one_db looks on top of it. 12g landscaping power cable from Home Depot, Lowes, etc. will do for actuator power at quite a distance.
Box store coax bugs me. Although all of the amplification of the signal is done at the lnbf. And pushes a good signal that is easily handled by 3 GHz coax. I would expect that everything will be buried in the dirt. I'm more focused with dB loss/100 feet like you will see from the likes of Belden and the others who provide a specs sheet. I'd stay away from the cheapest, but the most expensive isn't a need.
Just don't use screw on F connectors.
Actuator sensor cable needs to have a dedicated shield. 2 wires plus shield for reed switch actuator sensors. 16g seems to work just fine here. Stranded, of course.
Run it in PVC or black poly pipe. PVC is okay because you can run the cabling through each section on the ground first and couple them later. For a long run in poly pipe the good old string and baggie tied to it and a shop vac on the other end will give a pull string. Maybe pull two strings and leave one inside for future use. Use nylon or something that doesn't degrade over time
Box store coax bugs me. Although all of the amplification of the signal is done at the lnbf. And pushes a good signal that is easily handled by 3 GHz coax. I would expect that everything will be buried in the dirt. I'm more focused with dB loss/100 feet like you will see from the likes of Belden and the others who provide a specs sheet. I'd stay away from the cheapest, but the most expensive isn't a need.
Just don't use screw on F connectors.
Actuator sensor cable needs to have a dedicated shield. 2 wires plus shield for reed switch actuator sensors. 16g seems to work just fine here. Stranded, of course.
Run it in PVC or black poly pipe. PVC is okay because you can run the cabling through each section on the ground first and couple them later. For a long run in poly pipe the good old string and baggie tied to it and a shop vac on the other end will give a pull string. Maybe pull two strings and leave one inside for future use. Use nylon or something that doesn't degrade over time
