Where does one buy power cable for dish controller ? Is the coax and power cable all in one, or do we run separate cables. Have 100 ft from dish to receiver.
Tks for any help
Sam
Coax and power cable from dish to receiver
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Re: Coax and power cable from dish to receiver
I don't think you can buy all-in-on shielded signal and power cables anymore. Those cables were custom manufactured back in the day.
Get yourself 18AWG 2-wire shielded cable for the signal and a separate 16AWG 2-wire cable for power. For best results, the signal cable should be shielded to avoid interference from the power lines. Some people use a single 4-wire cable (2 wires for signalling and 2 wires for power), but any noise generated by the power line may cause miscounts with your controller.
Get yourself 18AWG 2-wire shielded cable for the signal and a separate 16AWG 2-wire cable for power. For best results, the signal cable should be shielded to avoid interference from the power lines. Some people use a single 4-wire cable (2 wires for signalling and 2 wires for power), but any noise generated by the power line may cause miscounts with your controller.
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Re: Coax and power cable from dish to receiver
Tks for info. Can hardly wait to this up and running! don't watch to much tv, but would be nice to watch something interesting !!