Re: Detecting where a coax cable goes to

["SJF" <SJF@xxxxxxxxxx>]

<bruno.lerer@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> "Other posters have given you reasonable suggestions for identifying
> the
> cables.  But I'm wondering why it matters as long as each outlet is
> feeding
> the same signal from the same source -- the splitter. "
>
> Interesting you should ask (and, btw, you seem to be the first to do
> so...). Anyway, a little off topic, but the reason for the question is
> this: the cable company's feed starts from the attic and is being split
> into various rooms as I described. What I would like to do is intall in
> the attic an HTDV over-the-air antenna and feed the signal from that to
> an HDTV in one of the rooms.
>
> I don't want to run a new cable from the attic thru the second floor to
> the first floor (where the HDTV is located); I just don't have the
> skills (and probably tools) required for that kind of job. So, in my
> infinite wisdom, I figured that if I can determine which cable goes to
> the room in question, I'll just disconnect it from the splitter and
> connect it to the OTA HDTV antenna in the attic (using a coax coupler)
> and to the HDTV in the room and voila! OTA HDTV reception.
>
> I understand that by doing that I give up regular cable reception in
> that room but (1) it's a problem for another day and (2) it's not
> really much of a problem anyway since I don't intend to user that for
> the usual cable fare.
>
> So that's the reason....

Logical reason -- and a good work-around.

SJF