RG6 Premium Solid Copper Quad-shield Coaxial Cable
by Terk
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Manufacturer: TerkModel: QS-50
Product features:
- Ideal for environments with high levels of EMI/RFI interference
- Quad-shielding for maximum signal protection
- Larger center conductor and foam dielectric than RG59
- Maintains signal strength in higher frequency signals
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Customer Review: The Cable Guy's Cable
Summary: 5 Stars
Daily squirrels and a 100-year hail storm can play havoc with rooftop antennas and cable. Most rooftop antennas have a life expectancy of 7 to 10 years. My setup should have died 2 years ago. When surrounded by a forest of hardwoods and squirrels that think coaxial cable is squirrel candy, that life expectancy drops like nuts in the Fall. Even as such, 20 channels of free HD TV makes the upkeep worthwhile. More importantly, I don't have to let Larry the Cable Guy, who had bean burritos for breakfast, in my house. I ordered a Winegard HD8200U antenna from Amazon.Com - and this quad shield, solid copper cable. My antenna was still on the mast but badly battered with several broken elements. The first thing I did was to replace the cable. There are several things about cable that are important. With some types of coaxial cable, the braid contains insufficient copper to form an effective shield. This can allow unwanted signals to pass through the braid, possibly resulting in interference. Inadequate shielding can cause checker boarding and all sorts of interference problems. Determined to win the squirrel war, I ran the cable through 1/2-inch metal conduit from the antenna into the house careful not to bend around sharp corners and sealed it securely to protect against water ingress. Before I removed the damaged antenna, just out of curiosity, I decided to connect the cable. WOW! Was I ever surprised. Incredible HD reception. I ran a new signal scan and found a few more channels. I was more than pleased. I grabbed a few rolls of electrical tape and began adding splints to my wounded antenna to lift the elements back in position. My new antenna will not go up until after the national HD switchover on June 12th, 2009 - and maybe not then. After all, this is Spring storm season. My old cable was commercial grade and came from a major cable company, but it was not solid copper and always allowed some interference, especially during bad weather. So far, I've evaluated this new RG6 Premium Quad-Shield Solid Copper Cable through two storms and have not seen one loss of HD signal. I'm thrilled. I bought two more 50-foot rolls and left the seller out of stock. This is great cable - and the pesky squirrels can kiss my conduit.
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