cable lenght from receiver to tv?

[all4jo]

hello everyone, i wanted to know what is the maximun lenght of rg6 cable that i can run from the receiver to a tv? im in haiti and i wanted to allow my neighbor down the street access to soccer games.
thanks
jose

 

[HCI]

How far is he from you?

 

[all4jo]

he is probably around 500 feet.

 

[HCI]

Are you putting a reciever in his house or just a backfeed from yours.

 

[all4jo]

it will just be a backfeed. i wanted to let him view one of my tuners, with me controlling what channels to watch.

 

[HCI]

It should work.

Try to as much as possible keep it a single line. Ive never ran a backfeed over 100
feet but like I said it should be fine. If I am wrong someone will correct me.

I will worn you If this is Dishnetwork or Directv you have It is illegal.

Let us know the outcome.

 

[Lorenzo]

I'm thinking the output will be at channel 3 or 4. With RG6 having a loss of 3 db/100 feet at those channels a low cost amplifier will be able to overcome the 500 foot loss. Even with no amplifier you should be able to supply a slightly snowy picture after 500 feet of RG6 depending on the launch power of the receiver.

 

[Lorenzo]

Oops 3db/hundred is the loss at channel 13, it's only 1.5 db/hundred at channel 3 meaning bareback without an amp should work fine at 500 feet hooked directly to his TV.

 

[all4jo]

cool, im glad it will work.
thanks

 

[SimpleSimon]

cool, im glad it will work.
thanks

Glad you're happy to be breaking the law.

 

[BigJohn2]

ok, How far can I run cable from the LNB to a receiver? Can I us a amp in that run if it is to long?


Thanks,

BigJohn2

 

[HCI]

It depends on what type of cable you are using. I have run RG6 which is standard up to around 300 feet.

 

[BigJohn2]

It depends on what type of cable you are using. I have run RG6 which is standard up to around 300 feet.

I'm thinking the stuff I have is RG6 plus I have some stuff my friend gaving me when he use to work for the cable company. It is under ground cable.

Thanks,

BigJohn2