Wireless link to TV cable box from wall

[John (that Alaska guy)]

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I don't want to bore holes in my house to put a cable TV outlet into
another room. Does anyone know of a low power transmitter/receiver
combination which will run on house power, which will function as a
"wireless cable" and for which I don't need some sort of license? I have
no desire to change or process the cable tv signal; all I want is to
send the existing raw signal from the cable input through one wall to
the next room and thence to the input side of the cable box. The only
devices I've seen for sale are made to transmit between the cable box
and the television, and are therefore worthless for my purpose. Please
email me and/or post here. Thanks.

 

[Art]

May be best to actually contact the Cable Supplier in your specific area and
ask the specifically. Talk to one of the engineers if possible, or obvious
reasons. They should be capable of indicating if indeed what you are
proposing is cost effective and an operational option. <

 

[CWatters]

I don't want to bore holes in my house to put a cable TV outlet into
another room. Does anyone know of a low power transmitter/receiver
combination which will run on house power, which will function as a
"wireless cable" and for which I don't need some sort of license?

I know it's not exactly what you want but...

There are lots of products around that will transmit composite video (eg
leave the cable TV box where it is and just move the TV). They also send the
IR handset commands back the other way so you can control the cable TV box
from the remote location.

 

[Watson A.Name - \Watt Sun, the Dark Remover\]

I don't want to bore holes in my house to put a cable TV outlet into
another room. Does anyone know of a low power transmitter/receiver
combination which will run on house power, which will function as a
"wireless cable" and for which I don't need some sort of license? I have
no desire to change or process the cable tv signal; all I want is to
send the existing raw signal from the cable input through one wall to
the next room and thence to the input side of the cable box. The only
devices I've seen for sale are made to transmit between the cable box
and the television, and are therefore worthless for my purpose. Please
email me and/or post here. Thanks.

You do that and you will have the cable TV technicians all over you like
flies on dog doo-doo. They go around looking for cable 'leaks', and
your "raw signal" would look like one HUGE leak!

 

[John (that Alaska guy)]

You do that and you will have the cable TV technicians all over you like
flies on dog doo-doo. They go around looking for cable 'leaks', and
your "raw signal" would look like one HUGE leak!

We don't do things here like you do in the lower forty-eight. People
have lives to live. We don't go around sniffing other people's shorts
just for fun. That's for dogs and politicians, not for Alaskans. Someone
asks, I'll tell them what I'm doing because there's nothing wrong about it.

 

[John (that Alaska guy)]

John posted:

<< We don't do things here like you do in the lower forty-eight. People
have lives to live. We don't go around sniffing other people's shorts
just for fun. That's for dogs and politicians, not for Alaskans. Someone
asks, I'll tell them what I'm doing because there's nothing wrong about it.


I don't see a smiley face, so I guess you are serious.

Well actually, you are seriously full of crap. As an ex-resident of AK back
when it was still a Territory, and with continued ties to AK, I am qualified to
state that you have no right to assume you can represent most Alaskans.

Don

Just couldn't wait to jump on it, could you? At least 'Im still here.
Now, how about an answer to the question I posted initially? You have
one, or are you just a troll?

 

[Watson A.Name - \Watt Sun, the Dark Remover\]

John posted:

qualified

Just couldn't wait to jump on it, could you? At least 'Im still here.
Now, how about an answer to the question I posted initially? You have
one, or are you just a troll?

I don't believe there is an easy answer. If the cable transported only a few
channels, you could
run the signal into a mixer (multiplier) and transmit it to a receiver where
you would block convert the signal back to the original frequencies. With 50
or more channels, you would need to use a *much* higher frequency and much more
RF power in order to maintain a reasonable signal-to-noise ratio.

Don
KAHI 54

I just figured out why he can't poke a hole in his wall:
He lives in an IGLOO! )

Forget it! This guy *is* the troll!

 

[John (that Alaska guy)]

John posted:




Just couldn't wait to jump on it, could you? At least 'Im still here.
Now, how about an answer to the question I posted initially? You have
one, or are you just a troll?


I don't believe there is an easy answer. If the cable transported only a few
channels, you could
run the signal into a mixer (multiplier) and transmit it to a receiver where
you would block convert the signal back to the original frequencies. With 50
or more channels, you would need to use a *much* higher frequency and much more
RF power in order to maintain a reasonable signal-to-noise ratio.

Don
KAHI 54

Thanks for being civil, Don.