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The reason I'm considering conduit is merely future-proofing. I figured if I installed conduit from the attic to the basement, it would make future additions a whole lot easier. Instead of having to fish cable thru insulation ("former" exterior wall - addition built off gable end of the house) multiple times, I thought it might make more sense to run a couple 1" or 1-1/2" conduit lengths to create a channel for future additions.My question would be....why do you want conduit? Just run the NM (romex) as is....just make sure you nail it to studs where you have access. If it's existing construction, it can hang inside a wall cavity without being nailed.
If you really want conduit, then use stranded wire. A whole lot easier to pull.
I'm installing an HD antenna on the roof that has to go to the basement where the 8-way cable splitter/amplifier is. I'm now considering just running a length of 2-circuit NM-cable at the same time and just leave it there for future additions. I'm using quad-shield coax. So you're saying I could definitely have issues in the future with TV signal were I to wire the NM-cable to a device? What are my other options? I really don't want to run in 2 separate bays, as I have to cut a whole in the dining room to pull the wire thru, I'd rather cut only 1 whole instead of 2.I wouldn't run the coax with the conductors. You could, at a minimum, use quad shielded coax. Even then, depending on what is being powered by the branches, the coax is sharing a raceway with, you may end up with interference (hum bars, video static, noise). There are many considerations to take into account, and I don't know for what you plan on using the coax.
Think I'm going to ditch the conduit idea and run a 2-circuit cable into the attic and just leave it there for future projects. Do you think I'd be safe running the coax on one side of the bay and the romex on the other side like Oso suggested? There's also insulation in the wall, don't know if that'll help prevent any issues.... Given just a few examples above you can see how it might be easier to just not have to take any of that into consideration and just keep them separate.
Currently I have xfinity cable that goes into a 2 way splitter, then into an cable amplifier, then into a 5 way splitter. I used to have issues before the amplifier was installed but haven't had any since. My plan is to keep xfinity for Internet, so the cable company's line coming in from the street I'm going to connect to the cable going to the modem. Then I'm going to run the antenna cable straight to the amplifier , and replace the 2 separate splitters with an 8way just to keep it organized. Ill only be splitting it 5 times. hoping the amplifier will work fine with the antenna signal.I don't know what dB levels you will be dealing with on your satellite network, but I know that if I went into an 8-way with my Xfinity cable TV, I would have issues with signal strength. I have a four-way and it almost makes the menus unusable on the distant runs (about 50 feet). The signal-to-noise ratio that you are left with is where the noise might creep in.
I highly recommend that you install a cable amplifier (like this one: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000F28DP2/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_GvlrxbTZNF4KQ )I don't know what dB levels you will be dealing with on your satellite network, but I know that if I went into an 8-way with my Xfinity cable TV, I would have issues with signal strength. I have a four-way and it almost makes the menus unusable on the distant runs (about 50 feet).