How hard was it to learn and now work with?
On Mon, 10 Mar 2008, John Miller wrote:
> I'll try anything once if it's reasonable. I can work my DVR pretty well
> even.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jeff Kenyon" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Monday, March 10, 2008 9:46 PM
> Subject: Re: Digital to analog TV converter boxes
>
>
> > Hi Bob and the group. I would also encourage people to challenge the
> > equipment that is hard to use. I managed to use a spectrum analyzer that
> > used a cursor, and with very little audible feedback. The key you ask?
> > consintrate, Consintrate, Consintrate!
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > On Mon, 10 Mar 2008, Bob Tinney wrote:
> >
> >> Hi Lou,
> >> I share your frustration with the lack of accessibility to set top boxes
> >> and
> >> the like, but I am not letting this inaccessible world shut me out! I
> >> have
> >> used receivers and transmitters that didn't talk, cell phones that didn't
> >> have voice synthesizers in them and I used to tune up my old DX 100 by
> >> listening to the transformer hum and I used to set the drive by listening
> >> to
> >> the time it took for the meter needle to return to the 0 stop. But I'm
> >> not
> >> going to give up on any communication mode because of ignorance. That
> >> also
> >> includes digital ssb which I think sounds terrible, but I'm hoping that
> >> it
> >> will get better with time.
> >> I'm going to keep accessing the difficult because it is a challenge!
> >> Bob, [log in to unmask], K8LR
> >> Skype name: bobtinn
> >> Live Long and Prosper!
> >>
> >> ----- Original Message -----
> >> From: "Louis Kim Kline" <[log in to unmask]>
> >> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> >> Sent: Monday, March 10, 2008 8:20 PM
> >> Subject: Re: Digital to analog TV converter boxes
> >>
> >>
> >> Hi.
> >>
> >> With the fiasco that I've had with DVDs and accessibility, I've pretty
> >> well
> >> decided to cease to receive television signals when analog goes dark.
> >> I'm
> >> sick of wasting money on things that the industry decides will be
> >> obsolete
> >> long before it wears out, and I detest of filling landfills just so
> >> someone
> >> can make a heap of money.
> >>
> >> They can stick their DTV.
> >>
> >> 73, de Lou K2LKK
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> At 11:37 PM 3/9/2008 -0500, you wrote:
> >> >You have to use it within 90 days but the catch is they're only going to
> >> >issue
> >> >something like 30 million of them so if you wait too long you won't get
> >> >one but
> >> >if you buy now it may be nearly a year before you can use the box and it
> >> >surely
> >> >may have developed problems by then. Its never for electronics to sit.
> >> >
> >> >Last I heard they'd already issued about a third of the coupons they
> >> >intend
> >> >to
> >> >give out.
> >> >
> >> >Tom
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >Tom Brennan KD5VIJ, CCC-A/SLP
> >> >web page http://titan.sfasu.edu/~g_brennantg/sonicpage.html
> >> >
> >> >On Sun, 9 Mar 2008, Butch Bussen wrote:
> >> >
> >> > > Date: Sun, 09 Mar 2008 21:19:46 -0700
> >> > > From: Butch Bussen <[log in to unmask]>
> >> > > Reply-To: For blind ham radio operators
> >> > > <[log in to unmask]>
> >> > > To: [log in to unmask]
> >> > > Subject: Re: Digital to analog TV converter boxes
> >> > >
> >> > > I think you have to use the coupon within 30 days, I do know there is
> >> > > a
> >> > > time limit, so don't apply until you're ready to buy.
> >> > > 73s
> >> > > Butch Bussen
> >> > > wa0vjr
> >> > >
> >> > > On Fri, 7 Mar 2008,
> >> > > Bob Tinney wrote:
> >> > >
> >> > > > Hi,
> >> > > > I've been putting off getting a converter box, but the discussion
> >> > > > on
> >> > > > this
> >> > > > list reminded me to apply for 2 coupons as my audio tv receivers
> >> > > > are
> >> > analog
> >> > > > and are not hooked to cable. Just google "digital converter box
> >> > coupon" and
> >> > > > fill out the form.
> >> > > > 73
> >> > > > Bob, [log in to unmask], K8LR
> >> > > > Skype name: bobtinn
> >> > > > Live Long and Prosper!
> >> > > >
> >> > >
> >> > >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >--
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> >> >3/10/2008
> >> >7:27 PM
> >>
> >> Louis Kim Kline
> >> A.R.S. K2LKK
> >> Home e-mail: [log in to unmask]
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> >>
> >
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