<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8"></head><body ><div>This was a different cable to the one I was having problems with :-) that one worked fine. It was a patch cable I was using as a test to make sure I could fit evening into the available space that didn't work. The rg6 works fine.</div><div><br></div><div>Oh- and there is plenty cable coiled in the roof space. All cable only comes in two lengths - far too long and just slightly too short. </div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><div style="font-size:100%">Don Robertson<br>don@robertson.net.nz</div></div> <br>Andrew Ruthven <andrew@etc.gen.nz> wrote:<br>On Fri, 2015-02-13 at 14:29 +1300, Don Robertson wrote:<br>> On Fri, 13 Feb 2015 14:16:17 Steve Holdoway wrote:<br>> > I'd just keep the lengths as short as possible. Given the local climate,<br>> > I expect the backend will survive just fine in the roofspace.<br>> <br>> I'm only planning to put the cable in the roof space. I'm too paranoid to put <br>> the machines up there in case they burst into flames.<br>> <br>> It is weird. Long run of cable to wall socket + 10m cable = good signal<br>> <br>> Same 10m cable connected directly to the antenna cable splitter = bad signal.<br><br>Hey Don,<br><br>It is quite possible that by shortening your cable run that now your<br>signal string is too strong. The longer cable run to the wall socket<br>will be attenuating the signal a bit... Perhaps try a coil of cable up<br>in the roof if you have some lying around?<br><br>Ah, also given your comment about the old cable being cut, it sounds<br>even more likely that the signal strength was too strong!<br><br>Cheers,<br>Andrew<br><br>-- <br>Andrew Ruthven, Wellington, New Zealand<br>andrew@etc.gen.nz | linux.conf.au 2015 <br> New Zealand's only Cloud: | BeAwesome in Auckland, NZ<br>https://catalyst.net.nz/cloud | http://lca2015.linux.org.au<br><br><br>-- <br>Andrew Ruthven, Wellington, New Zealand<br>andrew@etc.gen.nz | linux.conf.au 2015 <br> New Zealand's only Cloud: | BeAwesome in Auckland, NZ<br>https://catalyst.net.nz/cloud | http://lca2015.linux.org.au<br><br><br><br>_______________________________________________<br>mythtvnz mailing list<br>mythtvnz@lists.linuxnut.co.nz<br>http://lists.ourshack.com/mailman/listinfo/mythtvnz<br>Archives http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/mythtv/mythtvnz/<br></body>