Cable

[izombie]

I will be moving my system to another part of the house. I will require more cable now.
My question is should I run a whole new cable from the dish to the receiver, or can I simply add on to my existing cable?
I am worried about signal quality, and I hope to set up a motor in the near furture. Will the connector between the two cables cause a problem?

Thanks

[mooseman_lb]

I`ve never had a problem just adding to the existing line but it wouldn`t hurt any to run a new one either.

Mooseman

[izombie]

Adding to the cable is the easier of the too options for me. But I was worried that sometimes the easy way doesn't always work out well. I guess it'll depend on the amount of ambition I have when it comes time to set up.

[PiG]

I prefer to run lines with as few connections/breaks as possible but as mooseman has already mentioned you usually won't run into any problems, unless your already seeing high attenuation on the line.

[rdzekesays]

Originally Posted by PiG

I prefer to run lines with as few connections/breaks as possible but as mooseman has already mentioned you usually won't run into any problems, unless your already seeing high attenuation on the line.

No inline connector is lossless.
You first should gage the signal strenght you have, versus the lenght of cable you now have.
To this factor in the additional lenght of cable you will have, the quality of the cable you are using, and the expected total line loss you will end up with.
if the additional distance to youe new location is a matter of a few feet, a connector would not add that much loss in total.
If however, the additional distance is appreciable, like doubling the total cable lenght, then a connector will not serve you well.
Plus, a connector degrades at a different rate than a whole cable..You would probably be well advised to run a new lenght of high quality RG-6.

Then, have a beer.

[stressme]

Originally Posted by izombie

I will be moving my system to another part of the house. I will require more cable now.
My question is should I run a whole new cable from the dish to the receiver, or can I simply add on to my existing cable?
I am worried about signal quality, and I hope to set up a motor in the near furture. Will the connector between the two cables cause a problem?

Thanks

i used to work for a cable company and the longer the run the less signal but i dont see a problem with barreling the line to extend it if u see extreme signal problems then run another line straight from the dish other wise do it the way i said and your fine just dont throw a splitter on it that definatly makes u lose 5 something db of signal

[cougar830]

If you are planning on a motor and your run is over 75' and you have to run another cable you might want to consider running RG 11 as it is recommended for run's of more than 75' when running a motorized dish.

[izombie]

Thanks Cougar for the suggestion of RG11 cable. I am going to look into it.