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Posted by NickySantoro on September 22, 2005, 3:09 pm
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I have to run some RG6 in my daughter's new apartment. The coax line
comes up inside the closet. In order to supply two TVs and a modem is
it best to use a two way splitter and then split the TV line again or
will a three way splitter be OK?
TIA
DFB
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Posted by Warren on September 22, 2005, 12:36 pm
NickySantoro wrote:
>I have to run some RG6 in my daughter's new apartment. The coax line
> comes up inside the closet. In order to supply two TVs and a modem is
> it best to use a two way splitter and then split the TV line again or
> will a three way splitter be OK?
If you look at the labels on the outputs of a three-way splitter, you'll
notice that it's essentially the same thing. The input is split once, with
one leg going straight to an output, and the other leg is split again before
going to the outputs. Make sure the modem is on the leg that was split only
once, and make sure you have a splitter with a wide enough frequency range.
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Posted by Rick Kunath on September 23, 2005, 5:58 pm
Warren wrote:
> If you look at the labels on the outputs of a three-way splitter, you'll
> notice that it's essentially the same thing. The input is split once, with
> one leg going straight to an output, and the other leg is split again
> before going to the outputs. Make sure the modem is on the leg that was
> split only once, and make sure you have a splitter with a wide enough
> frequency range.
>
The only gotcha when shopping for a 3-way splitter is that there are
versions made with an equal split.
These will be marked 5-5-5 dB and not the 3.5-7-7 dB model you need.
As was mentioned up the thread, a 3.5-7-7 bD 3-way splitter is a 2-way
feeding another 2-way in the same package.
They work well.
Rick Kunath
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Posted by Bill M. on September 22, 2005, 7:40 pm
On Thu, 22 Sep 2005 15:09:44 -0400, NickySantoro
>I have to run some RG6 in my daughter's new apartment. The coax line
>comes up inside the closet. In order to supply two TVs and a modem is
>it best to use a two way splitter and then split the TV line again or
>will a three way splitter be OK?
>TIA
>DFB
I would use a good quality 3-way splitter, if that's the most
convenient in your situation. Each splitter, and each connection, adds
it's own bit of insertion loss, so a single 3-way might be more
efficient than a pair of 2-ways. The splitter should have an output
labeled -3dB (or possibly -3.5dB) and two outputs labeled -7dB (or
-7.5dB). The -3dB output should go to the cable modem, and the other
two to the TV's.
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Bill
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Posted by Robert Nichols on September 23, 2005, 10:58 am
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:I would use a good quality 3-way splitter, if that's the most
:convenient in your situation. Each splitter, and each connection, adds
:it's own bit of insertion loss, so a single 3-way might be more
:efficient than a pair of 2-ways. The splitter should have an output
:labeled -3dB (or possibly -3.5dB) and two outputs labeled -7dB (or
:-7.5dB). The -3dB output should go to the cable modem, and the other
:two to the TV's.
Got a source for such a splitter, quantity ONE? I can only find them
at places that want to sell me a case load. Retail stores don't seem
to carry them.
--
Bob Nichols AT comcast.net I am "rnichols42"
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