Reply #4: I was kicking myself for forgetting to add that to the question. [View All]

In fact, the only reason I logged in tonight was to re-kick this thread while asking someone, "would running a telephone wire parallel to the cable in the same conduit cause interface, and if not, then what CAT should I run?"

Unless someone else chimes in it sounds like RG-11 and CAT-6 in the same underground conduit is okay. I know from experience (which verified in practice what I learned in theory 30 years ago in college; why, yes, I am OLD; thank you for asking) that I can not run a telecom wire in parallel more than a few inches before interference cuts in horribly; ditto, coaxial more than a few feet). I have been told before that cable and telephone will not intefere with one another. But if someone reading this has practical experience in a long, parallel run, I would feel much better about running them both in the same conduit.

Because there are the *two* conduits. I prefer keeping the second conduit open for possibly running undergound the electric in a theoretical future (my gods! we liberals are too nuanced!). Electricians I had replace the service panels this winter (in case you have not figured it out yet, my entire house is in flux right now) did not say the electric could not use that conduit, they just recommended against it because of the cost.


Further to the RG-11, the connector obviously is larger on the wire-side ... but on the opposite side, is it the same F-connector as the RG-6? Or do I have to worry about a special adapter to switch from an RG-11 outside to an RG-6 inside the house?