{"id":28313,"date":"2017-09-14T15:01:53","date_gmt":"2017-09-14T19:01:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=28313"},"modified":"2017-09-14T15:01:53","modified_gmt":"2017-09-14T19:01:53","slug":"antenna-installation-john-would-like-to-use-home-satellite-tvrg6-port","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2017\/09\/antenna-installation-john-would-like-to-use-home-satellite-tvrg6-port\/","title":{"rendered":"Antenna installation: John would like to use home satellite TV\/RG6 port"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Many thanks to SWLing Post<\/em> contributor,\u00a0John Minor, who writes:<\/p>\n

I am going to set up a rig to start DXing, and getting my technical license.\u00a0My plan is to buy a Kenwood TS-590 SG transceiver and a discone antenna. <\/span><\/p>\n

My home’s previous owner had satellite TV, and my question to you is, can I use the existing cabling for my antenna?<\/span><\/p>\n

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There is a connector in my living room, and the cable runs to the connector\/splitter box for the dish. Could I run a cable from the end of the existing cable at the splitter box, to the antenna?<\/span><\/p>\n

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I\u2019ve attached some pictures to show you what the existing cables look like.
\nPicture 6 has a circle drawn on it to show where I\u2019d like to mount the antenna.<\/p>\n

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I remember back when I was 9 or 10, laying under the covers at night slowing turning my AM transistor radio dial and seeing what I could pick up. It was a thrill to hear stations from Chicago, Cincinnati or Little Rock. I look forward to the same thrill listening to voices from across the country and around the world\u2026\u2026<\/p>\n

Thank you for your time, and for the wonderful website.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Thank you, John, for your question and for the kind compliment!<\/p>\n

I’m publishing this question here, though, in hopes the SWLing Post<\/em>\u00a0community can help you. \u00a0I have very little experience matching antenna impedance this way especially when transmitting will be involved–there will be a mis-match, I’m pretty sure. With that said, I know many mag loop receive-only antennas actually use RG6. It would certainly be great to use an existing penetration for this application.<\/p>\n

Post<\/em> readers: If you can help John, please do comment. Quite frankly, this isn’t the first time I’ve been asked this question, so I’ll follow comments as well.<\/p>\n

John, I’m sure you’ll soon have your radio on the air receiving the world just like when you were nine–or even better! \u00a0Great choice in that Kenny TS-590SG–it has a brilliant general coverage receiver for broadcast listening!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor,\u00a0John Minor, who writes: I am going to set up a rig to start DXing, and getting my technical license.\u00a0My plan is to buy a Kenwood TS-590 SG transceiver and a discone antenna. My home’s previous owner had satellite TV, and my question to you is, can I use the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[3607,545,3,43],"tags":[6501,1643,6502],"class_list":["post-28313","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-antennas","category-ham-radio","category-news","category-shortwave-radio","tag-antenna-installation","tag-antennas","tag-john-minor"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pn3uc-7mF","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":26839,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2017\/07\/the-wdx2radio-timeless-classic-longwire-antenna\/","url_meta":{"origin":28313,"position":0},"title":"The WDX2RADIO Timeless Classic longwire antenna","author":"Thomas","date":"July 2, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"Mike (N1YKH) writes: Hi Thomas, Just wanted to promote an antenna I sell for a fellow HAM, It sells via http:\/\/www.dipolesusa.com\/shortwave.html WDX2RADIO Timeless Classic. 50' foot longwire antenna kit w\/ 25' foot lead in, quick clip (to click onto a telescoping antenna), wire connector ends to radio, twine, shrink tube\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Antennas"","block_context":{"text":"Antennas","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/antennas\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Wire-Antenna-SWL-e1498993214379.jpeg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Wire-Antenna-SWL-e1498993214379.jpeg?resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Wire-Antenna-SWL-e1498993214379.jpeg?resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Wire-Antenna-SWL-e1498993214379.jpeg?resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":27191,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2017\/07\/ebay-find-21-remotelocal-antenna-switch-26-99-shipped\/","url_meta":{"origin":28313,"position":1},"title":"eBay find: 2:1 Remote\/Local Antenna Switch $26.99 shipped","author":"Thomas","date":"July 17, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to Kenneth Crips who recently shared an eBay link to this antenna switch on the Gary J. 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