Coax cable spec for a 45m cable run

oaklands · 02-06-2010 12:17pm #1

I plan to install a Sky zone 2 satellite dish which is 45m cable run from the receiver and pointed at ASTRA 2D. 40m of the cable is external and the dish will be out of view at the end of the garden (can still see the Sat).

Having researched it a bit it is not clear to me which coax cable type to use.

I have seen cables such as RG6, CT100, CT125 mentioned and based on what I have read CT125 should work OK and possibly CT100. I have also checked the cable specs which provide figures for signal loss per 100m of cable, but have been unable to find a reference as to what is an acceptable signal loss in this situation between the dish and receiver.

So my question is as follows: What is the minimum cable spec for a 45m cable run in this situation.

Tony · 02-06-2010 1:43pm

CT100 spec will work fine ie TX100, PH100 etc

steveon · 02-06-2010 3:19pm

As Tony rightfully said, CT100 or equivalent would be fine for this...CT125 is way over the top and expensive and would be hard to run inside your home

oaklands · 03-06-2010 11:14am

Thanks for the input guys - much appreciated. Hopefully the weather keeps up for the weekend

Tony · 03-06-2010 12:28pm

oaklands wrote: »

Thanks for the input guys - much appreciated. Hopefully the weather keeps up for the weekend

Sure hope so

Coax cable spec for a 45m cable run

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