I'd tend to agree, I'm told the digital signals are about 30% down in the
best conditions on an analog signal form the same channel, same location,
and that's from people involved with 2 of the local TV channels around here.
Based on what I'm hearing from people who've made the switch, as I said,
that's maybe even being nice.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Louis Kim Kline" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, December 09, 2008 11:28 PM
Subject: Re: portable television?
> Hi.
>
> From everything I am reading, it sounds like I might as well forget
> television. I am not about to take on the monthly cable fees, and it
> doesn't sound like I am going to get enough signal to make digital TV
> work,
> so looks like I'll be getting my news and information through radio.
>
> I tend to have some trouble with ghosting on the analog sets, and from
> what
> I'm told, that makes it unlikely that digital will work here.
>
> Looks like the TV sets just became VCR monitors.
>
> 73, de Lou K2LKK
>
>
> At 08:50 AM 12/9/2008 -0500, you wrote:
>>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
>>
>>
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