Prewire &
OTA Antenna
Prewire your construction project.
We STRONGLY advise having Home Satellite Systems pre-wire
your Building Project. With today's high tech dual tuners, HD
DVRs and complex backfeeds  it's advisable to get a free wiring
consultation from us. It's even more important to have us do the
video wiring. We've found that all electricians use a outdated
"cable TV one-wire fits all" approach.  That is not sufficient in
todays' multi-band bandwidth hungry applications. I have found
that electricians don't keep up with fast moving
telecommunications and aren't up on Satellite and OTA
integration and setting up backfeeds or HD Off-Air Antenna  
Installation (OTA).
Why is this important? Because antennas that bring in local HD or
analog RF signals are using the same frequency band as a
backfeed. If you prewire with this in mind you can have both local
HD channels and backfeed your integrated system to other
areas of your house.
Prewire costs:
  • $30 a drop phone wire
    twisted pair rough-in.
  • $40 a drop rough-in
    single rg6 bulk grade
    coax or a drop cat5
    wire.
  • $60 a drop rough-in
    dual rg6 bulk grade
    coax or single quad
    shield solid copper
    core rg6 coax.
  • $80 a drop dual quad
    shield solid copper
    core rg6.
Off-Air Antenna costs:
  • $80 Turk clip-on.
    Works for HD locals
    installs on dish.
  • $120 Winegard 1100
'batwing' roofs or attic.
  • $220 Yagi multi
    elements antenna.
    High gain roof or attic.