[Scan-DC] Black Friday

[Andrew Clegg]

I have a Haier 7" portable LCD TV with ATSC tuner. The sensitivity is  
absolutely horrible. I live 21 stories up with direct line of sight to  
the channel 4 tower across the river, and I can only decode the signal  
about 30% of the time. If I put it in a window looking directly at the  
tower, it works. But get one single wall between the TV and the  
window, and reception drops out. I tried the TV on the ground floor  
and it did not receive any signal at all, even though I am within 5  
miles of 7 different stations.  So, before buying a portable TV, I  
recommend checking the online reviews!

The people who design the 20 mile FRS-GMRS radios should also make  
portable TVs. The range would be 500 miles!

Andy

On Nov 27, 2009, at 16:47, "b_thom at juno.com" <b_thom at juno.com> wrote:

> (re-sent to reduce confusion regarding quoted material vs. response.)
>
> ACE Hardware has FRS radios for $5. Didn't check the (optimistic)  
> range.
>
> My vote for killer app of 2009 is the 7" portable LCD TV. Going for  
> $100 or less at several places. Built-in ATSC tuner.
>
> ---------- Original Message ----------
> From: Andrew Clegg <w4jecom at w4je.com>
> To: "b_thom at juno.com" <b_thom at juno.com>
> Cc: "scan-dc at mailman.qth.net" <scan-dc at mailman.qth.net>
> Subject: Re: [Scan-DC] Black Friday
> Date: Thu, 26 Nov 2009 21:54:38 -0500
>
> Lots of stores advertising cheap FRS/GMRS radios with 10, 12, 16,  
> and  even 20 mile range.
>
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