Wiring for Direct TV/ Dish

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Audiophyte
I am building a new home and not sure if I will use one of the satellite providers or not. I want to be prepared just in case. Should I run 4 RG6 from the side of the house close to the roof and put it in a weather tight box and then run these to the attic or does there need to be some type of multi switch for satellite systems. Or do the cables all need to be run to the distribution panel.

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MDS

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Ideally you'd like all cables run to a central distribution center regardless of whether you will have satellite or not. In that central location you'd have all the patch panels and devices like switches to route the incoming signals wherever you want.

4 RG6 may be overkill but plan on no less than two. Too many is always better than too few.

If you end up with more than one satellite you are fine if everything runs to a central location because you can put the multi-switch there. If you end up with only one satellite dish, the other RG6 can be used for other purposes.

If it were me I'd plan on two to three RG6 from the outside to a central location in the house and also run all CAT5 for phone and network to the same location. That is how newer homes are wired and it is very convenient to have everything in one location. It then becomes a simple matter of connecting the cables to the appropriate patch panel or switch to distribute it to the other rooms in the house.
 
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JonBaker99

Audioholic
I wouldn't wire anything less than 5 for a dish now. I currently use all 4 feeds of my dish wired back to my distriubtion panel and hooked into a multiswitch. I recommend to most of my customers to have 5 run so that you have some room for future expansion. Might as well run extra. RG6 is cheap.
 
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Audiophyte
Thanks for all your suggestions. For once I am ahead of the game. Just started framing.
 
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guitarplyrstevo

Audioholic
Thanks for all your suggestions. For once I am ahead of the game. Just started framing.
Why would you need so many cables? How will 1 RG6 compare to 4 RG6? I'm knew on this site and I need to catch up on some things.
 
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