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fpresto
May 10, 2018Explorer
I have worked with both. The major difference between RG-6 and RG-11 is cable size. RG-11 is much stiffer and thicker. It is much more difficult to work with. Unless you are making runs of 500ft or more the slight gain of RG-11 over RG-6 is probably not worth it. I am not surprised that Winegard would have no reason to test it as it is not practical to use with their systems. It is interesting to note that there is no standard for RG designations. That is a term that was used by the military back in the 40s and 50s and stood for Radio Grade. It has long been superseded by MIL-Spec. I could take any piece of wire, stamp RG-6 on and sell it as RG-6. Not all RGs are equal either. In our lab we often found that a good quality RG-58 would easily outperform a cheap RG-6.
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