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1Ghz is 1000Mhz

-Hal

oh. duh.

Not for when you are splitting satellite signals for a multi multiswitch or a stacked system.

Hal,
I beg to differ there.
I only use them because there is no alternative for RG-59 cable used in Terrestrial TV systems over here.
And personally, I've often found that I can do a quicker job with the twist-ons.
I still prefer to use a crimp tool and radial crimp F-connectors.
Oddly enough, our F-con splitters and combiners here are 2.4GHz.

there is no alternative for RG-59 cable

You can't get hex crimp connectors for 59 over there- how many do you want? Can't believe twist-ons are what everybody uses.

Not for when you are splitting satellite signals for a multi multiswitch or a stacked system.

Yes, for sat signal distribution you would use at least 2Ghz devices.

Oddly enough, our F-con splitters and combiners here are 2.4GHz

Guess it depends on what services are the most common. Here it's CATV which can go up to 1000Mhz so that's why 1000Mhz splitters are available.

Most usual sat installations here wouldn't use splitters at all, might use a multiswitch at most. Only when you get into larger systems will these and other things become necessary so you have to have your sources for these items.

-Hal

I use the ideal which are very similar to the snap n seal. Never have trouble with them.

Most RG6 I've used is sweep tested at/or around 2.4mhz. Used by Dish Net and/ or Direct, a requirement I believe for Sat systems

The term "RG" is used generically only to describe cable sizes based on the original copper braid/solid polyethylene dielectric construction. Therefore there are many RG-6 type cables however those constructed with a foam polyethylene dielectric and an 18ga center conductor will all exhibit the same attenuation characteristics. This is the case with cable swept to 1000Mhz or to 2500Mhz. That's not to say that one tested to 1000Mhz will not perform the same as one tested to 2500Mhz. There is no difference in the cables, only that perhaps the 2500Mhz one is selected from the "cream of the crop" and you can be sure of what you are getting.

-Hal

Good call there Hal!,
The RG is short for "Radio Gauge".
Thankfully RG-59 is on it's way out here with UHF TV and Satellite being used more often here.

Personally I'd go for the highest quality tools that I could get.
You only have to buy them once, (saving theft) they'll last you a lifetime.
Buy well, buy once.