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



Both can be shielded equally as well but the thicker gauge of the RG6 is
better suited for longer runs in delivering quality signal.

 robert casey wrote:
> sylvan butler wrote:
>
>> On Tue, 02 Jan 2007 19:32:54 GMT, robert casey
>> <wa2ise@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>> I did a less severe case of this, CATV cable (just the usual stuff
>>> from Radio Shack) routed thru the 2nd floor/ 1st floor ceiling
>>> space between
>>
>>
>> Radio Shack has sold both RG-59 and RG-6.  Very different cables,
>> both "75 ohm CATV cable" according to most of the staff.  Any idea
>> which you used?
>>
>> sdb
>
> I'd have to dig into things to see for sure, but it was RG59 or some
> sort.  I did have to place F connectors on it, so I would have seen
>  what quality the coax was.  Was decent coax, not the really crappy
> stuff.




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