(meteorobs) TV Tuner Dongle

[Jodie Reynolds]

The advantage would be the ~3dB drop [typical] across the adapter
to go from the original RF to the required F-fitting.

I soldered low-loss coax where the old RF fitting was to go straight
to an N-connector.  If you didn't have an F-type connector on both
ends, that "modification" wouldn't help much since the adapter would
still have the same signal loss.

I have them both ways and notice little reduction in the noise floor
but a marked increase in weak-signals (especially up in the UHF/SHF
using them for listening to satellites).

--- Jodie



Sunday, September 22, 2013, 3:44:40 PM, you wrote:

> At 03:04 PM 9/22/2013, you wrote:

>>Pictures of a simple effective modification to an EzTV645. This 
>>modification made a big improvement in its (noise) performance.
>>
>>
>>
>><http://www.salsburg.com/ezcap/>http://www.salsburg.com/ezcap/

> Out of curiosity, why would that make a significant difference?  You 
> just changed one coaxial connector for another.  Was the adapter 
> required that poorly shielded?

> Paul


> Paul Goelz
> Rochester Hills, MI USA
> pgoelz at comcast.net
> www.pgoelz.com 

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