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From: mycal@everexn.com (Mycal Johnson)
Newsgroups: sci.electronics
Subject: Re: scrambling techniques
Keywords: sync, etc.
Message-ID: <1991May17.180737.4729@everexn.com>
Date: 17 May 91 18:07:37 GMT
References: <1991May14.224555.12528@milton.u.washington.edu>
Organization: Everex Systems, Sebastopol
Lines: 35

In article <1991May14.224555.12528@milton.u.washington.edu> amigo@milton.u.washington.edu (The Friend) writes:
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>     I have a small problem - in buying my own cable descrambler (to replace
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>     What my cable company does on scrambled channels is "beep-beep" the audio
>and cause the picture to flash - which has a strong effect on tuning (hence
>the picture jitters). Also the contrast is turned up (not inverted though).
>My cable company doesn't like me dropping the lease on their box, so hence
> they won't say anything to what brand they use. I'm hoping to get this solved
>so that I can save the $10/month in lease charges.
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>     Any help's appreciated - please mail me..
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>                                                  Thanks..
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>-- 
>                                      ///
>       Scott Rowin                   ///  amigo@milton.u.washington.edu
>       ***********                  /// 
> - SPACE OPEN FOR LEASE -      \-\_///    Amigas really do it better...

This is a simple interfearance scrambling method.  What you need is an
interfearance notch filter tuned the the desired channels. or one on ch3
and use a converter box.

Disclamer: I don't avocate stealing cable, just trying to inform.

Mycal