[HomeBrew] A method for wireless CATV

[Diane Bruce]

On Mon, Aug 02, 2004 at 07:06:53AM -0400, N2EY at aol.com wrote:
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> > Wanting to watch CATV on the screened in back porch (where running a cable
> > extension line would have been very difficult)...I  connected the cable box
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> By 'broadcasting' channel 3...

Well, if they keep it within your FCC Part 15 rules it should be ok no?
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> The cable folks may not be really happy with that. They go to great lengths
> to keep the signal from leaking out - FCC requires it.

The commercial units that do TV rebroadcast use 2400mhz I believe.

 >
> What you essentially have is an unlicensed channel 3 transmitter...

If they kept it within Part 15, it should be ok, though, it sounds like
they are way exceeding the power limits. 100' is *quite* a ways.
At 100' next door neighbours could be real upset.

> > Looking for any additional ideas on how I might refine this idea further.
> > For example, on further thought....I assume that the cable box output is FM
> >
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> It's not FM. It's a plain NTSC TV signal. Your TV could not decode an FM
> video signal.

Well, the audio subcarrier is FM, but thats a lot more work than its worth.
i.e. pulling out the FM subcarrier to amplify it separately.

73 de Diane, VA3DB