SWM Setup with RG-11

[doityourselfer]

I know it seems weird to setup my swm 5-lnb satellite dish and hr23 receivers with rg-11, but that was what was actually preexisting in my apartment building. Here is the deal: Dish is hooked up to rg-11 which runs all the way into my apartment. There it is split using the DirecTV approved swm 4 way splitter. I then have rg-6 running from the 4 way splitter to each of my receivers.

Go figure, it doesn't work. I know that DirecTV says you can only use rg-6, But I thought that was just some misleading statement made to keep people from using rg-59...

Any idea why running a SWM setup with rg-11 wouldn't work? My point is, before trying to run new cable, is there something else I should be trying?

 

[rad]

What type of cable is between the power inserter and the SWiM LNB (or switch)? IIRC that leg has to been RG-6 due to the voltage being carried.

 

[doityourselfer]

As a test, I put the power inserter outside and hooked it into the dish with r6-6. then i used the rg-11 to run inside into my splitter and then to the receiver. That didn't work either. Shouldn't rg-11 handle that type of voltage anyways?

 

[Mr Tony]

RG11 should work fine

Its used for longer cable runs normally

 

[rad]

Don't know then, dumb question, did you go through the sat antenna setup and make sure that it's set for SWM and the correct dish/LNB?

 

[FED-UP-INSTALLER]

software download?

 

[doityourselfer]

I guess i will try re terminating all points. It is not the receiver, I ran a short line from the dish to the receiver temporarily to test and all worked well. When using the existing wiring, something doesn't work right. I estimate the distance is on the high end of 150' which is said to be the maximum for SWM. Maybe the cable snakes more than I realize in the walls... Has anyone had success using swm more than 150'?

 

[rad]

I thought there was a distance limitation for between the PI and the SWiM, don't remember what it was but 50" rings a bell.