Patient: "Doctor, it hurts when I do this" (pounds head with hammer) Doctor: "Stop doing it!"
OK, it sounds like the transmitter's signal (or some harmonic) is being picked up strongly enough to jam the cable TV and modem. I would think that a coax cable would be pretty immune to this, but maybe not (especially if it's a very strong signal). By any chance have you lifted up the rug to see if the cable might be damaged? Perhaps the outer shield has been split open and is letting RF get to the signal line inside. The orientation of the transmitter's antenna would affect the RF picked up by the cable and could make the difference. If it's not the cable picking up the RF, maybe the signal is strong enough to be picked up by the modem box or cable box, or the connection to the TV or computer? Is there any way to reduce the transmitter power? That reminds me -- I'm thinking about running cable TV/modem in my walls while I have them opened up for running telephone lines to every major room. Can anyone suggest a good resource for the proper way to wire up a home? Type of coax, splitter cascades, jacks, etc.? Then I can think about getting cable broadband and be rid of my dialup woes. That reminds me #2 -- does anyone bother to wire up for Ethernet LANs in homes any more? Has everyone gone to wireless for home LANs? As long as I'm cutting open walls and doing sheetrock repairs, I might as well think about running any other wires that I need to. Thanks! Jay Gagnon wrote: > I recently purchased an RC Helicopter that operates at > 72.somethingsomething MHz (I can get the specifics if they are actually > important), and yesterday I decided to fly it in the living room while the > TV was tuned in to a football game. When I turned on the helicopter, > nothing of interest happened, but the instant I turned on the transmitter, > the cable signal cut. _______________________________________________ Mid-Hudson Valley Linux Users Group http://mhvlug.org http://mhvlug.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mhvlug Upcoming Meetings (6pm - 8pm) MHVLS Auditorium Oct 3 - Security and Privacy Nov 7 - Django Python Application Framework
