I can tell you what it isn't. It isn't electrical noise as the distortion is not in sync either vertically or horizontally. i am sticking with my initial thought of some RF getting into it.
Disconnect everything connected to the cable line except one television set. Hook that set to the point where it enters your house...no splitters, no VCR's, no nothing. Fixed? If yes, connect one device back into your system one at a time and observe. If the problem exists with only the splitter hooked back up, but no other equipment, you have an open shield on one of your coax's and/or something in your house is generating random noise. Since the pattern is not synchronous, you can rule out fluorescent lights and electric motors. Microwave ovens (even not running), computers, and police scanners are all likely culprits. If no, ground your cable right outside your home and try it again. If it still persists, call the cable company. Only other thing it could be is inter-modulation distortions. This is a product of multiple sources of RF harmonizing together creating 'birdies' of RF energy. If you email me your GPS coordinates backchannel, I can run an intermod study based on FCC registered transmitters in your area. Indicate to me in that email each and every channel on your cable system that seems to be affected. That's all I can do from 2000 miles away. I was able to get a TV station 100 miles away running yesterday by phone in less than an hour that had been down over 24 hours! (for my ex-employer...I am such a sucking fchmuck) Best regards, and happy Friday! Jeff On Wed, May 26, 2010 at 4:51 AM, jeffrey marousek <[email protected]> wrote: > Can't see it very well on my Android, so will look when I get home in the > morning. How many times is the line split? What does the signal look like > before it hits the splitter? Is there an OTA channel 3 in your market? If > so, how close? Any FM stations around your neighborhood? > > On May 25, 2010 9:30 PM, "Bob in Jersey" <[email protected]> wrote: > > "me-tweeting.jpg" is a misnomer. I was reading something. > > "hash001.jpg" is a demonstration of what the picture is like, at least > on some of the sets at our house, on cable channel 3 going straight > from the line (see the "CableTV: Signal amplifier?" thread for > details); can Jeff or anyone else see this well enough to know what's > causing those rain-like lines? > > http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv/files?hl=en > > > > -- > BOB > > -- > TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "TV or Not TV" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en
