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I have decided to tackle a new project and I would like some advice on some
points.  What I would like to do is build a descrambler for my cable system.
I am sure that this is not entirely legal, but the engineer part of me can't
pass up a challange like this.  

What information I would like from people on the net:

    1.	Pointers to books or articles that have techincal explanations of
	TV signals. Information like how many scan lines are in a field,
	how often is the screen refreshed, etc. I did get some books but 
	most of them basically said that an electron beam is used to draw
	the image on the screen and didn't go any deeper. 

    2.	Any articles or books that deal specifically with descrambling 
	cable signals. I would prefer to invent the descrambler rather
	than just copy some one else's design.

    3.	Opinions on how complex this task might be. Do you think that not 
	having access to a digital scope, storage scope, or frequency 
	analyzer would be a major handicap.

    4.  Pointers from people who have tried this.

    5.	Any other suggestions.

Thanks in advance.
-Rom
rom@xor.sun.com