[Scan-DC] Countdown...

Sat Jun 13 00:26:36 EDT 2009

The antenna for 22 is just off Interstate 97, outside Annapolis.

> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Doug Kitchener" <oldsdoug at hotmail.com>
> To: <scan-dc at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Saturday, June 13, 2009 12:09 AM
> Subject: Re: [Scan-DC] Countdown...
>
>
>
> Wow, you're getting more than I am.  22 is Maryland Public Television... I
> _think_ the xmitter may be up here on 270 near the Montgomery / Frederick
> line, but don't hold me to that.
>
> Pick Temple
>
> (Let's see how many of our viewers know who he was!)
>
> Hint:  "My favorite bread's Heidi,
>        I hope it's yours too.
>        It tastes so delicious
>        And it's so good for you.
>
>        So let's all eat Heidi
>        And before very long
>        All Giant Rangers
>        Will grow big and strong."
>
> ----------------------------------------
> > From: w4jecom at w4je.com
> > To: scan-dc at mailman.qth.net
> > Date: Fri, 12 Jun 2009 23:37:33 -0400
> > Subject: Re: [Scan-DC] Countdown...
> >
> > As of 11:37 PM, the following analog TV signals are still on the air, as
> > received in Arlington:
> >
> > Channel 4 (71.75 MHz audio): Nightlight (WRC)
> > Channel 5 (81.75 MHz audio): Nightlight (FOX-5)
> > Channel 6 (87.75 MHz audio): Spanish music (WDCN-LP)
> > Channel 14 (475.75 MHz audio): Spanish (WFDC)
> > Channel 22 (523.75 MHz audio): Nightlight (Not sure what station this is)
> > Channel 23 (529.75 MHz audio): Religious (WDDN)
> > Channel 25 (541.75 MHz audio): Spanish (WZDC)
> > Channel 47 (673.75 MHz audio): Spanish (WMDO)
> > Channel 58 (739.75 MHz audio, in narrowband FM!): Rap (WIAV)
> >
> > The nightlight signals seem quite a bit weaker than their progenitors.
> > Some
> > of them are barely receivable on my TV set, despite being line-of-sight
> to
> > all of these towers.
> >
> > The channel 6 (WDCN-LP) signal is odd. Audio, but no corresponding video.
> > Maybe they are trying to be an FM broadcast station, since their audio is
> > just 250 kHz outside the band? I had not tuned this channel before now.
> >
> > Cheers,
> > Andy
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Andrew Clegg"
> > To: "Doug Kitchener" ;
> > Sent: Friday, June 12, 2009 1:09 PM
> > Subject: Re: [Scan-DC] Countdown...
> >
> >
> > My specan is still showing analog activity.
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Doug Kitchener"
> > To:
> > Sent: Friday, June 12, 2009 12:06 PM
> > Subject: Re: [Scan-DC] Countdown...
> >
> >
> >
> > got that right - Blurp - 10-7! my tv just stopped working!
> >
> > Not all of the stations had their clocks synchronized... I got to watch
> > both
> > Channel 4 and Channel 5... 5 showed the engineer's finger on the
> button...
> > the news guys on 4 were doing a story on it and just had time to get in
> > the
> > word "Bye!"
> >
> > 4 will be broadcasting an informational video for _2 weeks!_
> >
> > 22 and 67 are still on, for some reason, and 13 in Baltimore is
> apparently
> > cutting over at 12:30...
> >
> > And that's our report!
> >
> > ----------------------------------------
> >> To: scan-dc at mailman.qth.net
> >> Date: Fri, 12 Jun 2009 11:27:56 -0400
> >> From: racerpgt at aol.com
> >> Subject: Re: [Scan-DC] Countdown...
> >>
> >>
> >> correct
> >>
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: Raymond Chin
> >> To: Scan - DC Scan - DC
> >> Sent: Fri, 12 Jun 2009 11:25 am
> >> Subject: Re: [Scan-DC] Countdown...
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> thought it was 12:01 PM today.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> From: oldsdoug at hotmail.com
> >> To: scan-dc at mailman.qth.net
> >> Date: Fri, 12 Jun 2009 11:16:37 -0400
> >> Subject: Re: [Scan-DC] Countdown...
> >>
> >>
> >> Would you believe that in a brief search, I couldn't dig out anything
> >> about
> >> he time of the cutover...
> >>
> >>
> >> Kirk: "Scotty, we're running out of time..."
> >> Scotty: "I dinna know if our circuits can handle this alien contraption,
> >> aptain!"
> >> Kirk: "Throw the switch!"
> >> Scotty: "It'll likely overload!"
> >> Kirk: "THROW THE SWITCH!!"
> >>
> >> - The Enterprise Incident
> >>
> >> ----------------------------------------
> >>> From: oldsdoug at hotmail.com
> >>> To: johnantonelli at verizon.net; scan-dc at mailman.qth.net
> >>> Date: Fri, 12 Jun 2009 10:58:12 -0400
> >>> Subject: Re: [Scan-DC] Countdown...
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> I assumed it was at midnight (because that was when we went from June
> 11
> >>> to
> >> une 12) but I don't really know - wanted to stay up last night and see
> if
> >> any
> >> f the local stations did anything special but was too tired. Today I
> work
> >> 2 -
> >> 0 p.m. so will check... haven't been downstairs yet. Will report
> anything
> >> I
> >> ee!
> >>>
> >>> Mercury Control
> >>>
> >>> ________________________________
> >>>> Date: Fri, 12 Jun 2009 04:22:33 -0700
> >>>> From: johnantonelli at verizon.net
> >>>> Subject: Re: [Scan-DC] Countdown...
> >>>> To: scan-dc at mailman.qth.net; oldsdoug at hotmail.com
> >> =2
> >> 0>>
> >>>> Is it not at noon today?
> >>>>
> >>>> --- On Thu, 6/11/09, Doug Kitchener wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> From: Doug Kitchener
> >>>> Subject: [Scan-DC] Countdown...
> >>>> To: scan-dc at mailman.qth.net
> >>>> Date: Thursday, June 11, 2009, 11:08 PM
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> T minus one hour and counting until the Grande Television Cutover...
> >>>>
> >>>> This is Mercury Control...
> >>>
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