My run would be about 50 feet or so. So as long as I use good quality RG6 I should be okay, right? I'm not trying to tune in very far stations with it, I just need to split it for multiple feed scanners. Is there any manufacturer or brand that is better?
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Try to find cable that is swept to 3 GHz. That's often the better stuff.
Something like this: (50ft is $13.79 w/free shipping)
You probably want to stay away from 'Quad shield' cable because that can give you additional problems when installing some connectors etc.
New RG6 3GHz Shielded Solid Copper Coaxial Coax Cable Custom Size DirecTV Dish | eBay
Edit:
The above cable comes with these connectors installed.
http://www.amazon.com/Thomas-Betts-...1403928073&sr=8-1&keywords=Belden+Snap+n+Seal
Although at higher frequencies, 'copper clad steel' center conductor is 'just about' as good RF-wise.
I use only solid copper because there are times I feed 12V on the feed line to power amplifiers.
The steel center conductor has far too much loss at DC.
Below, you can see approximately how much signal you'll lose when you feed multiple scanners.
Always figure on the high side of the numbers.
Each connector will also have a little loss 0.1-0.2 dB or so. (if installed correctly)
'Ball park' losses for splitters: (per port)
A 2-way splitter has around 4 dB loss
A 3-way splitter has around 7-8 dB loss
A 4-way splitter has around 9-11 dB loss
An 8-way splitter has around 13.5 dB loss
Rich
A couple more thoughts....
Some splitters will have different attenuation per port.
I have some 3-way splitters for example that have ............... -3.5dB , -7.5 dB , -7.5 db (per port)
That works well for me in some cases.
Be aware that there are good splitters and TERRIBLE splitters out there.
It's best to use respected name brand devices..
You may wonder why some 2-way splitters are $.99 and others are $7, that's why.
And make sure the splitter is spec'd for the frequency range you care about.