Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable 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 = have=20 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. ----- Original Message -----=20 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 -------------------------------------------------------------------------= ----- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com=20 Version: 8.0.176 / Virus Database: 270.9.15/1838 - Release Date: = 12/8/2008 6:16 PM