Gamestop Pre-order key contest!

Rallycart

Ok guys, I have a US Aion pre-order key from Gamestop to give away. There are three questions. First one to answer all three of them correctly gets the key. Here they are:

1) There is an RG6 coaxial cable running from the utility pole to your home. It's value on channel 2 at the pole is 14dB. It goes through the following:

120 feet of RG6 into 2 two-way splitters, 3 three-way splitters, and 1 eight-way splitter, then 100 more feet of RG6 to your cable outlet.

What is the value of the signal on channel two at the cable outlet, assuming everything is functioning correctly?

 

2) Assume everything from the first question applies to this question. What is the Return (transmit) of the above from the cable outlet?

 

3) What is the screenname/forum name of the person that first figured out the forumlas for Skulk, Run Speed, Endurance and mount speeds for the game Age of Conan?

 

If i do not get anyone that can answer all of these within 24 hours, I will take the person with the most correct answers. Get to it!

Kyoukai

 even though i live in the EU i have to tell you that the answer to your questions are 42 

Rallycart

Originally posted by Kyoukai


 even though i live in the EU i have to tell you that the answer to your questions are 42 

 

Hmm... Nope Sorry. :P

ihatenoobs01

1. .024? i have no clue Lol

2. (future edit)

3. The character name was Latsabb on a PoM, don't know account name though on forums.

Rallycart

No one else wants to take a stab at this? Lots of people seem to want keys... And this is way better than just a regular open beta key. I am sure that you could get answers to these within a single hour on google, and that is if you had no idea what I was talking about... Just think... You could be in Aion in as little as 1 hour... Lets go people. :P

Rallycart

Originally posted by ihatenoobs01


3. The character name was Latsabb on a PoM, don't know account name though on forums.

 

Correct. His forum name was Latsabb as well. Come on now, just two more answers, and you have got it :P

Daytonazer0

Also living in the EU but... is the answer to no.3...  "Rallycart"?

 

Edit: Damn, too slow and wrong .

Rallycart

Originally posted by Daytonazer0


Also living in the EU but... is the answer to no.3...  "Rallycart"?

 

No, sorry to disappoint, lol.

zergulath

any chance 4 getting EU 4 a correct answer??? :P some swap cd key option mb?? )

Rallycart

Originally posted by ihatenoobs01


1. .024? i have no clue Lol

 

Incorrect. Since no one else seems to be biting, I will give a hint. You can look up the signal loss of RG6 per 100 feet, and look up the signal loss (attenuation) of each splitter, and then it is simple math from there.

Want another bone? Two way splitters lose 3.5dB each.

zergulath

loss is 100%^.. soo 0 is the answer.. )

 

edit:

and if there is no signal, the 2nd answer is 0 again..

Scrambled

okay.. just trying to confirm my info..

-.5 db per 100 ft

then -3.5 db for the 2 way splitter

then -10.5 db for each 3 way right? or so this: "A 3-way splitter is simply a 2-way splitter with ONE of its outputs intermally immediately split again, so of the three outputs, one will be 3.5dB down and the other two MUST be 7dB down." person on a tech website claims..

now to find the -db for an 8 way..

 



*Edit* relatively sure you end up with -54.5 DB if that could be read from the output, but since youve lost everything, no can do.

Rallycart

Originally posted by Scrambled


okay.. just trying to confirm my info..

-.5 db per 100 ft

then -3.5 db for the 2 way splitter

then -10.5 db for each 3 way right? or so this: "A 3-way splitter is simply a 2-way splitter with ONE of its outputs intermally immediately split again, so of the three outputs, one will be 3.5dB down and the other two MUST be 7dB down." person on a tech website claims..

now to find the -db for an 8 way..

 



*Edit* relatively sure you end up with -54.5 DB if that could be read from the output, but since youve lost everything, no can do.

 

The only peice of correct information in your statement was the -3.5dB on the 2 way, sorry, lol. A 7dB loss would be from a 4 way splitter.

ahrens99

I'll just take a wild try

 

1. -31db assuming no booster?

2.  -62 super guess lol, tired of searching

3. Latsabb (same forum name I believe)

 

haha enjoy

Rallycart

Originally posted by zergulath


loss is 100%^.. soo 0 is the answer.. )
 
edit:
and if there is no signal, the 2nd answer is 0 again..

 

Also incorrect. Signal can go into the negatives. Not only that, but it can be in the negatives, and still give you a crisp HDTV signal. :P

Scrambled

Originally posted by Rallycart
The only peice of correct information in your statement was the -3.5dB on the 2 way, sorry, lol. A 7dB loss would be from a 4 way splitter.

 

/sadness

Rallycart

Originally posted by ahrens99


I'll just take a wild try
 
1. -31db assuming no booster?
2.  -62 super guess lol, tired of searching
3. Latsabb (same forum name I believe)
 
haha enjoy

 

You are somewhat in the ballpark, but not correct. Too low on number 1, and WAY too low on number two.

Next clue: While splitters and attenuation reduce signal going towards your home, it actually INCREASES the return(transmit). The transmit at the pole is 38dB.

Infalible

I have to say that these have to be the most over-zealous questions for a simple MMO key give away I have ever seen in my life. If I were playing for thousands of £££s worth of tech, I would more than happily spend my time answering them. As it happens, I'm not going to.

That's not to say they aren't inventive questions: I just don't think the prize is worth my time. Aion simply looks like WoW with an Asian cover.

Scrambled

well, with everything (without the three-way splitters included) you lose 19 DBS

and then ( wild guess?) you lose 4.75 for each 3 way. so that means you end up with like.. -33.25 db?



EDIT: or maybe -19.25, forgot to add in the original 14dbs you start with..

ihatenoobs01

1. I got around -29.39db (saying about 1.4-2 db loss per 100 ft , 3.5db loss per 2 way splitter, 11 db loss per 8 way and at least 4.77 loss per 4 way)

 

2. 57.39

 

3 (my answer from before)

ahrens99

1. 7 db (38 db minus the 31 loss)

 

2. 45 db in return

 

3. latsabb

 

good times

ahrens99

2 way splitter 3.5 loss

3 way splitter 5.5 loss

8 way splitter 11 loss

100ft 5db loss

1 db loss per 20ft so the initial 120ft loss is 6

total = -31 loss adding the 38 db at pole now is +7db at outlet

guessing the gain back to 45 haha

 

kind of fun but enough time on this one good luck all

Rallycart

I see a lot of people close. For the record, here are the exact figures:

Two way splitters lose 3.5dB each

Three way splitters lose 5 dB each

8 way splitters lose 10.5dB each (although they are often labeled at 11)

On channel 2 of a cable system, you lose 1.6dB for each 100ft.

This gives you a value for question 1 of -23.52dB.

Now then... What about question two?

shhwolf17

1) 8 way splitter loses 11db, then 2 way splitter loses 3.5db, and a 3 way splitter loses 2/3 = 3.5/x

 

3*3.5/2 = x ... around 5.25db lost???

 

so if the cable starts at 14db...then its like 14db- 2*3.5db - 3*5.25 - 11db...

14db - 7db - 15.75db - 11db = -19.75db

 

then 120 feet of RG6 is around 6db lost...and 100 feet of RG6 lost is around 5db..so haha

im assuming that the db lost is around -19.75 -5 - 6 = -30.75db???

2. if i remember correctly. a return should be the negative value of the signal so im assuming 30.75db???

3.  Latsabb

shhwolf17

Hmpt...from the internet, it said 5db lost for each 100 feet of RG6..oh well

shhwolf17

Originally posted by Rallycart


I see a lot of people close. For the record, here are the exact figures:
Two way splitters lose 3.5dB each
Three way splitters lose 5 dB each
8 way splitters lose 10.5dB each (although they are often labeled at 11)
On channel 2 of a cable system, you lose 1.6dB for each 100ft.
This gives you a value for question 1 of -23.52dB.
Now then... What about question two?

2. negative of -23.52 db so 23.52 dbmV?