Home Satellite TV Antenna
(160-2508)         Routing The Satellite Cable        Faxback Doc. # 31432

You should have planned the route for the satellite cable during your site
survey, but before you begin making the trench for the cable, we suggest
that you read the following hints:

*  Confirm that the distance from the dish to the permanent location for
   your satellite receiver is less than 100 feet.  If the distance is more
   than 100 feet, you can order 50- and 100-foot cable extension kits at
   your local Radio Shack store.  Never extend the cable in any other way
   (and do not shorten the satellite cable).

   With longer cables and/or multi-receiver satellite systems, you might
   need an in-line amplifier, also available at your Radio Shack store.

*  Check the location of other buried pipes or cables that cross the
   proposed satellite cable route.  Be sure you do not damage these as you
   make the trench for the satellite cable.

*  Dig a narrow trench between the dish's foundation and the point where
   the cable will enter your home.

   Because the satellite is direct buriable, you can make the trench
   extremely narrow.  In most cases, you can simply drive the blade of a
   shovel 6 to 8 inches into the ground and rock it back and forth to make
   a trench that is only an inch or two wide.

*  Don't forget to install the black plastic tubes at the points where the
   cable enters and exits the ground.  The cable should extend 3 to 4 
   inches above the ground.  These tubes help protect the cable from lawn
   mowers and string trimmers.

*  Be sure to place the cable at the bottom of the trench and that the 
   cable stays there as you close the trench with your foot or with the
   shovel.

*  If you do not need the entire 100 feet of cable, DO NOT CUT THE CABLE.
   Loosely coil the excess cable at any convenient point after the cable
   enters your home.

Finally, reconnect the satellite cable to the satellite receiver, following
the same instructions in the satellite receiver's owner's manual.  Now
you can finish locating all the satellites and programming their positions
into the receiver.


(CS 3/19/96)