Alright boys and girls this problem is solved. The Xantech Dinky Link Plasma Proof ([Link: amazon.com] resolved the problem, definitively. So if anyone has issues with their Scientific Atlanta 8300HD in the future, just get this handy little $70 device. It worked the first time out of the box without having to adjust the sensor. EASY!

Thanks for all the advice (and bullshit interior design chatter). Much appreciated.

BK