Trees are bad

[Pi314]

Tree growth on the south portion of house is inhibitingsignal reception. I can receive and watch programming through a weak signalfrom AMC 9 (83w) and Galaxy 19 (97w) but that is it. We have a wide open soybeanfield without trees approximately 300 to 400 feet from the house.
What is the maximum distance I can run RG6 cable from thedish to the house? Is there a repeater\amplifier that I can employ tofacilitate such a distance?

System specs: Non-motorized Geosat Pro 90cm dish with LazerGold 40mm LNB. I am using a portable SatLink WS-6906 as a satellite tracker\receiver.Also have an X-Square DVB-s\MPEG2 receiver anchored inside the house.

I am not looking for any fancy or exotic channels. Standard USdomestic networks, ABC, CBS, CW, FOX, and NBC will suffice.

Thank you,
Pi314

 

[tdti1]

Run rg-11.

If you want those channels I think your best bet would be G-16 c-band, so grab a 6/ft or larger dish.

 

[rv1pop]

for that distance --- yes RG-11 but a 10 foot or larger dish should do it, especially that far north.

 

[Anole]

suggestions

- Move your dish north, so it shoots OVER the trees.
- 200 feet is a no brainer; at 300 be careful and use good sense.
- Cut the #%^*= trees!

Choose one.

 

[Borisov-54]

What is the maximum distance I can run RG6 cable from thedish to the house?

3 years ago has unwound 100 metres of Chinese cable RG-6 on a kitchen garden. Has adjusted Sirius-4,8e on the aerial 0,9?. On 1 metre cable the signal was-100 % quality. And on 100 metres of a cable too the signal was-100 % quality.
But cable RG-11 is better .

 

[AcWxRadar]

Pi314,

If you cannot set the dish back further to the north to overshoot the trees like Anole mentioned, then you'll have to go with RG-11 cable and possibly trim some branches or remove a tree.
Although removing an entire living tree just to get satellite reception is not on my list of positive approaches to resolving the issue, but a little selective trimming isn't too bad.
With the RG-11, you can get your dish set out further south quite a long ways and reduce the tree trimming venture.
You can easily get to the 300 foot mark with quality RG-11 cable and secure a strong signal quality level. I believe that you will be even able to reach the 400 foot mark without any amplification means at all.

I have run RG-6 cable to 200 foot and had no problems with signal quality even though I could detect a slight drop, but I did start to develop trouble operating my H-H motor due to DC line losses. The further I went with the RG-6, the more I could detect degradation of the signal quality, but that was not my immediate concern as there was still plenty of headroom remaining for my receiver to lock onto the signals, it was the motor control issues that were my main trouble. Beyond the 200 feet, I almost couldn't use my motor reliably with RG-6.

I've never been very keen on the in-line amps, so I won't address that application out of lack of personal experience.

As for the channels (major networks) that you want to pull in, you'll have to go C-Band.

RADAR

 

[AcWxRadar]

3 years ago has unwound 100 metres of Chinese cable RG-6 on a kitchen garden. Has adjusted Sirius-4,8e on the aerial 0,9?. On 1 metre cable the signal was-100 % quality. And on 100 metres of a cable too the signal was-100 % quality.
But cable RG-11 is better .View attachment 84419

Boris,

I agree. I really did not detect very much of a signal quality loss using the RG-6 cable. It was a very small % loss at 200 feet vs 3 feet (60M vs 1M). 1% -> 2% maximum.
And even that was difficult to measure accurately. It could have been one of many other factors that affected my readings, beyond the cable itself.
But, the RG-11 was certainly better, I could at least compare the 200 feet of RG-6 to the 300+ feet of RG-11 and detect the difference.

RADAR

 

[Pi314]

Thank you for the guidance and suggestions, very helpful. A c-band dish is on my to-do list but not until it warms up around here (zip 53571).

Pi314

 

[Anole]

ding, ding, ding, the man wants a BUD. Step right up!

Thank you for the guidance and suggestions, very helpful.
A c-band dish is on my to-do list but not until it warms up around here (zip 53571).

I don't want you to think I'm beating you up on this matter, but ...
Now is a great time to go out & spot BUDs.
No leaves blocking your view.
Bring us pictures and we'll happily guide you to one or two of the better dishes.
Then come spring, you can go harvesting!
Less pressure this way, too.

 

[FaT Air]

Keep an eye on this thread: http://www.satelliteguys.us/threads/281719-Craigslist-dishes-for-your-perusal