Run Coax Along Roof

Coax cable or coaxial cable is familiar to most homeowners and property managers.

Run coax along roof.

This would nog only be cheaper but more importantly much more convenient since you can still reach the raspberry pi. Here s a creative idea. In that application there is no need to fasten the coax to the roof. I am still trying to educate myself on that topic.

I would run the coax cable around under the eaves around the house. For now i m going to try 5. Bring it under and attach it to the soffit. If there is a connector on the cable it s several times more difficult and you need a bigger hole.

Placing a active usb cable between dongle and raspberry pi. Don t secure the coax. This means only the antenna and dongle. Mount a long j pole on the side of the second story and hope the reception is good enough.

It s the standard type of cable used for all conventional cabled tv and internet hookups in homes and rentals. But i d worry about it ripping shingles off in high winds. I use clips like these which make it easy to fasten the wire in many places. Comcast is coming out this weekend to install tv and internet in our new to us house.

You want a good long section of tape run the long way not a little ring at the end. 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. Secure it once it leaves the roof. 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.

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. 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. 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.