[VoIP] A rather strange request... Old analog cable boxes

[Jayson Smith]

Hi,

     I'd like more info about the converter. Is it adjustable what block of
channels it puts where, or is it preset and can't be changed? Does it have
two standard cable connectors for its input and its output, or does it have
an antenna for the output, or...
     About the mobility aid, I don't do that much traveling, but I'm just
curious, what are you developing? I'm always interested in knowing about new
stuff for the blind. We've recently gotten into the Braille+ from Levelstar
and APH, a very nice product.
Jayson

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "R. Snyder" <rdsmit at hotmail.com>
To: <voip at lists.ckts.info>
Sent: Friday, August 10, 2007 12:38 AM
Subject: Re: [VoIP] A rather strange request... Old analog cable boxes


> Jayson,
> I've got an old Radio Shack TV block converter you can have if it will
work
> for you.  It's just a fixed frequency local oscillator and a mixer that
> moves a whole block of CATV down to broadcast TV frequencies.  I think it
> has an edge-mounted pot on top to tweak the LO frequency for fine tuning.
>
> By the way, you mentioned that you're blind.  I'm developing a mobility
aid
> for the blind, and if you'd be willing to give me some feedback on how
well
> it works or doesn't work, I could build a prototype for you and send it to
> you.  I've sent a prototype to a friend of mine who is blind, but he
hasn't
> gotten out of his apartment in the last few weeks to try it in unfamiliar
> surroundings.  I figure it should take a couple of days to a couple of
weeks
> to get used to using it, but that presumes a reasonable amount of time
spent
> in unfamiliar surroundings.  Please let me know if you're interested.
Also
> let me know if you'd like the Radio Shack TV block converter.
> -Ross
>
> >From: "Jayson Smith" <ratguy at insightbb.com>
> >Reply-To: Voice Over IP Tandem for Analog Switches <voip at lists.ckts.info>
> >To: "Voice Over IP Tandem for Analog Switches" <voip at ckts.info>
> >Subject: [VoIP] A rather strange request... Old analog cable boxes
> >Date: Fri, 10 Aug 2007 00:09:57 -0400
> >
> >Hi,
> >      We recently got cable TV service, and we're looking for some simple
> >cable boxes, to avoid having to buy cable-ready TV's just before analog
> >on-air TV becomes a thing of the past. I've looked on eBay, but I'm not
> >finding much. What I'm looking for are old analog boxes, maybe even
> >operated
> >with a dial, a slider, or mechanical pushbuttons. In other words, way too
> >old to have any sort of activation/authorization stuff. Does anybody have
> >anything like that they're wanting to get rid of, or know of somewhere I
> >might find it?
> >      On another subject, on my recent eBay search, I uncovered something
> >that sounds just a bit too good to be true. It's a software program by
> >Orbatel. Supposedly, you pay only once for the software, then after that,
> >using nothing but a PC and an Internet connection, you can watch and
listen
> >to thousands of satellite TV and radio stations, and not have to pay
> >anything except the initial software cost. Now I know there's got to be a
> >catch, but they certainly aren't saying what it is. Anyone know? I mean,
> >there's either a big catch they don't want you to know about, or this is
> >the
> >best-kept secret in the consumer TV industry.
> >Jayson
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