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Posted by Percival P. Cassidy on September 23, 2005, 11:55 am
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On 09/23/05 10:58 am Robert Nichols tossed the following ingredients
into the ever-growing pot of cybersoup:
> :I would use a good quality 3-way splitter, if that's the most
> :convenient in your situation. Each splitter, and each connection, adds
> :it's own bit of insertion loss, so a single 3-way might be more
> :efficient than a pair of 2-ways. The splitter should have an output
> :labeled -3dB (or possibly -3.5dB) and two outputs labeled -7dB (or
> :-7.5dB). The -3dB output should go to the cable modem, and the other
> :two to the TV's.
>
> Got a source for such a splitter, quantity ONE? I can only find them
> at places that want to sell me a case load. Retail stores don't seem
> to carry them.
Lowe's? Home Despot? Radio Schlock? Menards? (if they are in your area)
Perce
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Posted by Robert Nichols on September 24, 2005, 3:56 pm
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:On 09/23/05 10:58 am Robert Nichols tossed the following ingredients
:into the ever-growing pot of cybersoup:
:
:> :I would use a good quality 3-way splitter, if that's the most
:> :convenient in your situation. Each splitter, and each connection, adds
:> :it's own bit of insertion loss, so a single 3-way might be more
:> :efficient than a pair of 2-ways. The splitter should have an output
:> :labeled -3dB (or possibly -3.5dB) and two outputs labeled -7dB (or
:> :-7.5dB). The -3dB output should go to the cable modem, and the other
:> :two to the TV's.
:>
:> Got a source for such a splitter, quantity ONE? I can only find them
:> at places that want to sell me a case load. Retail stores don't seem
:> to carry them.
:
:Lowe's? Home Despot? Radio Schlock? Menards? (if they are in your area)
I find 2-way splitters and 4-way splitters. Can't seem to find anyone
who has any type of 3-way. I've tried Radio Shack, Fry's, Best Buy,
Circuit City. I just checked Radio Shack's web site -- no 3-way
splitters. Haven't tried Home Depot or Menards -- I'll take a look,
but I'm not too hopeful.
Tnx anyway.
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Bob Nichols AT comcast.net I am "rnichols42"
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Posted by Eric on September 24, 2005, 4:27 pm
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Chase down a cable tech. Most of us will just give you one.
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Posted by Bill M. on September 25, 2005, 3:05 am
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>Chase down a cable tech. Most of us will just give you one.
Good point. I've gotten splitters and quite a few freshly-made cables
of various lengths just by asking a tech who happened to be in the
neighborhood.
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Bill
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Posted by Andrew Rossmann on September 24, 2005, 4:35 pm
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[This followup was posted to comp.dcom.modems.cable and a copy was sent
to the cited author.]
SEE_SIGNATURE@localhost.localdomain.invalid says...
> I find 2-way splitters and 4-way splitters. Can't seem to find anyone
> who has any type of 3-way. I've tried Radio Shack, Fry's, Best Buy,
> Circuit City. I just checked Radio Shack's web site -- no 3-way
> splitters. Haven't tried Home Depot or Menards -- I'll take a look,
> but I'm not too hopeful.
Don't overlook Target, WalMart, KMart, etc.. You can be surprised what
they carry.
They may not be well marked, though. Most look a bit like this (you
need a fixed-pitch font to read this well):
1 2 3
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#1 in the drawing would be the -3.5db output. The other two would be
-7.0db. Just make certain it's rated for at least 5-900MHz, preferably
to 1000MHz (1GHz) or more. DO NOT use one rated only down to 42 or 45 or
similar. That may prevent your cable box or modem from talking back.
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