Re: Best brand coax and F connector for HD cable?

[robert casey <wa2ise@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Rogue Petunia wrote:

> hi,
>
> Ever since I got a HD cable box and a plasma TV I have been having
> occasional signal loss (total loss of picture and audio, as well as failed
> DVR recordings due to signal loss).  I've exchanged the box and still have
> the problems, so I don't think it's the box.  Next, I will re-do the
> interior wiring to get rid of the 2 splits that exist and doing a straight
> homerun from exterior of building to cable box.
>

Try replacing the splitters with double ended "barrel" female F
connectors.  Each split costs at least 3dB of signal strength loss.
That might be enough to take care of the problem, without having to fish
new coax.  Of course you'll need to figure out which of the coax wires
on the splitters is the one you need to connect to.  Get it wrong and
you'll get no signal where you wanted it, but the signal should show up
  in the room where the wrong coax goes.