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F-Type Connector Installation Help, Please!
We just bought our home and the previous owner left, what seems to be, a
very nice looking antenna on the roof. Since we don't get our local San Diego HD channels from D/N, I'd like to try the roof antenna for local HD programming. However, when he left, the schmuck cut the coax at the F-connector[!] and I'm left with a 4" stub of coax sticking out of the wall! :o I have a small jumper to connect to the 811 receiver, but I have never installed a F-connector. Does anyone have an illustrated website they can direct me to, OR offer some really simple, easy-to-understand written instructions I have no "installers" tools to do this with, but I do have wire strippers. Many thanks for taking the time to respond! Alain |
F-Type Connector Installation Help, Please!
Joaquin Tall wrote:
We just bought our home and the previous owner left, what seems to be, a very nice looking antenna on the roof. Since we don't get our local San Diego HD channels from D/N, I'd like to try the roof antenna for local HD programming. However, when he left, the schmuck cut the coax at the F-connector[!] and I'm left with a 4" stub of coax sticking out of the wall! :o I have a small jumper to connect to the 811 receiver, but I have never installed a F-connector. Does anyone have an illustrated website they can direct me to, OR offer some really simple, easy-to-understand written instructions I have no "installers" tools to do this with, but I do have wire strippers. Many thanks for taking the time to respond! Alain There are several types of F connectors. The best are compression type (slightly more expensive than crimp). Some of the tools are a bit expensive but I found a Datashark brand tool for $15 at Home Depot. I bought that brand of connectors also, but it looks like the tool would work with other brands. I used a knife blade to strip the cable to the dimensions on the connector package. |
F-Type Connector Installation Help, Please!
On Fri, 02 Feb 2007 11:19:36 -0800, Joaquin Tall
wrote: We just bought our home and the previous owner left, what seems to be, a very nice looking antenna on the roof. Since we don't get our local San Diego HD channels from D/N, I'd like to try the roof antenna for local HD programming. However, when he left, the schmuck cut the coax at the F-connector[!] and I'm left with a 4" stub of coax sticking out of the wall! :o I have a small jumper to connect to the 811 receiver, but I have never installed a F-connector. Does anyone have an illustrated website they can direct me to, OR offer some really simple, easy-to-understand written instructions I have no "installers" tools to do this with, but I do have wire strippers. Many thanks for taking the time to respond! Alain Alain, Go to Home Depot, or some other home improvement store like Lowes, and then to the TV antenna, coax, etc area. They will have "twist on" F-connectors for sale.... probably the best to get for a one-time use. The connectors chould also have a small diagram showing how to install them. They also sell a small inexpensive (about $5.00 I think) stripper that cuts just the right amount of insulation off the cable.... but you can get by without that if you have a sketch showing how to install the connector. Another store where you can get the connector, and easy instructions on installing is Radio Shack I'd also recommend bringing a short piece of the lead-in cable with you, because there are two different sizes (dia) of cable, RG6 and a smaller size that I don't recall the designation for. There are F connectors for each. Charlie Hoffpauir http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~charlieh/ |
F-Type Connector Installation Help, Please!
On Feb 2, 2:19 pm, Joaquin Tall
wrote: We just bought our home and the previous owner left, what seems to be, a very nice looking antenna on the roof. Since we don't get our local San Diego HD channels from D/N, I'd like to try the roof antenna for local HD programming. However, when he left, the schmuck cut the coax at the F-connector[!] and I'm left with a 4" stub of coax sticking out of the wall! :o I have a small jumper to connect to the 811 receiver, but I have never installed a F-connector. Does anyone have an illustrated website they can direct me to, OR offer some really simple, easy-to-understand written instructions I have no "installers" tools to do this with, but I do have wire strippers. Many thanks for taking the time to respond! Alain You don't need special tools, a utlity knife will do. They also sell twist-on coax connectors so you don't need a crimper. You will probably also need an female-female coupler to join the cable coming out of the wall and your jumper cable. Heres a small video illustration on how the cable should be stripped. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fb8rGhqMy1Q |
F-Type Connector Installation Help, Please!
Just head to a Home depot or Lowes. Look for a small box of "Ideal" "crimp
on" connectors. Thats what I use anyway. They have basic instalation tools starting at about 5 to 8 bucks. Talk to a store helper. You need to figure out whether you have RG59, RG6 dual sheild or RG6 Quad Shield sticking out of your wall. That is your major issue right there, figuring out what type of coax you have. They each need their own size F connector. RG59 will be the thinnest Quad sheild will be the thickest of the three types. I just found this site gotta put it my favorites. It points to RG6 (scroll down to crimp on) but the site may have RG59 (essentially the same instrructions) on it. FYI RG59 is not used much anymore. http://www.hometech.com/learn/coaxterm.html Can't help you much more without being there. Norm "Joaquin Tall" wrote in message ... We just bought our home and the previous owner left, what seems to be, a very nice looking antenna on the roof. Since we don't get our local San Diego HD channels from D/N, I'd like to try the roof antenna for local HD programming. However, when he left, the schmuck cut the coax at the F-connector[!] and I'm left with a 4" stub of coax sticking out of the wall! :o I have a small jumper to connect to the 811 receiver, but I have never installed a F-connector. Does anyone have an illustrated website they can direct me to, OR offer some really simple, easy-to-understand written instructions I have no "installers" tools to do this with, but I do have wire strippers. Many thanks for taking the time to respond! Alain |
F-Type Connector Installation Help, Please!
"Joaquin Tall" wrote in message ... We just bought our home and the previous owner left, what seems to be, a very nice looking antenna on the roof. Since we don't get our local San Diego HD channels from D/N, I'd like to try the roof antenna for local HD programming. However, when he left, the schmuck cut the coax at the F-connector[!] and I'm left with a 4" stub of coax sticking out of the wall! :o I have a small jumper to connect to the 811 receiver, but I have never installed a F-connector. Does anyone have an illustrated website they can direct me to, OR offer some really simple, easy-to-understand written instructions I have no "installers" tools to do this with, but I do have wire strippers. Many thanks for taking the time to respond! Alain Get a twist on connector like everybody is telling you. Get one that has instructions on the back. Plus, a 4 inch stub is not very useful; go to Radio Shack and get an F barrel connector. That will let you connect another cable on to the stub. What you end up with is: 4 inch stub. install twist on F connector to the stub screw the barrel connector to the stub's F connector screw your new coax, with an F connector on the end, to the other end of the barrel connector. Tam |
F-Type Connector Installation Help, Please!
On Feb 2, 3:51 pm, "Norm" wrote:
out whether you have RG59, RG6 dual sheild or RG6 Quad Shield sticking out FYI: Older RG59 cable is 0.242" (6.1mm) in diameter. Rg-6 is 0.265" (6.7mm) in diameter. Slight hijack: I'm about to replace all my 20 year-old RG59 cable. What's the difference between dual shield and quad shield? At my local electronics store, $60 will buy 1000 feet of dual shield. $120 will buy 1000 feet of quad shield. Is the extra $$$ worth the extra shielding? |
F-Type Connector Installation Help, Please!
"NadCixelsyd" wrote:
On Feb 2, 3:51 pm, "Norm" wrote: out whether you have RG59, RG6 dual sheild or RG6 Quad Shield sticking out FYI: Older RG59 cable is 0.242" (6.1mm) in diameter. Rg-6 is 0.265" (6.7mm) in diameter. Slight hijack: I'm about to replace all my 20 year-old RG59 cable. What's the difference between dual shield and quad shield? At my local electronics store, $60 will buy 1000 feet of dual shield. $120 will buy 1000 feet of quad shield. Is the extra $$$ worth the extra shielding? First off, you are talking about replacing the rg59 with rg6, yes? If so, it may be worth the extra, it depends on the installation. It probably won't make a difference worth noticing. Chip -- -------------------- http://NewsReader.Com/ -------------------- Usenet Newsgroup Service $9.95/Month 30GB |
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