MoCA adapter Question.

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Haydz117

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#311346 8-Jan-2024 17:35

Hi i have recently discovered MoCA and im wondering if New Zealands Standard tv cable is suitable for MoCa i have two female wall points exactly where i would want it. I am currently using powerline adapters. But because of the way my house is set up if MoCA can work for me it would be ideal.

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#3179135 8-Jan-2024 18:01

look at the specifications written on the cable.

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#3179161 8-Jan-2024 20:10

Using MOCA adapters with aerial coax - Networking (whirlpool.net.au)

Difference Between RG6 & RG59 Coax Cables (newyorkcables.com)

Terrestrial wiring quality varies and may not be the best for moca - but it is a single solid core so might be ok. That wiring looks old and double shielded (plastics wrap plus wiring around the cable itself), but if youre disconnected from other sources it may not matter. Im not sure what RG59 is like for signal loss handling though, it is designed for typically weak signals and will be thinner wire, so may not give you all the speed you want.

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#3179162 8-Jan-2024 20:21

Depending on the cable routing, you might be able to use the coax as a drawwire for proper cat6.

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#3180559 11-Jan-2024 13:33

Probably would work fine if the coax is a point to point run. If its going through a splitter or has other devices such as a sky/tv antennas then might be an issue.

MoCa is designed to work mostly with american cable standards - that is it doesnt interfere with the cabletv signal coming in from the street.

I have always liked the idea but I have never been able to justify it over homeplugs/powerline options already avaliable here and it would require more technical time on site to test the cables and confirm there are not other spurs to disconnect.

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SpartanVXL

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#3180600 11-Jan-2024 14:54

They were never worth the cost or time. Far easier to punch a hole in the wall and pull through ethernet.

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#3184583 20-Jan-2024 22:42

I see you have added some photos - or they didnt show up for me before.

The white coax is the type used for satellite high frequency stuff and will work for moca

Black coax typically comes in two types, i forget the RG models but one is only good for old VHF or UHF over a short distance and another is good for VHF+UHF (freeview terrestrial) which is good enough for moca, but the satellite white stuff definitely is good for moca.

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