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duncan@ravel.ati.com (Jim Duncan) writes:

> In article <lfti4mINNlfu@jethro.Corp.Sun.COM> acm@Sun.COM (Andrew MacRae) wri
> >Everything is fine *except* that I don't get any thing on channels above 13.
> >checked the amp and it is supposed to amplify VHF, UHF, and FM. 
> 
> CATV channels and off-air channels operate on different carrier
> frequencies above channel 13.  So you need to buy an amp made
> specifically for cable TV.
> 
> Typically, a CATV amp functions continuously from 50 -550 mHz. while the
> off-air unit you apparently bought works over discontinuous bands: 50 -
> 108, 170 - 213, and 470 - 800 mHz.  If your cable company provides lots
> of channels, you'll find that your off-air amp stops working at channel
> 13 and then starts up again around cable channel 60.   
> 
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You should at least get the mid band channels from 14 to 23 which lie 
between the freq for 6 & 7.
Make sure your TV is set to CATV. Otherwise you'll only see 2-13.

dino@inqmind.bison.mb.ca
The Inquiring Mind BBS, Winnipeg, Manitoba  204 488-1607