Re: Detecting where a coax cable goes to

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Tony Hwang wrote:

> bruno.lerer@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
>
>> I have what I think is an unsual question which I couldn't find an
>> answer to: in my attic there is a coax splitter with several coax
>> outputs to coax cables which snake into the ceiling and disappear in
>> the boweles of the house. They are all of the same color and have no
>> identifying marks.  In the house itself, there are coax jacks in
>> several rooms.
>>
>> And now the question: is there a way to determine, without buying
>> expensive equipment, which cable in the attic leads to which room?
>> Since not all coax jacks in the rooms are connected to a tv, it's not
>> just a matter of disconnecting one cable after another from the
>> splitter and seeing which tv loses its signal.
>>
> Hi,
> I saw cable guy using a 9V battery with coax connector and buzzer to
> trace coax. Simple but works.
> Tony
... as long as there's not another splitter between the battery and the
buzzer.

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