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Fri, 11 Apr 2008 06:17:51 -0400
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How true though!





On Thu, 10 Apr 2008, Louis Kim Kline wrote:

> Fill the landfills!  It is your captialist duty!  If you aren't generating
> tons of garbage and spending your money on frivolous innovations that will
> be outdated in five years, how can our economy ever survive?
>
>
> After all, the corporate lords and masters went to the trouble to buy the
> government policy makers to see things their way--the least you could do is
> spend your money cheerfully on everything that they tell you that you
> need.  Otherwise, you might do something frivolous like try to feed the
> needy or something stupid like that!
>
> Ok, that was dripping with so much sarcasm that it even frightened me!
>
> 73, de Lou K2LKK
>
>
> At 06:49 PM 4/10/2008 -0400, you wrote:
> >Right, we've come so far with this, and now things that work fine now will
> >be worthless without the box.  I am just thinking of those watchman TV
> >sets that are very nice, but after next year they'll be worthless.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >On Thu, 10 Apr 2008, Louis Kim Kline wrote:
> >
> > > Hi.
> > >
> > > it will only work if Icom is receiving the same digital scheme that they
> > > are sending--otherwise, it will be just a lot of noise.  Theoretically, you
> > > could stick a DTV converter in front of your receiver, but why would you
> > > want to?  Isn't that what the TV set is for?
> > >
> > > It also isn't a very portable solution, and portability seems to have
> > > gotten lost in this digital headlong rush over the cliff into the abyss.
> > >
> > > 73, de Lou K2LKK
> > >
> > >
> > > At 06:25 PM 4/10/2008 -0400, you wrote:
> > > >Well, you never know.  This will impact a lot of ham as well as consumer
> > > >level radios for that matter.  You know the ones that will tune portions
> > > >of the TV band, and then things like the THF6A and even scanners that tune
> > > >parts or all of the TV band.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >On Thu, 10 Apr 2008, Anthony Vece wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > Hi Jeff;
> > > > >
> > > > > If I had to take an educated guess I would say that since ICOM is
> > putting
> > > > > out digital equipment then, it should work.
> > > > >
> > > > > But, that's just my opinion.
> > > > >
> > > > > 73 De Anthony W2AJV
> > > > > [log in to unmask]
> > > > > ECHOLINK NODE NUMBER: 74389
> > > > >
> > > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > > From: "Jeff Kenyon" <[log in to unmask]>
> > > > > To: <[log in to unmask]>
> > > > > Sent: Thursday, April 10, 2008 4:11 PM
> > > > > Subject: another digital TV question
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > > Hi everyone, I know we've talked about digital TV, but with the
> > switch in
> > > > > > mind and with all of the equipment that   is out there now that
> > can tune
> > > > > > TV channels will there be anything that will support digital TV
> > audio in
> > > > > > the way of ham and other commercial radios that for some people
> > all they
> > > > > > want is TV audio?
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >--
> > > >No virus found in this incoming message.
> > > >Checked by AVG.
> > > >Version: 7.5.519 / Virus Database: 269.22.12/1372 - Release Date:
> > > >4/10/2008 5:36 PM
> > >
> > > Louis Kim Kline
> > > A.R.S. K2LKK
> > > Home e-mail:  [log in to unmask]
> > > Work e-mail:  [log in to unmask]
> > > Work Telephone:  (585) 697-5740
> > >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >--
> >No virus found in this incoming message.
> >Checked by AVG.
> >Version: 7.5.519 / Virus Database: 269.22.12/1372 - Release Date:
> >4/10/2008 5:36 PM
>
> Louis Kim Kline
> A.R.S. K2LKK
> Home e-mail:  [log in to unmask]
> Work e-mail:  [log in to unmask]
> Work Telephone:  (585) 697-5740
>

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