Cable Descrambling

              If you have cable TV but are not fortunate enough to
         have the premium services, here is a simple way to steal
         Cinemax, the Movie Channel, Showtime, the Disney Channel, and
         any other service that appears as a bussing fuzzy picture
         (one that you can almost get clearly by fine tuning). This
         method also works on channels that appear as a lined flashing
         screen that produce a beeping sound. These channels are not
         scrambled, but instead a garbage transmission is sent at the
         same frequency.  Therefore, in order to receive the movie
         services clearly, you must filter out the garbage.


         Here is a simple way to do this:

         1) Examine the back of your TV set. Find the VHF
         antenna terminals (these are the antenna terminals that the
         cable service is hooked up to).  Get a piece of antenna wire
         about 3 feet long. Strip one end of the wire and attach it to
         the VHF terminals along with the cable.

         2) Tune in to one of the movie services and adjust the fine
         tuner until you get the cleanest picture.

         3) Cut off about 1/4 inch of the antenna wire and adjust the
         fine tuner.  Continue to do this until you get a nearly
         perfect picture (NOTE: You shouldn't have to cut off more
         than 6 inches of the antenna wire).

         4) Get a piece of aluminum foil and wrap it around the
         antenna wire.  Slide it up and down until you have a perfect
         picture.

         It sounds complicated, but it's actually very simple and
         effective.

         MORE IN DEPTH INFORMATION ON DESCRAMBLERS AND
         CONVERTERS MAY BE OBTAINED BY WRITING
         CABLE FACTS, BOX 711-R, PATASKALA, OH 43062.
         THEY HAVE AN EXCELLENT PUBLICATION AVAILABLE FOR $8.95.

         ALSO WRITE TO:
         RANDOM ACCESS, BOX 41770R, PHOENIX, AZ 85080.
         ASK FOR THEIR SUBSCRIPTION TV MANUAL THAT DEALS WITH VIDEO
         SCRAMBLING TECHNIQUES.















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