spiffy
join:2001-01-17
Morgan Hill, CA
| flat coax for Charter HSI?
Hi everyone,
I am finally getting Charter HSI installed on Monday. But I am not looking forward to the house-drilling. I read somewhere about flat coax cables for installations that does not require drilling. But so far the cases I've read have only been used for video. Has anyone used these flat RG6 coax cables for HSI (and with any success)? They seemed to be only used for the purpose of connecting between outside & inside, since they're only 8 inches long.
Any experiences will be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance!
Spiffy |
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ronpin
Imagine Reality
join:2002-12-06
Nirvana
 ·AT&T Southwest
| »www.21st-century-goods.com/page/···FWT75-25
(see bottom of page for 100 ft. roll - $155 )
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spiffy
join:2001-01-17
Morgan Hill, CA
| Thanks for the link -- I've seen these flat cables -- I am just wondering if these (or the 8 inch version) will perform compared to round cables for HSI -- I had heard some rumors that flat cable don't perform as well as the round ones.
Spiffy |
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MrFixit1
join:1999-11-26
Madison, WI
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Are you going to be able to get some by then ?
For some reason , I doubt the installer will have any on the truck 
I have never tried it for a 2 way application , but it does work for TV antennas .
A couple of points to think about , the good stuff is about 3/32 thick . The thin stuff that lets you fully close the window seems to be quite flimsy in comparison .
Getting good clean terminations to the stuff can be " interesting " , so try to get it pre-terminated if you can . |
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spiffy
join:2001-01-17
Morgan Hill, CA | Sorry to sound like a total newbie -- what does pre-terminated mean?
Spiffy |
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airshark
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Premium
join:2003-05-20
Hollister, CA | reply to spiffy
It means the metal connectors that you screw onto a piece of equipment (TV, Cable modem, ETC...) come already on the cable. Without being pre-terminated, you would be sent a cable that is basically a bare wire at the ends. |
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Pipeliner417
join:2005-05-25
Bristol, VA | reply to spiffy
Don't think the tech will have that kind of cable on his truck. |
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MrBeetle9
join:2004-02-01
Madison, WI | I have only seen bad things from flat coax. Bad ingress and microreflections.
Not to say it wouldn't work, but depending on a ton of factors you will probably have some issues. |
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spiffy
join:2001-01-17
Morgan Hill, CA | Well, maybe that's why none of the flat coax pages I saw online mention about being compatible with cable modems -- or they'd be a lot more popular...
Thanks anyway for all the replies. It was worth a shot.
Spiffy |
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Darkk
join:2003-10-03
Almont, MI
 ·Charter Pipeline
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Forget "flat" coax. It's pure junk.
There is no way you're going to avoid an impedance bump with "flat" coax, and that will definitely introduce undesirable effects on the signal in the cable that are detrimental to TV as well as HSI signals. Not to mention that ingress and poor common-mode noise rejection are a problem with this sort of cable.
Bite the bullet and do it right. You'll be glad you did. |
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