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Old 12-21-2009, 08:36 AM   #3
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cable connections

I am not an expert by any definition, but satellite signals will not work on regular coax (I think this is RG-59?) but cable will work on both. I have been told by several TV repairmen this is so. Satellite requires the RG-6 that is a slightly bigger in diameter wire and has more shielding in it, I think.
Just trying to figure out if I can use the two installed connections in the service compartment to run the two signals from the Winegard Carryout.
Thanks for the link to the article--it doesn't explain why TV guys who ran the cables in my house told me it had to be RG-6. Or why there are two connections in the trailer, if they are both the same, because they come out in the same place. I haven't ever been in a situation that I wanted to have both cable and sat hooked up--maybe that would be why?
I admit to being challenged when it comes to this type stuff.
Joe
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