Use Electric Wire instead of RG-6 or Phone Wire?

[Stargazer]

Would electrical wire work for satellite, coax, or telephone cabling? Would it work better particularly if it was used as phone wire because of it having larger diameter wire?

 

[Mike500]

Would work fine for telephone cabling, but it's overkill.

Talk voltage is -48DC

Ring voltage is 90 VAC

Not good for dbs satellite due to interference and poor impedence match.

 

[Stargazer]

I figure it would be overkill for a phone and was wondering about the interference issue for satellite from receiver to dish. It would probably have interference issues for use as coax also wouldn't it? I had some old electric wire tore out that we do not plan on putting back in to be on the safe side. I figured I could find some other uses for it. Would it work pretty good as speaker wire?