Re: was Curtains now Twin co-ax outlets

[Keith Doxey <keith.doxey@xxxxxxx>]

On Wednesday, February 17, 1999 3:14 PM, phil.hooker@xxxxxxx
[SMTP:phil.hooker@xxxxxxx] wrote:
>
> I thought about that but the cablebox only has RF output and it can't
be
adjusted. Crap but it's the only box my cable company offer. If they ever
go digital it will probably change but I can't see that happening for a
while. The only ideas I can come up with are just silly. Like use an old
video to output the cable in composite into a modulator to convert it to a
different RF frequency then use the same cable. But it seems like a stupid
way of doing it.
>
> Any suggestions?
>

Suggestion 1 (A bit toungue in cheek)

Ditch the Cable and get Satellite :-)))

Suggestion 2 (Slightly more helpful)

Pace http://www.pace.co.uk make a
"shifter" for channel 5 to move it from
CH37 to the 65-68 range. Here is a quote from their website

12 March 1997 Pace Launches Solution to Prevent Interference From Fifth
Terrestrial TV Channel Pace Micro Technology, Europe's leading manufacturer
of satellite receivers, has launched a 'signal shifter and booster' to
prevent transmissions from Britain's fifth terrestrial TV channel from
interfering with the output from video cassette recorders (VCRs),
camcorders, TV games consoles and other home entertainment hardware. Pace
estimates that up to 900,000 viewers around the UK could benefit from the
signal shifter booster. Pace will have 75,000 of the signal shifter
boosters in stores for the planned start of transmissions by Britain's
fifth terrestrial TV channel on 1st of April 1997. The channel will
transmit over the frequency known as channel 37 (606 to 614 Mhz), the same
frequency used by VCRs camcorders, TV games consoles and other home
entertainment hardware, which would cause interference to the picture and
sound of the equipment.  The Pace shifter and booster moves the signal
coming in at channel 37 up to channel 68 or to an area within the channels
65-69 bandwidth which will not suffer interference. The unit also boosts
the signal to provide viewers with improved reception of the fifth channel
transmissions in areas of low strengths. "The Pace signal shifter is a
unique solution to a vexing problem," said Steve Barnes, Sales &
Marketing
Director of Pace. Pace will target its signal shifter at the 900,000
viewers excluded from Channel 5's re-tuning area or categories. Channel 5
was required to re-tune 90 percent of homes around the UK before they
launch in April. However, the remaining 10 percent and viewers from
non-domestic properties like schools and hospitals or households living on
the edge of affected areas will be excluded from this and will continue to
experience interference. Pace Background Pace Micro Technology plc is
Europe's leading manufacturer of satellite television receivers, and was
the first manufacturer to start volume shipments of digital decoders
working to the MPEG-2 (Moving Picture Experts Group) standard. The company
operates in over 80 countries world-wide, through a combination of Pace
subsidiaries, distributors and joint ventures. Pace's head office is in
Shipley, West Yorkshire. The company's shares are traded on the London
Stock Exchange.



Thats all folks......
No more ideas left.....at the moment :-))

Keith


Keith Doxey
http://www.btinternet.com/~krazy.keith
Krazy Keith's World of DIY Home Automation


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