<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_extra"><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Jun 9, 2014 at 1:17 PM, Andrew Kohlsmith (mailing lists account) <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:aklists@mixdown.ca" target="_blank">aklists@mixdown.ca</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">It doesn’t sound like much, but remember that 3dB is a halving of the original signal level. When Khalid mentioned that newer boxes are very sensitive he means that they’re able to lock on and recover signals that’ve been attenuated to hell through poor cable plant, lots of connectors/splitters/staples/etc.. Receiver sensitivity is a very important metric in my opinion. Same with noise figure (NF) when it comes to amplifiers. A lot of people get into ATSC and buy the cheapest, strongest “low noise” amplifier they can find, thinking that the 40dB gain it gives will help, but forget to look at the NF and don’t realize that their strong amp is adding a good 5dB of noise to the signal they’re trying to pick up. (/aside)<br>
</blockquote><div><br></div><div>I was quoting the second Rogers tech who solved the problem. The first guy said it was the filter on the curb box. The second guy solved it by having the last few feet replaced.<br><br></div>
<div>He was lamenting that the Cisco 4642 HD have a low tolerance to signal issues, and that is why some channels will not show up properly.<br></div><div>-- <br></div></div>Khalid M. Baheyeldin<br><a href="http://2bits.com" target="_blank">2bits.com</a>, Inc.<br>
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