Run Coax Along Roof

I would run the coax cable around under the eaves around the house.

Run coax along roof.

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. Place a little as possible on the roof. If i was called in to do it i d fish it thru the soffit which is hollow. Bring it under and attach it to the soffit.

I am still trying to educate myself on that topic. This means only the antenna and dongle. Placing a active usb cable between dongle and raspberry pi. 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.

Coax cable or coaxial cable is familiar to most homeowners and property managers. If there is a connector on the cable it s several times more difficult and you need a bigger hole. This would nog only be cheaper but more importantly much more convenient since you can still reach the raspberry pi. Mount a long j pole on the side of the second story and hope the reception is good enough.

Here s a creative idea. Lay out your cable run so that it will run along the face of a stud or perpendicular to the studs so that the cable staples or cable strap nail are driven into a stud and not just the wall. Don t secure the coax. I use clips like these which make it easy to fasten the wire in many places.

Secure it once it leaves the roof. There is plenty of coax in the house as the previous tenants had a dish on the roof still there but as. Comcast is coming out this weekend to install tv and internet in our new to us house. 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.

It s the standard type of cable used for all conventional cabled tv and internet hookups in homes and rentals. 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. You want a good long section of tape run the long way not a little ring at the end.