[mythtv-users] OTA interference with cable causing ghosting

[Allen Edwards]

Tom Dexter wrote:
> On Wed, Jul 30, 2008 at 10:39 PM, Allen Edwards
> <allen.edwards at oldpaloalto.com> wrote:
>> Use RG-6Q cable and professional connectors attached with a high
>> quality crimp tool.
>>
>> Connectors: https://www.tselectronic.com/thomandbetts/sns.html
>> crimp tool like this:
>> https://www.tselectronic.com/paladin/901024.html
>> Cable like this:
>> https://www.tselectronic.com/belden/1189.html
>>
>> And, if you get this stuff, you can use these cables for your audio
>> and video interconnects with this:
>> https://www.tselectronic.com/gc/video/video_adaptor.html
>>
>> Some people prefer this wire:
>> https://www.tselectronic.com/belden/7916a.html
>> or similar with solid coper center conductor but I have used the coper
>> coasted steel stuff without issue.
>>
>> I had the same issue with off the air interfering with cable until I
>> got this kind of cable.
>>
>> Cheers,
>>
>> Allen
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Allen
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Wed, Jul 30, 2008 at 6:22 PM, Russ Dill <russ.dill at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> I live very close to a number of over the air transmitters. I can pick
>>> up several analog channels quite clearly without any antenna. My
>>> problem is that I receive my analog TV via cable. For the
>>> corresponding channels, I get really bad ghosting via my bt 848 card
>>> (The tuner on my TV is actually worse).
>>>
>>> Is there anything I can do to eliminate or reduce the interference?
>>> _______________________________________________
>>> mythtv-users mailing list
>>> mythtv-users at mythtv.org
>>> http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
>>>
>> _______________________________________________
>> mythtv-users mailing list
>> mythtv-users at mythtv.org
>> http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
>>
> 
> Paladin does make really great crimping tools.  Although it was more
> money, I sprung for the Paladin 1300 crimper...one of those really
> nice ratcheted ones.  They have a die for the 1300 (their part number
> 2687) that's a combination die for RG6, RG6 Quad, _and_ RJ45 Ethernet
> connectors...everything I needed to run Ethernet to my TV and RG6 Quad
> to my backend machine....really nice.
> 
> Tom
> _______________________________________________
> mythtv-users mailing list
> mythtv-users at mythtv.org
> http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
> 
That crimp tool will not crimp the weather proof connectors I 
recommended.  These connectors are not so much crimped as pushed 
together.  The correct tool presses the ends of the connector together. 
  It does not deform the metal around the sides.  So, you will need to 
use non weather proof connectors with that tool.
I don't use these but they should be fine, but they are not weather proof:
https://www.tselectronic.com/thomandbetts/f_conn.html


Allen