Run Coax Along Roof

Here s a creative idea.

Run coax along roof.

Either use two people or very short pulls and trips to the other end to check to be sure that the cable is not getting kinked as you pull it when you can t see the other end of the pull. Mount a long j pole on the side of the second story and hope the reception is good enough. Don t secure the coax. I would run the coax cable around under the eaves around the house.

In that application there is no need to fasten the coax to the roof. I would recommend not running the coax over the gutter or for that matter over any exposed roofing material period as the cable will be exposed to uv radiation and break down faster as well as trapping leaves and other foreign matter. Comcast is coming out this weekend to install tv and internet in our new to us house. It s the standard type of cable used for all conventional cabled tv and internet hookups in homes and rentals.

This means only the antenna and dongle. I use clips like these which make it easy to fasten the wire in many places. It is often said that all coax should run all the way to the ground for grounding lightning protection and then come back up to the shack so you ll have to weigh the pros and cons for all that. Bring it under and attach it to the soffit.

Place a little as possible on the roof. You want a good long section of tape run the long way not a little ring at the end. This would nog only be cheaper but more importantly much more convenient since you can still reach the raspberry pi. Here are some of the tips reported by homeowners landlords property managers and anyone who happens to be running coax cable through a residence to provide telecommunications hookups.

Placing a active usb cable between dongle and raspberry pi. Coax cable or coaxial cable is familiar to most homeowners and property managers. Secure it once it leaves the roof. I am still trying to educate myself on that topic.

If i was called in to do it i d fish it thru the soffit which is hollow. There is plenty of coax in the house as the previous tenants had a dish on the roof still there but as. For now i m going to try 5.