Run Coax Along Roof

This would nog only be cheaper but more importantly much more convenient since you can still reach the raspberry pi.

Run coax along roof.

I would run the coax cable around under the eaves around the house. But i d worry about it ripping shingles off in high winds. You want a good long section of tape run the long way not a little ring at the end. 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.

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. Place a little as possible on the roof. Coax cable or coaxial cable is familiar to most homeowners and property managers. If i was called in to do it i d fish it thru the soffit which is hollow.

Secure it once it leaves 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. 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. For now i m going to try 5.

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. This means only the antenna and dongle. I am still trying to educate myself on that topic.

Placing a active usb cable between dongle and raspberry pi. Here s a creative idea. 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.

Don t secure the coax. Comcast is coming out this weekend to install tv and internet in our new to us house. I use clips like these which make it easy to fasten the wire in many places.