[SixClub] Thai Hams Now Authorized to Operate on More Bands

[Howard Bingham]

At 08:51 PM 10/16/2007, Mr. Richard J. Fiero II  W5TFW wrote:
>  Howard,
>
>Ill bet you a cup of coffee that they extend that deadline.
>
>                                                                Joey
>Mr Richard J. Fiero II
>A.R.S. W5TFW
>Em-40  DXCC VUCC
>www.w5tfw.com
>www.6mt.com
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The local ABC affiliate in Houston made a presentation last week to 
members of BVARC www.bvarc.org regular membership meeting as to how 
TV stations transmit news from the field to the station & out to the 
public.. The presentation was made by hams on the staff of KTRK - TV 
which is a network owned station & from commentary about digital, it 
appears this is costing stations big bucks to run two transmitters 24/7..

Only 2 -  3 of the remote news units are digital equipped, they are 
in the process of upgrading remote units, they brought out one of the 
"non-digital" satellite trucks for demo purposes, the investment is 
astronomical..!

I have several TV stations engineering dept dispatch frequencies on 
my scanner & some behind the scenes talk between engineering & field 
crews during the prime time 6 P.M. news is downright comical in that 
digital causes more problems than it solves..

HOT TIP...  Micro Center computer stores are selling digital to 
analog converters that enable any lap top computer with analog video 
cards to receive digital TV signals with not much more than a 
dual-band VHF-UHF mobile antenna, the converter sells for less than $ 
60.00 & includes USB connections..

Howard Bingham

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>----- Original Message ----- From: "Howard Bingham" <howardb at hal-pc.org>
>To: "World Wide Six Meter Club" <sixclub at mailman.qth.net>
>Sent: Tuesday, October 16, 2007 8:50 PM
>Subject: Re: [SixClub] Thai Hams Now Authorized to Operate on More Bands
>
>
>>At 07:47 PM 10/16/2007, Mr. Richard J. Fiero II  W5TFW wrote:
>>>I Wish they would give them 6 meters. Wonder whats up with 
>>>that.  I find it hard to think they Military is still using it.
>>>
>>>                                                      Joey
>>>Mr Richard J. Fiero II
>>>A.R.S. W5TFW
>>>Em-40  DXCC VUCC
>>>www.w5tfw.com
>>>www.6mt.com
>>
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>>Would any TV stations be using 6M (As Channel 2 in the US is in 
>>that neighborhood..? )..
>>
>>When stations go 100" digital in 2009, the local NBC affiliate on 
>>analog Ch. 2 will go to Ch. 35 digital, most other analog stations 
>>will keep their same channel ID's as now in the new frequency allocations..
>>
>>
>>Howard Bingham
>>KE5APJ
>>
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