Identifying a COAX cable that is ran around the house

stevek93

Hi all,

OK so during my house rewire my electrician put coax about the house but didn't label the cables. So what I have is 3 coax cables feed into one room 2 being for satellite and the third being for soarview the second room has 1 satellite and 1 for soarview. So I have 3 cables running outside to the dish and 2 fed into the attic connected to an antenna. So I thought the best way to do it was I will just try get a soarview signal if not try the next cable and repeat but none of them are giving a soarview signal the TV is programmed.

I know I can test the cables with a multimeter but I need both ends of the cables close together this is not possible if I am in the sitting room and the other end is in the attic for example. I am not lost as what to do

Elvis Hammond

stevek93 wrote: »

... I know I can test the cables with a multimeter but I need both ends of the cables close together this is not possible if I am in the sitting room and the other end is in the attic for example.

Short circuit one end & test the other.

salmocab

Elvis Hammond wrote: »

Short circuit one end & test the other.

This, test all your cables between the outer braid and Center core for continuity, if they are all open then at the far end short the braid to the Center core and again test for continuity. I’d start by stripping back the braid a bit at both ends to ensure you won’t get a closed circuit to start.

The Cush

stevek93 wrote: »

I know I can test the cables with a multimeter but I need both ends of the cables close together this is not possible if I am in the sitting room and the other end is in the attic for example. I am not lost as what to do

You don't need to have both ends of the cable together, all you simply do is at one end of the cable join the centre core and outer copper braid together. At the other end of the cable check for continuity between the outer braid and centre core, continuity loop.

stevek93

Thanks all Ill try that so.