Affiliate Link to compression tool kit used in the video: www.lowes.com/pd/IDEAL-Linear-X3-Compression-Hip-Kit-Compression-Tool/1000404645 Affiliate Link to Recommended Coaxial Cables: www.amazon.com/shop/antennaman?listId=4RBGOO8SD5CC Affiliate Link to RG6 compression fittings 👉 amzn.to/2VQZS8V Affiliate Link to RG59 compression fittings 👉 amzn.to/2KqDTR5
YO Tyler the Antenna Man! I want to express thanks and appreciation for your assistance with these compression connectors. I bought supplies to redo the connection to my Tablo receiver, including your recommended RG6 quad shielded cable and compression connectors. I purchased the red handled compression tool from Amazon and EVERY ONE OF MY CONNECTORS just fell off. I finally found and watched this video VERY closely. The bit that nobody else tells you in the many articles and videos on the subject - but you showed it clearly - is that the metal shield inside the connector basically is supposed to twist between the inner insulation and the outer jacket. When I did as you showed and twisted the cable into the connector firmly with effort, and crimped it, the crimper felt like it was really biting in for a change.The resulting connection was tight and perfect. I seem to have more stable signals on several flakey channels now. I love your videos - great content - keep it up.
I have a huge amount of extra coaxial gables. Thanks to your video I understand the white ones are the ones I should not use. How can I tell the difference for the black cones I have. It says nothing on most the cables. Thanks.
@@matthewstewart1986 LOVED IT! Sometimes I do a quick scroll in the beginning until the good info starts. Saw this comment at the top and it took all I had not to FF...the anticipation was a killer lol. He's always so serious, never smiles so when he breaks loose like that it's awesome!
I live in a large condo complex and I'm able to scavenge good cable that the Spectrum installers leave strewn about. Spectrum helping a cord cutter, lol. ____________________ When I make cables w this method the connector housings do not have continuity w the shields. So I cheched a cable left behind by Spectrum, and same thing, no connection between connector housings at opposite ends of the cable when I check w ohmmeter. Is that right? DOESN'T MAKE SENSE!
Something is wrong. You will lose signal. I bought some cable that showed no continuity and through it out. I suspect it is the aluminium is oxidized and not making contact, don't use it unless the shield makes contact.
Tyler, I like your style - you tell it like it is. Thanks so much for sharing your knowledge, which has helped so many people. I have done dozens and dozens of cable installs, yet I learned a few pointers from your videos. Keep up the great work and thanks again.
I've not done my own Cat5e in years as premade cable is so cheap, and meets my needs at home, and the side work I do repairing computers, and installing basic home Wifi setups for me people my small town, but in the late 90's I took computer network technologies, and did some IT work here, and there in the early - mid 00's, and I have to agree crimping cable is indeed and art.
In copper/fiber, the connector is just as important as the wire. I worked in an environment years ago where a majority of the connections were of custom length. I've done thousands of RJ45 connectors on cat6/6a, and hundreds of fiber runs. While not cheap, for cat6, the EZ RJ45 system is tops in terms of ease of use. The tool you can buy that works with the system is good quality too. In the consumer market pre-made is the way to go though as its not economical to buy a spool of cable/wire just make your own.
3:06 Be careful you didn’t scratch the center conductor. A scratch could cause issues with low band frequencies 0-100 which are used as return frequencies for ISP using Docsis protocol for internet.
Great Video Tyler! I just got 8 Compression fittings that I ordered on Ebay over 2 months ago today! I have used screw on for years and will be able to see with having time off if I can see some improvement on My Antenna and Satellite Dish! And Buy the way this Video also Applys to #FreeSatelliteTV Use this method to hook up a Satellite Dish!
It's hard to say how many times I have referred back to your videos, like this one, as a confidence builder before starting a chore. So thanks again ... and again!
Thank you for the great video and explanation. This is what I was looking for since I have a kit to install connectors, but lacked the knowledge provided by a PRO to finish the cable properly. Also, thanks for keeping antenna manufacturers/resellers honest about their 4K Digital HD 1,000 mile range flat tv antenna.
The RG59 is best for RCA or component cable. You can also use it for an external FM antenna that has 75 Ohm output. As for digital TV it sucks, many channels especially on UHF band dissapears. RG6 cable (even the dual shield) is far superior than RG59. Even in analog days the RG6 had better picture than RG59
Yep, and at least from my experience when I replaced the junk cabling under my house from my fiber to the node, and copper coax cable to the home ISP(AtlanticBB), and reran my own higher quality RG6 from Lowe's(don't remember the brand as it's been several years), I've had better more stable speeds from them.
I noticed on my Cable Modem I was getting a lot of "Uncorrectable" errors. I bought and re-ran a coax cable from my modem to the outside of my house where my ISP meets my house. I'm now getting 0 uncorrectable errors. Being able to make your own Coax cable connectors is useful not just for antennas. :)
Tyler is right. Practice using the stripper SEVERAL times on extra cable so you get the cutting depth right on both blades before making your final cut on the actual cable that you'll be using. It will save you a lot of heartache in the long run.
Tyler you are so right, most people today won't watch the whole video and put the end on wrong and then turn around and tell others that your instructions are no good. You can't fix stupid. 😵💫 Thanks for another great DIY video 👍
I've watched about 10 videos so far on how to do this after getting frustrated. Your video has been the most explanatory and exactly what I'm looking for (not to mention using the exact tools I am using). Thankfully I did test on a shorter piece of cable, but I'm still running into trouble. Tomorrow's a new day and I'll be back at it (wiring my parent's place). Will have to rewatch tomorrow to ensure I'm fully doing this right. Keep up the great work!
@@lesbsocal9107 I did that for years as a young person or I would crimp the connection, but neither were great choices, but that was in my early days. The outdoor weather would ruin any screw on types even taping them up, and I was always replacing them. Compression connectors is the only way.
I don't use hex crimp connectors the compression connectors are much better. The FCC requires the cable providers to use them because they don't leak signal like the others.
Good cable and connectors are very important as are good tools. I've wired my house with Belden RG-6 and Thomas & Betts 3GHz connectors. I've also got the full set of Thomas & Betts tools. Regardless, when the weather cools down and I'm making a cable for someone outdoors, arthritis can really kick one in the behind trying to get those connectors in place. Enjoy it while you can!
Lol when you said fake news, very good and informative video, I have a compression tool set from Harbor frieght that cost me about 15 dollars about 6 years ago and absolutely love it!!
Just found your channel and i find it very informative. I hope to get local channels at my camp so i dont have to watch dvds all the time. Thanks again.
I decided to upgrade my coax and bought a 250 ft roll of quad RG6 and crimp fittings from Menards. My antenna is about 100 ft from my house do to trees. I wish I would have watched this first to learn about compression fittings. I am going to return the crimp fittings and get compression fittings instead. I hope the new upgrade increases my signal strength to eliminate my occasional signal loss.
Great video....Can you please help. Comcast tells me I must run a new "home run" rg6 line from my basement splitter to a room just above into a wall outlet for a new Comcast router. Should I use dual, tri, or quad RG6 cable? Would like to future proof as much as possible. If quad...must I than use quad from wall outlet to router....or can I use regular rg6 already in place. Any and all advice will help....thank you!
Nothing but RG-6 Quad here. I will say terminating is somewhat of an art that you must practice. Even with the correct equipment. I will relay one of my experiences here. I was having some signal issues with my cable modem through Xfinity. Luckily I got a very good Tech show up. He eventually got to reterminating all the connectors along the path to the Demarc. He showed me the noise on the line as he proceeded using his test equipment/meter. Every time he replaced one connector the line noise would go down slightly. When he got done there was almost no more noise on that line to the modem. That right there convinced me of the importance of a "quality" termination/fitting.
Antenna Man!! You Rock!! I have followed you for a while and appreciate your knowledge and expertise! I have a question, my antenna is approximately 75 feet from my tv. If I use quad shield good quality R6 cable with a preamp, will that work with a Clearstream 2Max antenna or am I wasting my time because of the length of the cable? Thanks for your guru-like advice!! Greg Maxwell
If you have multimeter: measure the copper center, to to outside shield, it should read infinite resistance. Take the two ends and measure copper to copper, and shield to shield, it should read close to zero ohms. If it passes these 3 tests it is probably good. I bought some cable from Amazon that didn't pass. I through it away.
Amazon doesn't seem to monitor the manufacturer's description of the product. I bought a 100' RG6 Quad cable that stated that it had a solid copper core conductor. A little testing proved that the core conductor was steel with a copper coating, which is inferior. I sent it back.
I tried to bring an outside RG6 cable into the house through a nice bushing I bought at the home store. I could not get the connector to stay on or pick up a signal. finally got frustrated and just made a bigger hole. LOL. The connectors I bought off of Amazon are a pain to try and get on an RG6 cable. I definitely need more practice. How about a video to test the cable? maybe with a multimeter?
Excellent video as always Tyler, you are a very good instructor. Do you recommend putting a 75ohm terminator load with a cable extension adapter on one end of the cable and testing it with a meter after the compression fittings are attached?
Antenna Man How do you feel about RG11 for antenna install? I do have to go into a splitter so would it be better to use the RG-11 over RG-6? And what about solid copper over clad copper plating. Just wondering your thoughts
Antenna Man Thank you I appreciated the response. Maybe video content to explain the what when and why to use RG 11. Also an idea of just how a power injector works through a splitter and over coaxial. Just things I have had to think about and understand in my cutting the cord venture after my cable bill went up to 202.98 and going up another 3% on the 18th per Spectrum. Hoping to have the cord cut by then. Thinking of adding The Juice as preamp
Inside the compression fitting there is an inner ring which has to go inside the cable,, inbetween the wires that you pulled back and the rest of the cable. So if you have difficulty sliding on the connector then you need to flare the cable with a coaxial flaring tool or a very small screw driver, being careful not to damage it. It may be easier to instead of peeling the wires over the outside, just cut them off, and slide the inner ring directly under the outer layer of the cable.
I had purchased a cheap compression kit a year before I even heard of this channel - and it didn't come with instructions. I searched around for info - applied what I learned - and the darn coax fitting fell off - LoL. I'm thinking the compression tool I had was just not doing its job. I'll probably order the kit you show us on Amazon. I'm certainly glad I found your channel. It's now my ONLY go-to RU-vid Channel when I need accurate information.
Good advice! Been doing them for years and you are right, if you do not line things up correctly, the connector does not work well. Learned that the first time I did one. The inner connector was too short and barely caught the matching transformer connection. After a while the inter connector pulled out a hair disconnecting the coax from the antenna. It is easy to do if you don't pay attention.
I use Belden 1694a with 95% tinned copper braid and foil shield. The center is solid copper which is better if you are running low voltage DC for a mast mount pre amps. I use a Steren compression tool and connectors that are water tight. Belden has new 4 k coax that has a copper silver plated center conductor. But it is expensive and overkill for most TV antenna installs. The longer the run of cable, the more important high quality cable is.
If low loss is the objective, 1694a with its 95% tinned-copper braid + bonded foil performs much better for long runs than 60/40 aluminum quad shield cable. Yeah -- 1694a cable costs 2x to 3x as much, but for my ~120ft run it was worth it to me also...
There is one thing that I don't understand about this video. If one (anyone) is going to go to all the effort to make their own cable with a compression connector for their antenna setup, why would they decide to use cheaper RG59 cable instead paying a little more for higher quality RG6 cable? It just doesn't make sense.
GREAT JOB MY FRIEND !!! I’m laughing because you tell it like it is !!! I’ve been in the construction trade my entire working career (that would be over 35 years), and I can tell you this right now, when you have tried to show people how to do something and they come back and tell you “it didn’t work”....It’s ALWAYS FRUSTRATING, and you just want to scream at them “PAY ATTENTION MORON !!!!!! LOL. TWO THUMBS UP BUDDY !!!
One thing worth noting, nothing was said about the quality of the fittings that you are using, you're using the Chinese fittings it's kind of a hit-and-miss proposition okay, you want to to stick with Amphenol genuine military grade fittings,these will give you the best connection possible and Longevity for many decades to come over the Chinese cheap fittings don't last as long.
I was told to not twist on the compression connector because it may cause issues with the braided jacket. It's almost impossible with quad shielded cable to not twist it in my experience. What I do is do a small twist back and forth while pushing. I'm not sure if it makes any difference though. Those quad shielded cables are not easy to do! Good video as always!
Tyler, another excellent , informative and funny 😄 video. Made me laugh when you quickly cut off the end of the cable and said oh, I want my money back ... fake news .. excellent Tyler.. Thank You 🙏
I once helped a cable crew string the main cable on poles. It was CRITICAL that the cable not get kinked. If a kink occurred, someone had to go back, cut and splice. I've always wondered how important it was to replace kinked, bent RG6-59.
Fantastic video! Watched it all the way to the end and loved it! I appreciate your clear breakdown. You made it so easy to understand. Excellent. Thank you so much and keep up the great work. It means a lot to me when I find someone that shares information clearly and humbly. Thank you and I wish you all the best.👍👍👍
A long time ago when I had cable, the cable company made me some of those hard coaxial cables both short and long, are they the proper cables for antenna use?
I have purchased a Made in USA Klein Tools coaxial compression kit and 200' of Phat Satellite RG-6 bulk coaxial (assembled in USA). I know you recommend solid copper center conductor wire but I am only using it for connections from my OTA antennas in the attic and possible CATV later, so I purchased the much more economical copper coated steel type. I will not be running 12V through it AND I understand it is perfectly fine for my needs because the signal is running in the copper coating as "skin effect" anyway. Along that vein, I plan to, and I recommend to, examine the copper coating after using the stripper to make sure it was not disturbed, maybe even cut through all the way around by the blade being too long. I plan to use a magnifying glass to make sure.
I use Belden 1694a RG-6 and Belden 1505a (rg-59) It has a 100% inner foil and a tinned 95% copper braid so compression connector fit snug. I have to use sharp box cutter and carefully peel off a thin layer of the outer jacket where the braid folds over to make the connector fit on. This coax has a solid copper center, good if you run DC power through to an amplifier or LNB. Best cable I have ever used.
I tried installing an Ideal Universal RG-6 compression connector (part #92-651 onto Tappan RG-6Q using the techniques from several videos and I could not get the results you got. Cutting back to expose 1/4 inch of the dielectric isn't enough. I couldn't get the connector onto regular RG-6 either. These compression connectors are expensive and I end up wasting them.
I switched over to the RG6 a couple months ago and it helped. I also grounded the cable at the breaker box. My TV is ten years old . Can't wait to see what that does eventually to replace it.
Well damn. None of my white sheilding gets jambed up even with that inner metal edge. I push twist push twist. And push teist some more. Still they dont get sunk in flush. They look like "not this" not "this". Wtf man?
To REMOVE a cable end, screw the connector onto a mounted F female. Pry back the locking ring. Pull the cable out of the connector. Unscrew the connector from the f barrel on a device.
Truth and Quality Practical and Useful Information. www.channelmaster.com , has coax and tools. With the tools you will learn how to do it. I am doing it for many years so just use a box knife.
I want to run new coax from wifi box into my RV. Will use the high end cable recommended but what about a compression fitting vs a crimp fitting. Is one better than the other?
I have new construction that has a coax cable coming out of the side of the house, but it's just cut off. It's not long enough to reach up to an antenna, so I'm going to have to use an additional length of cable from the antenna, and put the other side of a connector (the male side) on my in-wall run. Can I do this myself, or can I buy a coax cable that has a male on one end and a female on the other? Edit: I just realized you can use a double male-end connector along with a female connector on both cables. Would this be proper?
Thank you very much Tyler. This video was especially informative for me. The fittings that you used seemed to be an improvement to the crimp style that I have. That may be part of my signal loss problem.
I tried this myself and I can’t make the coax cable look the way it supposed to because every time I do it I mess up I need help Like every time the end part the line does not show or the shielding always shows
