gelbelt
join:2002-03-06
Atlanta, GA
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Re: digital cable and splitting
Well, the cable tech came out today. I wasn't home, but he saw my note and called me on my cell phone. He said the level at the ground block is OK or marginal. He kept saying the upstream was the problem and wouldn't listen to me about the signal level being too low coming into the house. He did offer to put on an amp, which doesn't make sense since he said the upstream was the problem. He didn't want to install it without me being there, so I'm supposed to call back and setup another appointment.
So, I picked up a bi-directional amp from Radio Shack just to experiment. Without the amp I'm still seing -10 dBmV for 74 MHz and -18 dBmV for digital channels up around 100. With the amp just before the set-top box I can get more than enough level.
Is there anywhere I can get more info on the 3100 diagnostic page? I'm wondering about things like FDC, RDC, etc. just to know what I'm looking at.
Thanks,
Adam |
