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Webro WF100 10 m Low Loss Digital Satellite Coax Cable with 10 Clips - black

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One way of getting the cable cost down is to reduce the amount of copper inside the cable. This is where Copper Clad Steel & Copper Clad Aluminium cables come in. Although you save money, you lose out considerably in terms of performance so I would opt for all copper conductors instead if the budget allows it. The steel conductor in CCS is prone to rusting over time and the steel conductor doesn’t have it very good current carrying capacity. As there is a considerable voltage drop with cables lengths exceeding 30m using a CCS cable for satellite LNB connections is not a good idea as the voltage drop could cause issues with the LNB switching. Please note that this has been written from a TV aerial/satellite perspective, so we are focusing on the best coax cables for Sky, Freeview & Freesat. There are lot of other types that are used in CCTV and data cabling functions which are not mentioned in this blog. The next cable size above is 165 coaxial cable. I’m sure you know where I’m going from here so I’m not going to list anymore coaxial cable sizes, although there are more. The reason being when you get higher it would be more suitable to install fibre optic cabling instead. 1.65mm cable is pretty much used exclusively in communal TV system and CATV systems. It has a signal loss of around 2dB at the highest frequency. With cables this size and above it can even be difficult to get crimp on plugs to fit well so I would advise installing compression plugs instead. High quality WF100 Coaxial cable can be used for SKY HD/ Freeview HD/Freesat HD, featuring a plain copper foil and wire braiding screening, WF100 cable is a higher grade cable over RG6, plain annealed copper conductor for improved signal conductivity over the cheaper CCS / CCA cable. To smallest of all the coaxial cable sizes is 0.65mm cable.This is most commonly used in a pair to form “shotgun” satellite cable for Sky+,Sky Q, Freesat+ and other satellite PVR’s which require two separate LNB connections. Being the smallest of cable sizes, it should only be used for short cable lengths, nothing really above 25m. It will typically lose around 5dB at the highest used frequency every 10m.

Coaxial cables are suitable for many applications, including low power video, video signal, and they are also used in high frequency transmission, especially for transmitters and receivers, computers, radio and TV transmissions. I would however be very wary of called branded or marketed as “RG6” as the modern equivalent is far inferior in terms of performance. It is cheap to buy which is why some people use it. It has a solid copper clad steel centre conductor with a foam filled dielectric and aluminium. There are lots of different coaxial cable sizes, below we discuss the most common types used for Sky, Freeview, Freesat and communal TV systems. There are a few things that define what cable size will be used but this mostly has to do with cable length when installed. The smaller the cable size the greater the signal losses over distance. The number before the cable type represents the centre conductor size.When you see the terms SDU and MDU, these stand for Single Dwelling Unit and Multiple Dwelling Unit meaning domestic and communal basically. This means that cable that is certified for “MDU” use is suitable for both domestic and communal installations but not the other way around.

High quality twin WF100 Coaxial cable can be used for SKY HD/ Freeview HD/Freesat HD, featuring a plain copper foil and wire braiding screening, WF100 cable is CAI approved, CAI is the benchmark standard for aerial and satellite broadcast cables, ensuring accurate transmission of TV signal, A twin satellite cable is sometimes referred to as a shotgun cable and is suitable for satellite installations. If you’re going to be installing lots of internal coaxial cabling you should install LSZH coaxial cabling. LSZH stands for Low Smoke Zero Halogen which means in the event of fire the toxic fumes given off from this type of cable is far less than other types of coaxial cabling intended for outside use.In terms of electrical performance there are some differences. The DC resistance is higher, as is the signal loss (attenuation) which gets worse as the frequency increases, but all cables have losses. The thing is though, for fairly short runs of under 20m, you'd be hard-pressed to notice any real difference. If you read the early part of this blog you will see I talked about the different coaxial cable sizes, this depends on the cables lengths that you’re installing. I again rate Webro the highest so if you’reinstalling a communal IRS system, I recommend WF100, WF125 and WF165 as suitable cables for doing so. You may even want to get these a multi-core cable to assist with the installation. There is actually a triple screened coaxial cable on the market called HD100. The extra screen is on top of the cable braid. Although the performance on this cable is superior, I personally think that this is overkill and not worth the extra expense. I’m not the only one as the popularity of this cable type hasn’t really caught on. I have also included modern CT100, PF100 and NX100 as almost equally good to WF100. To be honest they are so similar I wouldn’t worry if you have one instead of the other.

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