By Gaylord G. Rogeness
Two techniques which have been used to received and process television signals before they are applied to the cable system are the Demodulator-Modulator combination and the Heterodyne converter. The intent of this paper is to compare the two techniques.
With present day microwave relay equipment, a. least one demodulatin-modulation is required before the television signal can be applied to the cable system. Hence it is imperative that the demodulator and modulator have characteristics which will minimize distortion of the television signal. However, when the choice between use of a heterodyne converter or a demodulator-modulator pair exists, the heterodyne converter is currently the best choice. Reasons for this choice will be given in the paper.