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Posted by Robert Nichols on September 25, 2005, 2:41 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:
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::> :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.
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::> 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.
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::Lowe's? Home Despot? Radio Schlock? Menards? (if they are in your area)
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: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.
To update, I've found that Home Depot and Menards do have 3-way
splitters, but only the balanced (-5.7db on all 3 ports) type. I
still can't find the unbalanced (-3.5db, -7.5db, -7.5db) type except
in wholesale lots.
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Bob Nichols AT comcast.net I am "rnichols42"
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Posted by Robert Nichols on September 30, 2005, 9:25 pm
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:To update, I've found that Home Depot and Menards do have 3-way
:splitters, but only the balanced (-5.7db on all 3 ports) type. I
:still can't find the unbalanced (-3.5db, -7.5db, -7.5db) type except
:in wholesale lots.
OK, I finally got one by simply stopping in at my local Comcast office
and asking. The nice lady behind the counter wasn't sure they had any,
but dug around in a bin of stuff for a moment and handed one to me.
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Bob Nichols AT comcast.net I am "rnichols42"
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Posted by Timothy Daniels on October 1, 2005, 2:46 am
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"Robert Nichols" wrote:
> Robert Nichols wrote:
> :
> :To update, I've found that Home Depot and Menards do have 3-way
> :splitters, but only the balanced (-5.7db on all 3 ports) type. I
> :still can't find the unbalanced (-3.5db, -7.5db, -7.5db) type except
> :in wholesale lots.
Holy Ruminant! I have *never* seen balanced 3-way splitters
except in hardcore parts catalogs.
> OK, I finally got one by simply stopping in at my local Comcast office
> and asking. The nice lady behind the counter wasn't sure they had any,
> but dug around in a bin of stuff for a moment and handed one to me.
You lucky sumanabeesh! I had to sleuth around to find the dispatch
yard and then the jerks there tried to convince me that they didn't carry
splitters on their service trucks. I had to talk jargon with a couple techs
before they realized I knew what I was talking about and that I knew
they were not leveling with me before they handed me a 1GHz splitter.
I guess it all depends on the policy of the company that got bought
out by Comcast. Our cable company has been through 4 or 5
buyouts, but the same dumb personnel continues to staff each
re-incarnation.
> Bob Nichols AT comcast.net I am "rnichols42"
OK, now the Big Question:
Why is your last name "Nichols" and your email adrs is "michols42"?
*TimDaniels*
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Posted by Robert Nichols on October 1, 2005, 4:34 pm
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: OK, now the Big Question:
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: Why is your last name "Nichols" and your email adrs is "michols42"?
Because you are viewing it with a poorly rendered font that makes the
two letters "r" and "n" blend together and look like "m".
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Bob Nichols AT comcast.net I am "rnichols42"
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Posted by Timothy Daniels on October 1, 2005, 10:33 am
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"Robert Nichols" answered the Big Question:
> : Why is your last name "Nichols" and your email adrs is "michols42"?
>
> Because you are viewing it with a poorly rendered font that makes the
> two letters "r" and "n" blend together and look like "m".
Hot dam! They blend perfectly. What a jolt!
Have you considered writing it as "RNichols42"?
It would still work the same way.
*TimDaniels*
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