Rabit ears? from what I'm told, you have to be pretty close to the TV 
transmitter for them to work, I know a few people around here now who have 
made the switch already and they *need* an outside antenna or very high gain 
in the attic. Granted that's summer places but still, rabbit ears worked 
before they went digital and after, forget it.
----- Original Message ----- 
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