Incoming President Requests DTV Cutover Delay

[WB4JFI]

Hey Bob:
W*USA (channel 9 in DC) and WJLA (channel 7 in DC), and probably channels 11
& 13 in Baltimore are going back to their VHF channels at the end of the
transition.  Clipping the VHF stuff may cause you some problems in a couple
of weeks.

Terry


> -----Original Message-----
> From: tacos-bounces+wb4jfi=amrad.org at amrad.org
> [mailto:tacos-bounces+wb4jfi=amrad.org at amrad.org]On Behalf Of Bob
> Bruninga
> Sent: Saturday, January 10, 2009 11:32 AM
> To: Alex Fraser; Tacos
> Subject: Re: Incoming President Requests DTV Cutover Delay
>
>
> > That's astounding.
> > Do you get so many stations
> > because of your location?
> > Baltimore + DC? Do you
> > use a beam antenna?
> > If so do you rotate it?
>
> I scrounged around in the garage and found an old TV antenna that
> had about 6 elements on UHF (a log periodic).  I cut off all the
> VHF stuff and so what remains is only about a 1 foot long UHF
> array.  I pointed it at DC (I am maybe 35 miles away).  I put
> this on the side of the chimney which is only about 30 feet above
> ground and ground is only about 30 feet above sea level.
>
> I get all of the baltimore channels "off the back" and I get all
> of the DC channels off the front.  No rotator.  Of course, I have
> a line amp right at the antenna, and then 50 feet of coax to the
> set where the DC for the amp is injected.
>
> There are only two low-power DC only UHF channels that I do not
> get.  Oh, of course, the "50+ stations" is reallyl HYPE, since
> each DTV station really is sending as many as 3 sub channels.
>
> If I went to the top of my tree (80 feet) and used a good higher
> gain UHF beam, I bet I could get even those low power DC only
> stations too.
>
> >   and WETA both transmit in HD?  Do HD signals carry
> >   as well over distance as standard definition DTV?
>
> I am impressed.  on some stations, the analog is so marginal that
> my wifew wont watch it at all, but the DTV on that same channel
> is perfect (maybe an occasional hit).. but then that is comparing
> a VHF analog signal begin received on a UHF only antenna to a UHF
> DTV signal.
>
> >   fuzzy.  She thinks in terms or across the room
> >   viewing.
>
> The thumb rule is a foot away for each 3 inches of screen width.
> So, for my 42" TV ($799 from walmart), the couch is about 13 feet away.
>
> >   Bob Bruninga wrote:
> >
> > If a TV station switches over to DTV
> > and nobody gets a free converter
> > box will anybody watch?
> >
> > Well, I held off for 20 years.  Till last week we had only
> rabbit ears on a 13" TV in the closet that we only brought out
> once every 4 years to watch the olympics.  With kids, we just
> decided to raise them with no TV in the house except the 13"
> hooked to a VCR for the occasional movie.
> >
> > But on sale last week, I went and got a big TV. and wow am I
> impressed with off-air DTV.  WIth just a 6 dBi gain UHF antenna,
> I am getting 50+ stations in unbelievable DTV quality, and not
> paying a cent.
> >
> > But I agree, its 48 channls of worthless garbage, thank heavens
> for PBS.  Kids are gone, now, so I'mm ready for some relaxing TV.
>  But not quite yet...
> >
> > Wife insists that the big TV disappear when not in use.  THis
> is beacuse the only place to put it is in the middle of our big
> bay window!  So I am cutting a hole in the bottom of the bay,
> where the TV can disappear down into the lean-to roof attic of
> the first floor below the window.  This and 60 lbs worth of
> springs and mechanism to make it easy to pull up and down.
> >
> > Nothing is ever easy..
> >
> > Bob, WB4aPR
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