RG6 Coax
We purchased the Tailgater and would like to make use of our outside connection for Satellite, rather than running coax through a slide and directly into receiver. How can we determine if the connecti...
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Bill.Satellite wrote:
Whether the coax in the fiver is RG6 or RG59 you should have success and I would not be concerned about what's inside.
RG59 is NOT recommended for satellite use. It is not the same as RG59.
It has a smaller center conductor, dielectric insulator, and outer shield, its signal quality is not as good as that coming from the RG6 (even if it still delivers acceptable performance for CATV). Plus, the RG59 does not have a foil shield, thus rendering it useless for satellite feeds or cable installations, and totally rules it out from reaching the GHz-level signals that the RG6 is capable of.
