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David M · 12-24-2006, 02:09 PM

Sarge....you can use the same cable. I did, and it worked just fine but I went ahead and bought a 75 foot length of RG-6 wire, so I would have brand new, factory spliced, single length of wire. If for some strange reason it does not work then go get a pre-spliced length of coax, up to 100 feet, at the hardware store. Beyond 100 feet and the signal loss (without amplification) is unacceptable. Get the shortest length you can get away with and have the least amount of connections possible. Run the same, shortest possible length of cable from the dish directly into the back of your satellite box. With each connection there is some signal loss. You are going to love having satellite over regular cable. Do not in any way connect your existing cable service into your new satellite system. Keep them separate.

Are you going to aim the dish or have an installer do it? You can do it but there are some tricks to getting the tilt, azimuth and altitude just right that are not explained very well in the instructions. You are dealing with three variables in aiming it and it has to be exact.

A little story to add: When I bought my last HD receiver, the guy at Circuit City tried to deny me the ability to purchase the three lobe HD antenna. I asked him why, and he told me they did not have any in stock...(he lied). I told him that I was told over the phone that they do have at least one in stock. He did not have an answer and then told me they are not allowed to sell them to customers. (lie number two). I asked why not? He told me I have to call DirecTV and order one from them. I called DirecTV and they said that if I want one I have to make arrangements to pay a subcontractor come out and install one. This is a bunch of BS I thought to myself.. So anyway, I came back to the store the next day and told a different sales person that I wanted to buy a new HD dish because the one I had was broken by a tree branch...(I am the one who lied this time). The guy had NO problem selling me one. Apparently there is some sort on nonsense going on between this Circuit City, the satellite provider and the subcontractors (a kickback perhaps) where they try to force you to pay for installation by denying you the ability to purchase a dish. I successfully installed mine without having to pay an installer, but I had to lie to do it.

12-24-2006, 02:09 PM	#15
David M Techphile. Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: San Francisco Bay Posts: 5,956	Sarge....you can use the same cable. I did, and it worked just fine but I went ahead and bought a 75 foot length of RG-6 wire, so I would have brand new, factory spliced, single length of wire. If for some strange reason it does not work then go get a pre-spliced length of coax, up to 100 feet, at the hardware store. Beyond 100 feet and the signal loss (without amplification) is unacceptable. Get the shortest length you can get away with and have the least amount of connections possible. Run the same, shortest possible length of cable from the dish directly into the back of your satellite box. With each connection there is some signal loss. You are going to love having satellite over regular cable. Do not in any way connect your existing cable service into your new satellite system. Keep them separate. Are you going to aim the dish or have an installer do it? You can do it but there are some tricks to getting the tilt, azimuth and altitude just right that are not explained very well in the instructions. You are dealing with three variables in aiming it and it has to be exact. A little story to add: When I bought my last HD receiver, the guy at Circuit City tried to deny me the ability to purchase the three lobe HD antenna. I asked him why, and he told me they did not have any in stock...(he lied). I told him that I was told over the phone that they do have at least one in stock. He did not have an answer and then told me they are not allowed to sell them to customers. (lie number two). I asked why not? He told me I have to call DirecTV and order one from them. I called DirecTV and they said that if I want one I have to make arrangements to pay a subcontractor come out and install one. This is a bunch of BS I thought to myself.. So anyway, I came back to the store the next day and told a different sales person that I wanted to buy a new HD dish because the one I had was broken by a tree branch...(I am the one who lied this time). The guy had NO problem selling me one. Apparently there is some sort on nonsense going on between this Circuit City, the satellite provider and the subcontractors (a kickback perhaps) where they try to force you to pay for installation by denying you the ability to purchase a dish. I successfully installed mine without having to pay an installer, but I had to lie to do it. __________________ Asus P8P67 WS Revolution \| Intel 2600K @ 4.7 GHz \| Win 7 Pro 64 \|8 gigs Corsair 1600 \| Two Diamond 6990's in Crossfire\| Corsair AX1200 \| Thermalright Silver Arrow \| Western Digital Black 2TB 64 meg cache \| Lian-Li PC-A71B \| Logitec Z-5500 \| Three Asus 26" VW266H monitors running under Eyefinity \| Last edited by David M; 12-24-2006 at 03:03 PM.