[mythtv-users] Antenna attenuator question

[Alen Edwards]

> Oh, OK, just a regular resistor.  I was thinking something built to
> screw onto the F-connector.
>
> I'm an engineer, but of the chemical variety.  I remember taking the GRE
> exam and just skipped every EE question on the test and finished right
> on time. I knew that stuff would come back to haunt me sometime  ;-) 
> I'll see if I can try this hack out, though.
>
> It might be a couple of days, though.  My Mythbox is plugged into the
> biggest screen in the house and the family wants to watch the Olympic
> swim trials, which are only available via streaming web, and only on
> windows, Arrgh!  So they booted the mythbox into windows for the whole
> week.  But the trials are back on broadcast this weekend; NBC of course,
> my problem channel.
>
> J.S.
Let me know if how it goes and feel free to email me directly if you 
want.  I was trained as an EE and worked in RF and digital radio for 30 
years.  I worked briefly on HD-TV when the competition was on for the 
format between Zenith (8-VSB) and GI (QAM).  Both GI and Zenith wanted 
us to join their team but we stayed neutral.  The final system had the 
modulation from Zenith and the compression algorithms from GI (MPEG).  
It is fun to actually play with the stuff with Myth.  I appreciate the 
help other have given me on this list and want to keep the good stuff 
going by contributing in areas where I have some knowledge.

Go, good luck and let me know how it goes.

Allen