Extending Remote Antenna for Hopper w/Sling

I upgraded to the Hopper w/Sling today. I had the hopper installed in my basement storage room (where my 722 was) because I use it to feed my living room TV (via a long HDMI) and I mirror it in a spare bedroom/excercise room (via component). With the 722 I was able to use my regular coax runs to extend the remote control antenna on the back of the receiver and locate it closer to where I was watching TV. Unfortunately, the Hopper uses a different connector, M10 I believe. My remote only partially works in the living room without the extension and it's very frustrating.

I did some searching on here but couldn't come up with a definitive solution. Is there a way to use my existing coax runs to extend the remote? Is there a place I can get these M10 connectors? I've seen mention of an extension kit, part number 169178, but I don't know where to get this either. Can anyone help me out here?

 

I had considered that but the installer said he had tried doing this before and it hadn't worked.

 

Dish is sending me a Hopper Remote Antenna Extender for $10. I'll update with more details after I receive it and give it a try.

 

I'm not certain what they are sending me, but it's likely that is what they are sending. I'll confirm or clarify when it arrives. I'm just curious if what they send me will actually have the correct M10 connectors or if it will have the standard F connectors on it. My confidence level in it having the M10 connectors isn't very high. Hopefully they prove me wrong.

I had read through that thread briefly before. Assuming the uhf antenna extender cable comes with the M10 connectors, has anyone on here had success with cutting the extension cable in half, adding f connectors, and then using RG6 to allow for a longer extension run?

 

I was referring to cutting the coax pigtail as shown in the link you posted earlier.
http://www.mydish.com/support/insert-uhf-antenna-extender

 

Well, the Hopper Remote Antenna Extender arrived today. I was pleasantly surprised to find that it had the correct M10 (or whatever they are) connectors on the ends of the cable. It had a male connector on one end and a female connector on the other. The package was labeled with P/N 169178.

The only problem for me now is that the cable isn't long enough to extend to where I need it to go. I'm considering cutting the cable and putting standard F connectors on so that I can extend the "extender" cable using my existing rg6 coax runs. The concern I have with that is I have read that rg6 is 75 ohm cable and I believe the RF signal calls for 50 ohm cable. Is this correct? I am not sure what type of cable the Hopper Remote Antenna Extender uses. The only label on it says "E233577 Holland Electronics". It looks similar to rg6, but I'm not an expert on this stuff.