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From: downin@dtoa1.dt.navy.mil (Downin)
Newsgroups: sci.electronics,rec.video
Subject: Re: TV Descrambler
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Date: 24 Sep 90 16:56:54 GMT
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Reply-To: downin@dtoa1.dt.navy.mil (Dave Downin)
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With my cable company I get all the premium channels on my TV (only
problem is they are scrambled).  The picture appears wavy and the colors
are slightly off.  The sound comes in crystal clear.  When I fine tune
the set I can usually get a VERY snowy and slightly wavy picture to
come in (black & white only).  Also, without the fine tuning I can hear
a high pitched whine like an oscillator running off frequency.  I suspect
that all that has been done is the sync signals have been screwed with
in some way.  This would explain the wavy picture, off colors and oscillator
whine.  Is it possible that it might be something else though?  And
does anyone know where I can get schematics forta device that would
completely re-construct the sync signals?

Dave Downin
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