[NJARC] Be the first on your block!

[Peter Markavage]

Somewhere I saw that a bare bones type converter box will retail for
about $70. Given the $40 coupon,  $30 + tax comes out of your pocket.

Pete

On Thu, 03 Jan 2008 07:50:31 -0500 "Thomas Lee"
<thomas_v_lee at hotmail.com> writes:
> Visit our web site - See http://www.njarc.org
> _______________________________________________
> I bet the converter box will cost more than the average cost of a 
> new tv
> 
> 
> 
> Greetings fellow enthusiasts:
> 
> Our congress over taxes us, and now sees fit to give some of it back 
> to
> us in the form of vouchers. As you probably know, in thirteen 
> months, the
> NTIA will end analog TV transmission. So for all of you rabbit ear
> antenna types, starting today, you can apply for up to two 
> government
> vouchers of forty dollars each. These vouchers must be put towards 
> the
> purchase of digital to NTSC converter boxes, one to each non cable 
> or
> satellite TV receiver. Funny thing, the vouchers expire in ninety 
> days,
> and there is no place to buy a converter at this time. But the 
> program
> states vouchers will be sent out after the boxes arrive on the 
> market.
> website www.dtv2009.gov/default.aspx
> 
> Regards,
> Richard Lee
> VP NJARC