[Hidden-tech] Problems with Comcast connection

[Jim Ussailis]

Splitters:

In theory, each perfect two-way splitter only provides 1/2 of the signal 
level to 
each output leg. Very good quality splitters also loose about 25% of the 
signal before the split. Radio Shack splitters loose 50% of the signal 
before the split, so you are left with 25% on each leg.

In radio terms we say the loss thru the Radio Shack two-way spliter is 6 dB.
 4-way spliteres are a series-parallel connection of two-way splitters, 
so expect 9 dB loss to each leg. 

That's not too much, but many splitters in series can soon lower the 
signal level, big time.

Jim Ussailis

Jim at nationalwireless.com