[HoustonHam] Digital TV ??

Tue Oct 21 21:47:13 EDT 2008

RF is RF..antennas don't care what mode it is..any antenna today will work
after 2/17/09...there wont be anything below CH 7 though to pick up (most
DTVs will be in the 7-51 range...only a handful will be on 2-6 nationwide
and they want to move if possible..Digital TV doesn't work so well on
lowband it seems..DUH!)

The convertor box IS needed to pick up the digital signals and convert it to
a standard analog signal so your OLD analog TV is still usable..IF you have
a TV with a ATSC digital tuner, you already are capable of watching HDTV (or
at least DTV)..but any analog (NTSC) TV will need the box (except for LOW
POWER stations like Channel 43.they will remain analog and will stay on the
air.until the FCC mandates their change to digital as well) Only HIGH
power/Full Service TV stations are affected by the digital transition..

2,8,11,13,14,20,22,26,39, 45,47,48,51,55,57,61...I think that's the entire
list of the stations affected.

Chris

WB5ITT

From: houstonham-bounces at mailman.qth.net
[mailto:houstonham-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Brian K. Gaskamp
Sent: Tuesday, October 21, 2008 6:22 PM
To: Amateur Radio in Houston TX area
Subject: Re: [HoustonHam] Digital TV ??

Very interesting cause I have heard just the opposite that the TV antenna
that someone is using today won't be able to receive the Digital signal in
the future.

Now where does this digital converter box come into play.

Its being used so that you can receive digital signals when Feb. 2009 gets
here, without that box you cannot view dig TV...Am I correct on that?

Brian

KA5BKG

----- Original Message ----- 

From: Charles.Frost at aliefisd.net 

To: vaclav_sal at yahoo.com ; houstonham at mailman.qth.net 

Sent: Tuesday, October 21, 2008 12:29 PM

Subject: RE: [HoustonHam] Digital TV ??

The antenna is a antenna and it does not care what the video signal is just
the rf signal.

You got it correct HYPE and the scam of needing a special antenna is just
that.

Frosty

K5LBU

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From: houstonham-bounces at mailman.qth.net
[mailto:houstonham-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of vaclav sal
Sent: Tuesday, October 21, 2008 12:14 PM
To: houstonham at mailman.qth.net
Subject: [HoustonHam] Digital TV ??

The media hype about "better quality, more channels etc." comes with the
digital technology.

Are there any naming standards for the additional multiplexed sub channels?

There are opinions about that the receiving antenna for digital TV must be
"special".

Should commonly used LP TV outdoor antenna work just fine in digital TV
word?

73 Vaclav AA7EJ

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