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Senate Agrees to Delay Digital Transition; Vote Expected Next Week

One thing that has never been mentioned is how many of these people really don't watch television anymore because of the dearth of programming? For me, I cannot honestly remember the last time I watched any network TV. I do watch local TV news but that's just about it.

THis week's TV Week magazine discusses how many stations will have to make cuts in their news department to accomodate the extra money it takes to keep the extra transmitter burning.
 
Using our new Sencore analyzer, I'm finding that the DB-2 (Dual Bow Tie) provides more than enough signal at about 15 miles. I'm also seeing a lot of overload due to strong FM BCB signals.

As for being able to get VHF High Band signals with a UHF antenna, they are all over the place. One channel requires the UHF antenna to be oriented 80 degrees off, another requires 45 degrees (it's all those sidelobes).

I saw a YouTube video, from someone in Chicago, trying to use an 8-bay bowtie facing the wall of his apartment. No wonder....he probably had massive front-end overload.
 
sdwulfdawg said:
One thing that has never been mentioned is how many of these people really don't watch television anymore because of the dearth of programming? For me, I cannot honestly remember the last time I watched any network TV. I do watch local TV news but that's just about it.
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Funny..I was thinking about that today !!!

I wonder how many people out there for one reason or another simply refuse to "make the switch to DTV"? I bet the number is in the millions.

Could be a variety of reasons like the current quality of TV or the fact that a good many of current ( and past ) TV shows are available online now. For example I have friends who live in Blacksburg, VA ( not far from Virginia Tech ), the ONLY show they watch is ABC's Lost, However they can't pick up any ABC affiliate at their location ( NO..not even that market's WSET ABC 13 !!! ). So as a result they turn to the ABC website and watch Lost there. And since LOST is the only show they watch..no they aren't making the switch to DTV.

Then you have those for religious reasons don't want DTV, as if its a sign from Satan or whatever. Yes there are people like that, like those who believe the reason why the economy is in such bad shape is that Jesus is coming soon and we are in "the last days". Not trying to start something or anything like that, just pointing out that there are indeed people who feel this way.

Then you have those who believe the whole idea of this switch to DTV is some kind of a joke. And on top of that there are a a number of popular TV stars who just don't want to bother. My wife the other day read at work an interview with actor Jason Lee ( the star of the NBC sitcom My Name Is Earl ). Ah, Jason isn't making the switch to DTV...he doesn't even own a TV set !!!!! I have to wonder what NBC thinks about that ?
 
Has anyone built this antenna? It looks like it works pretty good. Seems like a good way to have a antenna instead of buying one if you already don't have one. I use a square radio antenna un did the wires so they would not touch one another. It works pretty good. I tried both digital and analog. The same analog comes in much better in digital as the analog channel is very snowing and hard to watch.

video how to make coat hanger antenna:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EWQhlmJTMzw
 
People was told about the switch off date since 2005. Over 90 per cent of Americans knows about the switch off date. The digital Television standards was in the works since the 1990's.

It will be their fault that they're not ready. There was about 20 phone calls in Hawaii about the January 15th switch off date. 20 calls are not a uprising.

The problem with Wilmington is that some of the DTV stations are on the low VHF band. DTV is worthless on the low VHF band.

There is one station in Columbus Ohio, WSYX is broadcasting at DTV VHF 13. They want to move to UHF TV48. The issue is that UHF TV48 is being occupied by an Azteca America affiliate.

There are two stations in Ohio Western Reserve PBS 45 and an WMFD in Mansfield Ohio are no longer broadcasting in analog. If you want a cheapo station WMFD airs local news, Headline News feed, infomercials, general entertainment shows ect. http://www.wmfd.com/tvlistings/
 
willcail said:
There is one station in Columbus Ohio, WSYX is broadcasting at DTV VHF 13. They want to move to UHF TV48. The issue is that UHF TV48 is being occupied by an Azteca America affiliate.
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It's an LP, it's no concern. WCPX-LP gets bumped if WSYX is approved.

- Trip

EDIT: Grammar.
 
willcail said:
The problem with Wilmington is that some of the DTV stations are on the low VHF band. DTV is worthless on the low VHF band.
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Isn't Wilmington, NC DTV channels on UHF?
PBS 39 on 29
NBC 6 on 44
ABC 3 on 46
CBS 10 on 40
FOX 26 on 30
 
Right now I'm using a C Crane FM Reflect antenna for my ATSC tuner box. Better reception than the old VHF/UHF antenna. Then I do live on the fourth floor so it might help with the reception.

The ATSC tuner box is connected to my LCD EDTV. Bow Tie Antenna connected to my HDTV
 
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