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  1. DIRECTV Installation/MDU Discussion
    Have some RG11 Copper Core from my install. Anyone interested, drop me a pm per ft.
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    OT, but I've been using my DTV Green Labled splitter for my OTA at home that feeds 3-4 TVs. No issues yet.
  3. DIRECTV Installation/MDU Discussion
    Freq Aside, not sure if the ~guts~ of the DTV does anything different on the port-to-port isolation, SWIM, etc that will affect the MOCA. I believe the Moca 2.0 runs around the 1.1 - 1.4 freq. range
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    Anyone happen to know if there's anything inherent in the DTV ~green~ splitters that might conflict with services such as Fios ? Heading over to my brother-in-laws....he's got more Coax than Cat5.... I plan to use some Actiontec Moca hardware and help him network some areas. These are the newer...
  5. DIRECTV Installation/MDU Discussion
    the EX series does go up to quad...whether it was the non signal tight or signaltight models I was using. Was just curious to see if anyone knew of was familar enough with them to say that the signaltight is possibly a mm or so larger in ID - cause there definately was a difference on how they...
  6. DIRECTV Installation/MDU Discussion
    Is the ID of the XL Signaltight series larger than the XL (non signaltight). Was using up some of non signaltight EX6XL's on a job. It was a bear to get on in about 50% of the cables. I figuered construction/paint overspray, etc. Anyhow, ran out and just started using my signaltight XL series...
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    I personally would choose *regular* HDMI over Redmeres IMO. The circuity-brains in the Redmere can go bad. I generally would run one HDMi and double cat6 for your backup video lines. You use the HDMI as primary and then you can balun them over the C6 if you need to down the road. Economical -...
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    I would highly recommend leaving as much service loop as possible within reason (depending on the volume of your wall cavity, etc). DTV SOP loves to cut your connectors without rhyme or reason, which means the more the merrier, for the service loop you leave in. This topic has been touched upon...
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    Romex, BX, MC, plumbing--- they are all drilled holed in the studs, but they are all mechanically fastened as then come down vertical along the stud to the outlet. So my term of loosey goosey, was more on Peds statedment that if run was done proper and not fastened at all, it would have been...
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    Even though Peds and Me are both located in Gotham city, we clearly must seeing 2 very different philosophy or how cabling happens in builds. I'm just wrapping up the details on a 8 million custom home build. Wires are leaving the rack in 1 bundle, as it routes through 3-4 route bundles to...
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    Peds. Not every home has conduit pulled to critical key locations. And IF conduit does exist, it's probably in a ~enthusiast~ AV avid type of person. Even in the most high dollar AV installs, oftentime's conduit is not installed. Regardless, most cable runs run within walls are generally...
  12. DIRECTV Installation/MDU Discussion
    Is DTV going to professionally fish new wires out of the wall, mud and sheetrock any access holes and make it looks like there was never holes made to fish new wires in when there is no more service slack at a wallplate/port location. I've posted this prior, but I'm tired of techs who's 1st...
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    " A Few Times a Year" LOL. I can only guess it's monetary compensation on the higest bidder to get awarded the contract for being a *flavor of the month* connector.
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    That is odd on the ONLY current approved connector ..... I would think DTV would approve a connector line-up that's in the industry, whether, it be gilbert, (belden umbrella - ppc, sns), etc. What is Perfect 10 anyway. Weren't they always a distributor of off-shore cable that has evolved into a...
  15. DIRECTV Installation/MDU Discussion
    I'm all out of Rg11 connectors and need to buy some... Used EX11 in the past, no issues with them.' However, those *line-man* - general consensus among them were PPC's suck...and mixed preference between Gilberts and SNS. Prior to EX's, I pretty used the SNS variants. But I'm talking SNS LRC...
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    OT, but while almost everyone in the area *dtv, fios, TWC and Cablevision* all seem to be using PPC connectors (well, maybe dtv no more as there list constantly changes), but what F connector do you guys think is better suited for outdoor connection. Over on the cable linesman forums, it's a...
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    But you only really need SCC from the ~aerial~ back down. Everything can be CCS ....unless there is some other merit of using SCC elsewhere. Hi Freq just rides on the skin anyway I just wired up the new home throughout with CCS with 3 drops of SCC to the rooftop. I chose the CCS because I felt...
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    Just got DTV installed in our vacay home. Instead of the usual Perfect Vision, etc cable. DTV *branded* coax was used. This is a 1st for me. Curious, how long has this been and is this a national thing or more just local regions are just doing as such.
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    Not a installer but a tool wh0re... In the stash of RF tools, is a VT200, Cable Prep HPT for 6 and HPT for 11 series. My coax strippers have always been the Cable Prep lineup for years. Anyhow, I just picked up a Belden *ICM-Cable Pro* PSA coax stripper and SLM LCCT compression tool as I...
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    Granted, I know all coax in theory - the jacket is not all the same in terms of quality or OD/ID. I was having a helluva time stripping Commscope 5782 Coax - RG6 Quad, CC, USA Domestic wire... My Cable Prep Stripper just kept on *walking* as I made rotations on the wire. I though I was going...
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