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

["Rogue Petunia" <FakeAddress@xxxxxxxxxx>]

"Cable Guy" <Cable@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Have a look at this tool and the associated F-connectors on the same
> page:
>
> http://www.smarthome.com/849301.HTML
>
> I bought that tool, along with a few dozen of those connectors.
> Worked really well so far (it's probably a water-proof connection).
>
> Have a look at coax prices on this page:
>
> http://www.mouser.com/catalog/624/768.pdf
>
> Here are the specs on the Beldon Duobond III:
>
> http://www.belden.com/Master%20Catalog%20PDF/PDFS_links%20to%20docs/06_Coax/6.21.pdf
>
> I think you're looking at P/N 9118 ($32 for 100 ft, $83 for 500 ft).
>
> I'd go for Duobond 4 (quad shield) P/N 1189A which, for some reason,
> is $27 for 100 ft.
>
> This page has some Beldon specs:
>
> http://bwcecom.belden.com/catalog/techinfo/TechTransfer.htm
>
> A few years ago, I bought a box of Beldon 9060.  I did some research
> and determined it was the best RG-6 available.  When I went to order
> it, I think I was told it wasn't in production any more, but that
> there were a few boxes left, and I got one.  I believe the graph in
> the link above shows that the 9060 (95% braid, 2 foil shields) was the
> best at shielding from external ambient noise.  If 9060 is really no
> longer available, you might want to look at 9058, 9056 or the 1189A.
>
> Here's another Belden link:
>
> http://bwcecom.belden.com/College/Cable101/coaxrefc.pdf
>
> You might want to look at some RG-6 plenum cable with good shielding
> (90% and more) on that page.

Thanks Cable Guy.  I'm just a layperson and like I said, I'm not looking to
cheap out but I would only use the tool once, maybe twice in the foreseeable
future.

Do you think there would be a quality difference between these 3 choices
(meaning is Beldin so superior over SCP or Perfect Vision, and are
PermaSeal-II connectors way better than Snap n Seal?):

Choices:
1.  Make my own length of Belden Quad Shielded with the connectors you
indicated (F RG6-Quad PermaSeal-II ).   Would have to  buy the compression
tool, the coax striper, the cable, the connectors.

2.  Buy a custom made length of  SCP quad shield with Thomas & Betts Snap n
Seal connectors from the ebay guy.

3. Buy a custom made length of  Perfect Vision quad shield with Thomas &
Betts Snap n Seal connectors from the ebay guy.

I can buy #2 & #3 options from this ebay guy who makes up custom lengths of
coax with the Snap n Seal connectors attached for about $30 for 75 feet.

I would use this tool only once, maybe twice in the forseeable future (I'm
not a cable guy, you see ;).  Should I just go with the stuff from the dude
selling custom lengths on ebay, and skip the whole part where I try to be
The Cable Guy myself?
thanks!