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From: jw@mck-csc.UUCP (Jeffrey Weiss)
Newsgroups: sci.electronics
Subject: Re: RE Descrambler
Summary: How do you get the audio?
Keywords: cable descrambler audio
Message-ID: <464@mck-csc.UUCP>
Date: 3 Jul 90 19:41:18 GMT
References: <3525@umbc3.UMBC.EDU> <1560@yenta.alb.nm.us> <2417@nems.dt.navy.mil>
Reply-To: jw@mck-csc (Jeffrey Weiss)
Organization: McKinsey & Company, Inc., Cambridge, MA
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In recent weeks, someone posted some corrections to Radio Electronic's
Descrambler (..er Sync Restorer) article.  I've just read the article, and had
a few q's for those of you who have used this project:

The circuit takes video in and produces video out.  I've noticed that on some
scrambled stations (e.g., Sportschannel in NY), the audio is perfectly
audible, while on others (e.g., HBO), it is not.  What are the methods of 
hiding the audio, and are there any published references to restoring it?

I noticed that Manhattan Cable in NY has announced that channels will no
longer be available (after July 15) to customers unless they upgrade to the
new digital box.  Would this render the RE circuit obsolete?
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...mit-eddie!mck-csc!jw
Jeffrey Weiss