[HoustonHam] Digital TV ??

[Chris Boone]

The only antenna designed for "HD" actually is a Smart Antenna...it has a separate lead that connects to a tuner or rcvr capable of sending a signal (S meter or AGC) back to the antenna and it somehow adjusts itself for max gain (must be using a built in amp or something)...but it works with analog as well provided the TV can send the correct signal back to the antenna...otherwise, it works no different than a normal antenna.

NO basic antenna will work any different with analog or DTV....period.
If it says "HD ready" or "HD capable", it is merely marketing hype...and nothing more.

Chris
WB5ITT

-----Original Message-----
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 10:12 PM
To: Amateur Radio in Houston TX area
Subject: Re: [HoustonHam] Digital TV ??

So what exactly does HD antenna do then?


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mike (KA5CVH) Urich" <ka5cvh at gmail.com>
To: "Amateur Radio in Houston TX area" <houstonham at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Tuesday, October 21, 2008 10:03 PM
Subject: Re: [HoustonHam] Digital TV ??


> On Tue, Oct 21, 2008 at 20:47, Chris Boone <Cboone at earthlink.net> wrote:
>
>> 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.
>
> Mike wrote
>
> THEY LIED .... THEY LIED ... THEY LIED ! ! !
>
> Follow the science and the facts not the marketers.  And remember the
> words of P.T. Barnum.
>
> -- 
> Mike Urich, KA5CVH
> http://ka5cvh.com
>
> Why do the responsible and productive always have to bail out the
> undisciplined and lazy?
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