[mythtv-users] Multiple Systems - Multiple Remotes

[Mercury Morris]

On 11/1/05, Michael T. Dean <mtdean at thirdcontact.com> wrote:

Note that you can also improve the range by adding a USB extension cable
> to the receiver (to get it away from your computer). I have a 10'
> extension, but would probably have better luck with a 6' extension (my
> total cable length is slightly greater than the maximum length for
> reliable USB connections).


I did not know about USB extension cables - thanks for that.

> I'm not getting the kind of range I would like when working through
> walls, but my house has steel studs. Also, when sitting on the
> couch--which is full of metal coils/wires--I sometimes have to hold the
> remote away from the couch to get a reliable signal. However, I would
> also presume some of it may be my configuration. Unfortunately, it's a
> low-priority fix because it works well enough.
>
> You reminded me of the problem (now solved) of the Remote Wonder failing
with no apparrant explanation. I would turn on the system and the remote
just would not work, even though it had worked the night before. Then I
noticed that the small RF antenna was lying on top of the computer case -
just flat, 100% contact. I moved it so that it hung over the edge of the
case, in mid-air. Everything was back to normal. It appears that keeping the
antenna as far as possible from metal is required for signals to be received
well.

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MM
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