[mythtv-users] Coax splitters - how painful are they?

[Meatwad]

R. G. Newbury wrote:
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> Thanks for the pics. My setup in the furnace room is starting to look 
> like your 'service centre' too. What is the brand/description of the 
> coax amp you have in your setup. And similarly for the ethernet 
> patch/hub panel to the right of the router.

That is the power supply to a Winegard mast-mounted preamp in the attic 
over the garage. I have some tidyup to do there as well. I'll take the 
camera and some lights up with me and takes some shots. The ethernet 
patch, sadly, is no longer carried by any of my local A/V or security 
distributors. I went online and found a dwindling number of places 
carrying them. I have lots of pictures of wiring one of these up using 
trade tricks.

> BTW, how did you mount the HDHR? The darn thing has none of the usual 
> mounting holes..

I have pics of this as well. While overkill, the base is a pair of three 
inch corner braces mounted behing the Antec UPS. Once I've wired it as 
best as I think it will end up, the grooming of the patch cords help 
hold the boxes in place. To really help things stay put, I place a two 
or three inch strip of 3M bulk Velcro between them. This adds a little 
distance between chassis for better ventilation and lets me yank a piece 
out with minimal fuss in the future.

Now, back to Lightroom. I'm spending an hour sifting through photos now 
   but work will get in the way for the rest of the day. Another 
frustration is the constant switching back and forth between getting 
this wiring done and tinkering with the new photo gear. Seems like this 
is taking four times as long as usual.


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mw