No cable, should run from the dish to the receiver, the cable from the dish LNB must first go to the properly grounded protector, with a drip loop in the cable, then from the other side of the protector, with a drip loop, and only then, enter the home, and connect to the receiver.
We notice a lot of these handyman cable runs, where the protector is never installed, you can bet, the cable ends, are most likely not made up right either.
There are some good illustrations, on satellite installs, that describes the proper installation.
[This message has been edited by LK (edited 05-17-2006).]
