Cabling to FM Antenna


I need to cable up a high quality FM roof antenna. Answers to some questions would be a big help. The run is about 75 feet of 75 ohm coax and I will be using an antenna mounted amp. Questions: Is there going to be a big difference between using RG59 and RG6 coax? Can I bend it (gently) and install it into plastic electrical conduit with a 45 degree angle and a couple of right angles or is this a "no-no"? If conduit is a bad idea, how secure coax to run along roof facia and down side of outside wall etc.? Thanks in advance for some good advice
broimp

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Unsure on why the writer wants to use conduit. The "...removable (2 screw) caps at each bend..." sound like "house ells." RG-6 through these might be a close call, in terms of bending radius. Pick a cable, get the spec sheet and find the Min Bending Radius. Or skip the conduit and save money and aggravation.

There's not a Dish/Direct TV sat dish install in my neighborhood - and I'd wager anywhere in the US - that uses conduit for antenna lead in. For fastening, use a coax cable clamp, sized for cable model. It's got a nail on one side.

IMHO, based on decades ago experience, I'm not a fan of antenna preamps. More elements and maybe more elevation may be a better - though less elegant - approach.