[thechat] homemade cable tv distribution

[John Handelaar]

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> [mailto:thechat-bounces at lists.evolt.org]On Behalf Of Ashok Hariharan
> Sent: 04 August 2003 13:56
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> Subject: [thechat] homemade cable tv distribution 
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> unfortunately  it just broadcasts the  current channel that my decoder is
> switched to and not any of the 20 channels that my decoder provides.

Yup.  The LNB (blob thing on the arm on the dish) 
changes channel in hardware, not software.  I'd be
slightly surprised if the 'industrial' version
didn't cost an arm and a leg -- its job, effectively,
is to repeat the job of that LNB for every receiver
on the network.

Also look out:  in the UK, you'd be running a cable
TV service without a license.  *Highly* illegal here,
you should find out local laws on the subject first.

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