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RE: TV Antenna Installation

To: tshirley@vol.com
Subject: RE: TV Antenna Installation
From: ken.landaiche@nokia.com
Date: Thu, 12 Jul 2001 14:06:50 -0500
I killed part of a wood floor learning that one.

Ken Landaiche

-----Original Message-----
From: ext Jim Juhas [mailto:james.f.juhas@snet.net]

Don't forget drip loops where the coax enters the building.  Probably won't
affect the signal, but you don't want water migrating into your walls,
either.

Rush wrote:

> Get the double shielded coax that Radio Shack sells for installing
> dishes. I think its called RG6A or RG6Q or something like that. I
> installed it for the external portion of my downlead and was amazed at
> the improvement in clarity of the picture just by changing cables. I
> can't wait until I get a job so I can afford to buy enough to complete
> the internal run.
>
> Keep the cable as straight as possible and the bend radii as large as
> possible. Every sharp bend causes signal loss. I shoot for at least a
> foot radius in all my bends.

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