Is the spool of RG6 cable I have from 1999 what I want to use to wire my basement for a HD Dish satellite?

Question

The cable reads TFC-T10 File No E86650 CATV (UL) 6 Series. I bought it from the cable company so it was the "good stuff" at the time. With HD though, is there a newer, faster RG6 standard? How can I determine how fast my cable may be. I am finishing my basement and want to do it right, but if I can use the cable I already have instead of buying new cable, that would be ideal. Your help is greatly appreciated.

Answer 1

should be fine as long as it is coax

the cable standards for coax, speaker wire, and cat 5 cabling have remained solid for a long time

the only changes in cabling tech since 99 is in the cables from the sat box/cable rec. to the tv----dvi has about 4 standards, and hdmi has multiple versions and odd compatiblity issues between older components  

rg6 is the same now as it was 10 years ago

Answer 2

Use the RG6. Co-ax cable is co-ax cable. The only improvement over the years has been in the shielding to prevent outside interferance. If you encounter that, replace it with a gold-standard. I don't think you have to. I'm a Radio Shack Associate and have 40 years in Radio/TV experience. See my profile.

Answer 3

yes. all rg6 can handle the sat. specs..

remember that all sat. receivers must have a home-run from either the dish or a multi-coupler. be sure you install the latest "5" satellite dish if you use directv.