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What is RG-59/U CCTV Coax Cable?

April 26, 2017cable CCTV coax

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What is RG-59/U CCTV Coax Cable?

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RG-59/U for CCTV is the quality cable for shorter distances & security camera installations. These cables ensure you’ll have great video and consistent power. The advantages to using this cable are that it’s more durable and can be run in long distances without interference.

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RG-59/U and RG-6/U for CCTV is the most common coax cable used for low power video applications such as surveillance CCTV, and home theater HDTV video. Rg-59/U has some distance limitation so we recommend that for any video runs over 750ft you should switch to RG-6/U for CCTV which is a thicker gauge cable and will carry the signal a much farther distance. Make sure you understand that there is RG-6 for CCTV and RG-6 for CATV (cable television coax). Never use CATV coax cable for a CCTV application. For surveillance video applications RG-59/U comes in 1000ft and 500ft boxes or spools, and can be bought as a single cable or as a Siamese cable. What is a Siamese Cable for CCTV? A Siamese Cable for CCTV is an RG-59/U and an 18/2 power cable all in one cable. The Siamese cable for CCTV has both the RG-59/U and an 18/2 power cable stuck together side by side and they are easy to separate by just pulling them apart. The RG-59/U is used for your video and then you can use the 18/2 cable to po