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Friday, September 6th, 2024 8:12 PM

What kind of RG6 female to female connectors do I need to connect receiver to switch?

I got a satellite upgrade and it's the HD SL3 satellite.  I have 3 HR24 receivers and they all work with the new satellite.  The DTV tech put in a switch that splits the RG6 cable to multiple RG6 lines.

I want to move one of the HR24 receivers to another room.  The cable to the other room is RG6.  However, it was connected by a Terk switch in the room that no longer works with the HD signal from the satellite.

[Satellite] ===> [Switch from DTV] ----> [Terk Switch/obsolete] ----> [cable to other room] 

I want to combine two separate RG6 cables and bypass the Terk switch by connecting the cable from the DTV switch to the RG6 cable going to the other room.  I can get regular RG6 female to female connectors.  

Will these work in sending SWM signals to the cable in the other room? 

I can recable by running a long RG6 cable from the DTV switch to the other room that is in one piece.  However, this would require me moving multiple furniture away from the walls so I would prefer to not to do that.  

Would a normal RG6 female to female cable connector have any problems with the SWM signal to the other room??  Or do I have to get special RG6 female to female connectors?

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ACE - Sage

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3 months ago

That will work fine. 

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ACE - Expert

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3 months ago

You need an F81 barrel nut.

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3 months ago

Thanks litzdog911 and shannon02!


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