SWM technology can run longer distances, although you will likely run into issues with this distance. SWM signals can travel 300' without any splitters. Subtract 50' for each 2-way split. Also, you don't want the power inserter to be more than 150' away due to DC voltage drop. The DC voltage drop will be less with RG11 than with RG6, so put in RG11. Just don't expect the DirecTV tech to be able to terminate RG11, he might not have the proper tools and fittings.
There is an amplifier for SWM (Sonora Design part# SD-SWMA2) that will recover the typical signal loss experienced over 150' of RG6.
Given these parameters, here is what I suggest:
Run about 150' of solid copper RG11 from the dish to an enclosure such as a small shed located between the house and the dish. You'll probably want to place this shed about 140-150' away from the dish. Run normal house power to this shed. Run solid copper RG11 from shed to house.
Inside the shed, you'll want to put the 21v power supply to run the SWM lnb on the HD dish. You will also wan't to put in the Sonora Design SWM amplifier referenced above. This should recover the signal losses experienced over the run at that point plus the difference in loss between rg6 and rg11 and your signal should be a few points higher than what it started at off the dish. From here on to the house, you shouldn't have to deal with DC voltage drop issues since the 21v power inserter is in the shed and the rest of the system doesn't need it. Since SWM can travel 300' over RG6 and you are only going about 200' from the shed to the house on RG11, you should have enough signal to put in a 4 way splitter.
My suggestion would be to get a Genie in the house and have it installed at whatever TV is the shortest distance cable-wise to the dish. Have the tech only install a 2-way splitter on the line from the dish to the house if you plan to feed other TV sets. He can then re-split the tapped off line from the 2-way splitter to other client receivers. Doing it this way will prevent the high signal losses of 4-way and 8-way splitters being added to the line loss from the distance.
If you do it this way, you should be able to get plenty of signal and not worry that you are cutting it close.
Re: Need advice
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Duane Vick
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