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Originally Posted by leon
Hi Guys,
What are the thoughts on coax cable lengths, is 20meters give or take a meter to long from the Antenna to the wall socket.  or would one still get a reasonable reception.
Thanks Leon |
Every little bit of signal loss adds up and if you are in a weak signal area long cable lengths may push things over the edge in terms of getting good reception. There are two typical main types of antenna cable: RG59 & RG6. RG6 is a beefier (and slightly more expensive) cable and has significantly lower losses and should be used if you want the highest signal strength at the outlet. In cases of poor signal strength one can use an Antenna VHF/UHF TV signal amplifier/booster in the signal line to improve things considerably.
Also your antenna guy (or is that you?
) can measure your local signal strength and advise.
We've been on Foxtel for TV etc for many years, but prior to that we had cable runs of 15-20m with RG-6 and 3 or 4 outlets and the signal reception of Free to Air TV was OK in Metro Melbourne.
Best
JA