Re: [OT] Bad TV picture after dragging some CT100 coax

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I find kinking the exposed core before I screw the grub screw (if it has
one) tends to give better results

Sean

On 8/31/05, Brian Smith <briview.groups@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> I have had similar experiences making my own fly leads. I use decent
cable
> and what I believe to be decent connectors but have struggled to get
as
> good
> as picture as you can with the cheapo bought leads. The issue I found
was
> down to the plugs and the connection to the cable. At best they have
tiny
> grub screws that are impossible to get tight as they're set in a
plastic
> housing. Do you have access to a soldering iron? Soldering the plugs
may
> yield better results.
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> Marcus Warrington
> Sent: 31 August 2005 16:22
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: [ukha_d] [OT] Bad TV picture after dragging some CT100 coax
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> Just finished dragging a load of cat5e and CT100 coax from what will
be
> node0 to the two front bedrooms. I have temporarily wired up a length
> of coax to run from a MaxiView 8 way powered splitter in the cellar,
to
> node0 and then have connected this temporary coax (with standard
> male/female
>
> coax connectors ..not F connectors) to the end of the new CT100
> cable running up to the bedroom. Problem is that the picture is awful
!
> Some channels are worse than others but all have a diagonal stripe
running
> through them. The existing cheap brown coax that the previous owner
used
> is
> still in place and gives a perfect picture (from the same maxiview
> splitter)
> The brown coax takes a much more direct route (like up the wall and
> through
> the
> ceiling!). The new CT100 cable is probably about 25 meters I guess.
>
> I have added a cheap aerial booster (10db gain) in node0 and this has
> definitely
> improved it is still not crystal clear like on the cheap brown coax !
>
> What have I done wrong !!
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> Help
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> Marcus
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