[pchelpers] Re: Fw: A question that needs answering- a comment
- From: "Louis M Hall" <lhall1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <pchelpers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 30 Jan 2004 16:04:50 -0600
Any comments on this possibility? What do
> you mean by unshielded cable Louis?
> My comment was based on the following, as obtained at:
http://www.dslreports.com/faq/3313
Elsewhere at this site there are statements about signal loss with different
grades.
Look on your cable connections. I find a lot of mine is RG69 which is identified
below as a lower grade. I have too much of this around my house. When the Time
Warner man was out he replaced the visable RG59 with a better grade. He
suggested
that if I might get better reception if I had their people replace some of this
that is under the
house as well as to have two lines to the computer room at my home, one to the
TV set
and TV card, the other to the computer for the internet cable connection.
Possibly they
could put a booster on the one going to the TV card and independant TV and VCR.
They
don't put a booster on the internet cable connection for technical reasons.
In addition, the Time Warner man put better quality splitters where I had only
lower quality
splitters in and about my lines. I still have a reception problem on the lower
channels, but it
is better.
: What are the most common types of CATV wiring? (#3313)
A: The most common grades of CATV cable used in homes today are RG59
and RG6 (aka RG56).
RG59 was the standard for home wiring many years ago, but is generally
problematic today. RG59 is a lower grade of
coaxial cable, consisting of a small center conductor, a small insulating
dielectric, and typically, a single outer shield.
RG6 is the standard today and has a larger center conductor, a dual or
quad shield, and a much larger insulating
dielectric, thus ensuring more bandwidth and a lower frequency loss per foot.
RG11 is higher quality than RG6, but also much thicker and harder to
work with. It is usually used for longer cable runs
(over 150 feet) because it loses signal more slowly. I do not know of any
stores that carry RG11/F11 cable.
There are several other grades, but they are uncommon and beyond the
scope of this FAQ.
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