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Hi List,
Keep in mind that if you live near the Canadian border, you will still be
able to receive analogue broadcasts from Canadian TV--since they are not
going to discontinue analogue broadcasts until some time in 2011.
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From: "Andy Baracco" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, December 09, 2008 12:11 AM
Subject: Re: portable television?
The answer to your first question is likely no. however, I believe
that the old RCA TV radios had antenna jacks. if this is so, you
could possibly plug a digital converter box into it, and plug a set
of rabbit ears into the converter box. There was a radio sold by
Radio Shack that looks alot like a Super Radio. it has both VHF and
UHF TV audio. It also has a standard cable connector on the
back. You could try hooking a convertor box to it, and an antenna to
the convertor box, or if you have cable for TV access, try hooking it
up to the cable. otherwise, your TV radio will only work as a white
noise generator on the TV bands after 02/17/09.
Andy
>Hi all, I know this doesn't have anything to do with amateur radio.
>However, I don't know where else to send this question. I have two radios
>that pick up television channels and they can be powered by batteries or AC
>adapters. My question is:
>When we complete the transition to digital television, will I still be able
>to use my receivers to listen to TV channels? If so, what kind of
>additional equipment will I need? Are there digital televisions available
>that can be run off of batteries? Thanks in advance for your
>recommendations.
>
>Eric Patterson
>Kb7vfr
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