RG6 Siamese Coaxial Cable CMR - 18 AWG CCS, Dual Shield, Riser Rated, 500ft Black

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Satellite dishes, dual-tuner boxes, and a lot of MDU distribution need two coax runs to the same place, and pulling a siamese cable is half the work of pulling two singles. This is two RG6 cables joined side by side in one jacket: each leg is an 18 AWG copper-clad steel center conductor in foam polyethylene, a bonded aluminum foil and a 60% aluminum braid, rated to 3 GHz for cable TV, satellite, and MoCA. Peel the legs apart at the ends, terminate each with a standard RG6 F connector, and you have two runs from one pull. The flame-retardant PVC jacket is CMR riser rated, so it can run between floors in a multi-story building.

It comes on a 500 ft wooden spool.

Features

• Siamese, two RG6 runs in one pull. Joined by a web that peels apart cleanly at each end, so a dual-tuner satellite box or two-line MDU drop takes one pull instead of two.
• 18 AWG copper-clad steel center conductor. The standard RG6 conductor for RF: the steel core gives pull strength and the copper skin carries the signal, since RF travels on the surface.
• Dual shield. 100% coverage bonded aluminum foil plus a 60% aluminum braid, for CATV, satellite, and antenna distribution in ordinary residential and commercial environments.
• 75 Ω, rated to 3 GHz. Covers cable TV and DOCSIS to 1.2 GHz, satellite IF to 2.15 GHz, and MoCA to 1.675 GHz.
• CMR riser rated. Flame-retardant PVC jacket listed for riser runs between floors as well as general in-wall and ceiling use.
• UV-stabilized jacket. Holds up on the exterior wall run from the dish or demarc to the entry point.
• Foam polyethylene dielectric. Low loss and stable impedance over the whole band.
• 500 ft wooden spool. Put it on a spool stand or a length of conduit through the arbor and it pays out cleanly.

Where It Fits

It suits dual-tuner satellite receiver drops, two-line runs from a satellite dish or multiswitch, CATV and broadband distribution in apartment buildings, condos, and hotels, riser runs between floors carrying two services, MoCA home networking alongside cable TV, and any residential or commercial coax run where two RG6 lines go to the same outlet.

Good to Know

CMR is an indoor rating. The UV-stabilized jacket handles the short exposed run from a dish or demarc to the building entry, but this isn't a direct-burial or aerial-messenger cable, and for long outdoor runs a CMX-rated or flooded RG6 is the right choice. Copper-clad steel is the standard conductor for RF distribution and works with every satellite and cable box, but if the run has to carry DC to a powered amplifier or LNB over a long distance, a solid-copper RG6 has lower resistance and less voltage drop. Ground the cable at the entry point with a grounding block bonded to the electrical service ground, as the NEC requires for coax entering a building. Use compression F connectors sized for RG6 dual shield; quad-shield connectors are too large. Keep the bend radius above 3 inches and the pulling tension under 110 lb; a siamese cable twists more easily than a single, so pull from a spool on a stand rather than off the end of the reel.

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