, if the screw connectors are labeled something like "300 ohm". If it is labeled "AM", then you need something like this: RCA Matching Transformer to connect to the 75 ohm F connector. These are available here or anywhere that sells electronics. Hope this helps.