From personal experience, I have found extreem "Common Path Distortion", "Ingress" and high levels of "Noise" in the return path caused by RG-11 connectors.....NOT THE RG-11. The connectors usually were incorrectly prepared or loose with no silicone or weather protection. Over time, espically in high humidity areas, corrosion will take over, basically a "time-bomb" for CPD and noise. Use the correct RG connector for the right RG cable! Even though the cable and connector will say "RG-6 or 11", look for "Quad, Dual Shield, ect..." because not all RG connctors are created equal, but rather for SPECIFIC types of cable beyond the "RG" designation. Another thing, if you are sending AC voltage through the RG-11, this cable was not designed for this and over time, another "time-bomb"...espically in the case of corrosion at the connections not to mention the loss of a 75-ohm match when it starts to melt the dielectric. Also, I have also found that rodents love to chew RG-11. This will cause mega-ingress, espically in attic's and lockboxes. Think about it, if you want a "Cadilac" return system, why use a gas line from a "Pinto"?
>What are the implacations using RG11 cable(to feed a 4port tap)instead of .500 cable with regard to return path, rolloff, bandwith, etc...
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Re:Return: RG 11 vs. .500 feeder cable
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Name:
Greg Tobin
Name:
Greg Tobin
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Interactive Broadband Communications, LLC
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