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Cable TV service as FM signal source

Posted by tetsuo (A) on November 21, 2005 at 13:29:32

I live on top of a hill in Seattle. Still the reception is sketchy, and I was seeking a temporary solution until I put an antenna on my roof. Yesterday, the cable guy came to my home to fix the broadband service. While he was there, I asked him to install cable TV (first time I had TV in over 10 years!), then casually mentioned if he "knew" anyone interested in doing a side job, running the coax from my basement to my roof, so that I can mount an antenna and listen to my tuner. He told me it is unnecessary because the cable company re-broadcasts FM on the cable system! So I just split the RG6 coax and input the signal into my tuners, and now have a usable signal.

So I am getting acquainted with using my cable operator as a FM source, and have not decided if the signal is getting mangled by the cable plant, compared to over-the-air. I still have a crazy idea to mount a yagi antenna on my roof and point it north to try and receive the Vancouver, BC radio stations. Vancouver is over 100 miles from Seattle, but the stations are much more interesting, including multiple classical stations, jazz, and French and Chinese stations.

I have a couple of tuners. I like my Sansui TU9900 enough that I purchased a second. The other is a mint condition MR74. Anyone here capturing FM signals from their cable operator?

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