Uggh! One of those consumer articles.
Is my understanding of coaxial cable not quite right?
Probably better than the person who wrote that piece.
Copper center conductor- coax can be had either way, copper or copper clad steel. Solid copper costs more but you would use it where the cable is used to carry current also, like for a preamp, satellite LNB, switch, etc.
RG-11, we only used that for long drops. The only time we used it in buildings was in the "early days" for large apartment and commercial installations for distribution between closets. After that, when bandwidth increased, we switched to .500 hard line instead. Always had that around.
Compression connectors are the standard. They probably don't mention them because the typical DIY that this article is aimed at wouldn't want to spend the money on tools nor know how to use them. The older hex crimp connectors are OK but are no longer used. They are not water proof for one reason. They had to be used with a boot filled with silicon grease outdoors. Twist-ons should NEVER be used!
What other things aren't you sure about?
