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Hi John & List;
The digitals signals do require a very high gain antenna.
I noticed this with all digital signals including cell phone signals as =
well as the digital signals on the AM. and FM. signals on the broadcast =
bands.
Anthony
----- Original Message -----=20
From: John Miller=20
To: [log in to unmask]
Sent: Tuesday, December 09, 2008 8:50 AM
Subject: Re: portable television?
Rabit ears? from what I'm told, you have to be pretty close to the TV=20
transmitter for them to work, I know a few people around here now who =
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made the switch already and they *need* an outside antenna or very =
high gain=20
in the attic. Granted that's summer places but still, rabbit ears =
worked=20
before they went digital and after, forget it.
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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=20
>>AC
>>adapters. My question is:
>>When we complete the transition to digital television, will I still =
be=20
>>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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