Is this good RG-6?

[willis3]

Is this good RG-6?

Belden
BE-7916A
COAX RG-6/U Quad Shield
NEC CATV CM, Black
Solid Copper Conductor
Swept to 3 Ghz.
.040 in. Solid Bare Copper center conductor.
Running "FT" count printed on cable makes measuring easy.
Type CATV / CM (In-wall rated.) UL Listed.


Thanks

[mexican-bum]

Is this good RG-6?

Belden
BE-7916A
COAX RG-6/U Quad Shield
NEC CATV CM, Black
Solid Copper Conductor
Swept to 3 Ghz.
.040 in. Solid Bare Copper center conductor.
Running "FT" count printed on cable makes measuring easy.
Type CATV / CM (In-wall rated.) UL Listed.


Thanks

yes

[Milominderbinder2]

Yes +1

- Craig

[Soyuz]

If that's what you have on hand, Belden's 7916A is quite excellent cable. If you are looking to buy cable though, I'd suggest also looking at Belden's 7915A as an alternate. The 7915A is a triple shielded cable, but it actually has a better quality shield than the quad shielded version that is typically used.

The reason is that the quad shielded cable uses a Foil/60% braid/Foil/40% braid shield where the triple shielded version contains a Foil/77% braid/Foil shield. The tighter braid yields a slightly better shielding ability. The real benefit though is that the by losing the extra braid, the cable is lighter overall, often (but not always) cheaper, and much easier to terminate since you can use standard "dual shield" type connectors and don't have the extra braid to deal with. The 7915A also has the same attenuation ratings. One down side though is a slightly higher minimum bend radius--although it is still only 3in (vs. 2in in the 7916A).

[Radio Enginerd]

Is this good RG-6?

Belden
BE-7916A
COAX RG-6/U Quad Shield
NEC CATV CM, Black
Solid Copper Conductor
Swept to 3 Ghz.
.040 in. Solid Bare Copper center conductor.
Running "FT" count printed on cable makes measuring easy.
Type CATV / CM (In-wall rated.) UL Listed.


Thanks

Cream of the crop. Probably overkill. But GREAT cable.

[joe diamond]

Try BX next.

You can shoot that stuff.

If DTV specifies solid copper and will pay for the stuff great! You will still get all the commercials that pay for the system. HD will be fine. Overkill.

Cost out your installation using that stuff. Deduct from around $110.00 and that is what installers are looking at as take home money.

Joe

[dminches]

What on line retailer is recommended for Belden wire and what terminations go well with this, Digicon?

[Herdfan]

What on line retailer is recommended for Belden wire and what terminations go well with this, Digicon?
I got my Belden from Markertek.com (http://www.markertek.com/). I prefer Snap-N-Seal because I can easily get them locally, but Digicons are good connectors.

[axl]

Yesh good cable!

[willis3]

Thanks everyone, I will go for this cable then. I am running 25ft or so so price won't be bad.

[willis3]

Ok one more question... what brand/kind of connectors should I use?

[Bijou Media]

Yes that's good cable. I'd save it for a long run or V-sat install.

You can use PPC connectors with that. Sky Walker, P-10, and CVS all carry them. I'm sure several other distributors carry them as well, those are the three I use.

[Radio Enginerd]

Ok one more question... what brand/kind of connectors should I use?

I'm a big fan of Paladin Compression Connectors.

LINK (http://www.amazon.com/Paladin-9646-SealTite-Compression-Connectors/dp/B000HS0Q3Q)

I assume you want to use compression connectors...

[willis3]

I only have a 25 ft piece of this (gift)...everything else is copper clad steel "Carol
C5785 rg6/u, how bad is that?

[willis3]

Thanks

[ProfJason]

I placed an order for Belden cable from markertek.com on Monday afternoon and it was at my doorstep this afternoon (Thursday) and I would definitely recommend them. I had no problems whatsoever using them and I was very pleased with how quickly the cable arrived. Of course, they were shipping it from New Jersey to Maryland, so that might have also helped, depending on where you are at.