[Heathkit] TVI (was Running the HX-10 Marauder outside its cabinet)

[rbethman]

Lee,

It is just simply ancient history.

I run my own RG-6U for my satellite TV now.

The first installation done MANY years ago was pathetic.  They even 
mounted the distribution amplifier outside.

It was NEVER meant to be.

I just get tired cleaning up after others.

Fortunately, my neighborhood power system is underground.

I was NOT however, immune to the Great Manassas, VA BPL fiasco.

That is now a thing of the past!  May BPL stay forever buried!

Bob - N0DGN

On 11/11/2011 4:16 PM, LeeCraner at aol.com wrote:
> Great story, Bob.
> Our cable company came out last week and redid their cabling.  I was 
> very impressed with the quality of cable, and connectors, that they 
> used.  I suspect that between HDTV and higher broadband Internet, 
> they're finding better cabling is cheaper in the long run.
> 73
> Lee WB6SSW
> In a message dated 11/11/2011 12:30:06 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, 
> rbethman at comcast.net writes:
>
>     That is also true.
>
>     However, when I am running AM, as I was at the time with a BC-610,
>     I did
>     NOT get into my own.
>
>     This person's portable phone was apparently some cheap "Chinese"
>     garbage.
>
>     It has been a VERY long time, but I blanked out the neighborhood
>     cable
>     TV system.  This goes back to the first year I was licensed.  What
>     made
>     it even more weird, was that my OWN TV located less than six feet
>     away,
>     was NOT affected!
>
>     It happened to be a quirk caused by the Cable company replacing
>     the drop
>     to my QTH with cable that had a total of three drain wires for ground.
>
>     I went through everything I could.  Then I called and asked to speak
>     with their Chief Engineer.
>
>     He and a team came out to my house.  They sniffed the shack,, and
>     then
>     the Chief went up in a bucket to the distribution amp on the pole.
>
>     He had me once again light up.  While he was taking readings, he
>     disconnected MY drop.  All the signal went away.
>
>     It turns out that they had put in that garbage cable, managed to
>     parallel one half of MY dipole.  The Chief took out a pocket knife,
>     sliced off the jacket of my drop.  He immediately had a rapid
>     discussion
>     with his team, and sent them scurrying to get some REAL shielded
>     cable
>     on site IMMEDIATELY!
>
>     All the problems went away.
>
>     Bob - N0DGN 
>