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Re: [RFI] Need Assistance - Cable TV / Internet

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Subject: Re: [RFI] Need Assistance - Cable TV / Internet
From: Jim Brown <jim@audiosystemsgroup.com>
Reply-to: jim@audiosystemsgroup.com
Date: Mon, 26 Nov 2012 21:18:24 -0800
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On 11/26/2012 7:28 PM, Luciano Gasparini wrote:
There are strong signlas on 145.250MHz as well.

That signal is the picture carrier for a cable TV channel (#18, as I recall) and is the most common symptom of a bad connection in one of the coax cables that carries the the cable TV signal. And the most common cause of that is a poorly installed F-connector (the crimp connector used for TV coax in receiving systems). Although cable TV installers make their share of mistakes, a more common culprit is a home owner trying to cheat the system and install their own .

A good way to find the bad connection(s) (and there can be more than one) is to grab your 2M talkie, tune it 145.25, and look for where the signal is strongest. Fix those bad connections and most of the other trash leaking from the CATV system should go away.

73, Jim K9YC
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