Cable Specifications - Hughes DW 3000 One-Way Installation Manual

CABLE SPECIFICATIONS

Note: Coaxial cables with copper clad steel center conductor are not recommended.
Note: Do not use splitters.
Note: Line amplifiers are required for Receive cable runs of more than 150 ft.
You must use plenum grade cable if the cable is to be run in plenum space which is carrying return air for the air circulation system,
Check local laws to see if plenum grade cable is required in other locations.
If the Receive cable run length is less than 150 ft., then no line amplifier is required. If the Receive cable run length is greater than
150 ft., but less than 300 ft., then install a line amplifier in the Receive cable only, a minimum of 25 ft. and up to 30 ft. from the LNB.
A line amplifier, if needed, can be installed only in the Receive cable, not in the Transmit cable. (There is no Transmit cable in the
one-way product.)
Line amplifier specification: Channel Master 5113 IFD or equivalent.
Your choice of grounding scheme may affect your choice of cable;
Grounding the Satellite System" on page 31
meeting the National Electrical Code grounding requirements is easier if you use RG-6 with
solid copper center conductor and quad shield. However, you can also meet the
requirements by using RG-6 with solid copper center conductor only and grounding the
mast as described in the Overview.
Recommended cable specifications for Two-Way and One-Way Systems
Cable length from satellite
dish to computer
Up to 300 ft.
300 ft. to 420 ft.
Important: A higher grade of cable can be used for an installation where a lower grade is
specified. For example, an RG6 cable with solid copper center conductor and quad shield
can be used for installations where the cable length is less than 300 ft. Never use a lower
grade of cable than specified. Be sure to record the grade of the cable used for your
installation. The grade is printed on the cable every few feet. Never use a cable which
does not have the manufacturers name and its grade clearly printed on it!
Grounding and Cable Choice
for information about grounding. Note that
Type of cable to be used
Receive
RG6 with solid copper
center conductor
(CommScope 5729 or
equivalent)
RG6 with solid copper
center conductor
(CommScope 5729 or
equivalent)
see "Overview of
Transmit
RG6 with solid copper
center conductor
(CommScope 5729 or
equivalent)
RG6 with solid copper
center conductor and quad
shield (CommScope 5781
or equivalent)
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