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Jeff Kenyon <[log in to unmask]>
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Thu, 10 Apr 2008 18:49:30 -0400
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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?
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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> Louis Kim Kline
> A.R.S. K2LKK
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