Boden wrote:
wrote:
I installed a Channel Master 2016 antenna on my roof
I now need to run coax from it to the inside of
house.... about 50 feet I think
Is RG6 quad shield the better choice over plain RG6 in
most cases? The price diff isn't that much actually.
If yes, why?
Thanks!
With only a 50 ft run I question if you even need coax. Have you tried
just connecting to the antenna directly (w/o the impedance matching
xfmr) and running 300 ohn twin lead?
Boden
If I found that twin-lead worked, I'd still got with RG6. I'd lose a
little signal strength in the transformer and the transmission line, but
HDTV doesn't seem to need much signal strength.
With HDTV, anything that breaks the digital train can interfere with
viewing. Coax is less affected by rain, sun damage, proximity to metal,
and RF interference. Apparently the quad shield was developed for
greater reliability, so I'd go with that.