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Weather Radio?

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adamcarrington

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Can anyone around here recommend a good portable weather radio? I'd like one that uses different types of power... solar, generator, battery... you know.

On Sunday, I tried using my normal radio, but all it seemed to pick up were out-of-town sporting events and various iPods stuck on repeat. Then again, I never heard any EAS alerts... Maybe it's broken? ???

Anyhoo... this is the only one I could find that has the NOAA band on it. Is it any good?
http://www.earthtechproducts.com/p15.html
 
Well this is what I used for weather radio, Uniden desktop scanner bc370crs with an UHF/VHF amplified antenna and Tek amplified antenna. Plus if you tune at 1200AM on a radio with an analog tuner in certain areas you can pick up the highway advisory station that rebroadcast weather radio info. I use an Grundig Mini 300 World Band Receiver to tune to 1200AM
 
You also loose CHannel 6 TV audio and the lower end of the FM dial. NO more TV on radio.
 
Doug, Axcera (transmitter manufacturer) is building several transmitters for a client on the premise of operating DTV in the lower 5 mHz, and a single analog carrier in the upper 1 mHz of a channel 6 station. According to the fellow I spoke to, their interpretation of the rules is that the F3 carrier will be an "auxiliary service" to the DTV station.

If this is indeed legal, and if this does fly in a community, it's going to be interesting to see how many channel 6 applications come flying forth to the Commission.


w9wi said:
mee816 said:
here what we have:

http://www.etronics.com/p-565-sony-...037363731323B313&svbname=403&bname=GoogleBase

i love it because it has tv tunning too. it was very helpful during the power outage!
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You should be aware that the TV sound functions on this and similar radios will stop working next February. These sets don't receive digital TV broadcasts. I know of no radios that will.
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FredRichards said:
Doug, Axcera (transmitter manufacturer) is building several transmitters for a client on the premise of operating DTV in the lower 5 mHz, and a single analog carrier in the upper 1 mHz of a channel 6 station. According to the fellow I spoke to, their interpretation of the rules is that the F3 carrier will be an "auxiliary service" to the DTV station.

If this is indeed legal, and if this does fly in a community, it's going to be interesting to see how many channel 6 applications come flying forth to the Commission.


w9wi said:
mee816 said:
here what we have:

http://www.etronics.com/p-565-sony-...037363731323B313&svbname=403&bname=GoogleBase

i love it because it has tv tunning too. it was very helpful during the power outage!
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You should be aware that the TV sound functions on this and similar radios will stop working next February. These sets don't receive digital TV broadcasts. I know of no radios that will.
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I don't think there is any way to add analog audio to a digital channel that will be usable by any current radios

Its my understanding that after Feb 19 2009 there will be no DTV station built on what was channel 6, all of the vhf channels from 2 - 6 with a few exceptions, dont work well for DTV because of other interference, will be reclaimed for other uses, as have UHF channels 52 - 69, i know in Columbus. (all new digital channel are operating and will stay on the frequency they are using now after Feb.)

WCMH moves from 4 - 14
WSYX moves from 6 - 13
WBNS moves from 10 - 21
WTTE moves from 28 - 36
WOSU moves from 34 - 38

and being digital they can make the display on the TV say what they want so all will still call them selves buy the old channel number even though they are in different places on the dial.

hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-06-1082A2.pdf
 
FredRichards said:
Doug, Axcera (transmitter manufacturer) is building several transmitters for a client on the premise of operating DTV in the lower 5 mHz, and a single analog carrier in the upper 1 mHz of a channel 6 station. According to the fellow I spoke to, their interpretation of the rules is that the F3 carrier will be an "auxiliary service" to the DTV station.

If this is indeed legal, and if this does fly in a community, it's going to be interesting to see how many channel 6 applications come flying forth to the Commission.
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That's certainly VERY interesting!

I'm surprised it works in terms of not disabling the DTV reception altogether, and I'd be surprised if the FCC would buy their argument of an "auxiliary service". It would definitely cost the associated DTV station 16% of their digital bandwidth.

I wonder if the market are LP stations like WNYZ/NYC which really don't care if anyone can receive their video, but which wish to operate solely as radio stations? I'm aware of about a half-dozen of these. Right now the FCC hasn't set a hard deadline for LP stations to go digital but they have said they'd do so someday. When that happens, stations like WNYZ cease to exist as radio stations, unless something like this is done.
 
Allfirdup said:
Its my understanding that after Feb 19 2009 there will be no DTV station built on what was channel 6, all of the vhf channels from 2 - 6 with a few exceptions, dont work well for DTV because of other interference, will be reclaimed for other uses, as have UHF channels 52 - 69, i know in Columbus. (all new digital channel are operating and will stay on the frequency they are using now after Feb.)
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Strictly in the Columbus market, yes, there will be no DTV operation on channel 6.

However, in the country as a whole that's not true, indeed one Nebraska station applied just last Friday to change their permanent DTV assignment from 18 to 6.

(actually, that's another reason TV sound radios won't work after DTV: virtually none of them tune UHF, but in Columbus only one - if any - DTV station will be on VHF...)
 
w9wi said:
Allfirdup said:
Its my understanding that after Feb 19 2009 there will be no DTV station built on what was channel 6, all of the vhf channels from 2 - 6 with a few exceptions, dont work well for DTV because of other interference, will be reclaimed for other uses, as have UHF channels 52 - 69, i know in Columbus. (all new digital channel are operating and will stay on the frequency they are using now after Feb.)
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Strictly in the Columbus market, yes, there will be no DTV operation on channel 6.

However, in the country as a whole that's not true, indeed one Nebraska station applied just last Friday to change their permanent DTV assignment from 18 to 6.

(actually, that's another reason TV sound radios won't work after DTV: virtually none of them tune UHF, but in Columbus only one - if any - DTV station will be on VHF...)
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Just because you apply doesn't mean you will get it, Also LPTV is not covered buy the DTV conversion rules
 
w9wi said:
That's certainly VERY interesting!

I'm surprised it works in terms of not disabling the DTV reception altogether, and I'd be surprised if the FCC would buy their argument of an "auxiliary service". It would definitely cost the associated DTV station 16% of their digital bandwidth.
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I'll see if I can find out the call signs or licensee name and forward to you. If anything, it's interesting fodder for VUD. Hopefully, this idea doesn't catch on. I would hate to see channel 6 stations all over the US. <<deep sigh>>
 
Allfirdup said:
Just because you apply doesn't mean you will get it, Also LPTV is not covered buy the DTV conversion rules
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True, though my gut feeling is this one will be approved. In any case, it's not the only one; I count eight other stations planning to use channel 6 for their permanent DTV facilities.

LPTV is not convered by the DTV conversion rules yet. The FCC has clearly indicated LPTVs will be required to convert eventually. (and I highly doubt setmakers will continue to provide analog tuners for long after the full-power analog stations go away...)
 
Umm Azteca America Columbus Affiliate is on Channel 48. Last time I check Azteca America is still on the air. I know that GTN is moving to channel 23 on October 1 since they sold channel 51 to TBN. Plus TV23 is supposed to be upgrading to a digital signal.
 
willcail said:
Umm Azteca America Columbus Affiliate is on Channel 48. Last time I check Azteca America is still on the air. I know that GTN is moving to channel 23 on October 1 since they sold channel 51 to TBN. Plus TV23 is supposed to be upgrading to a digital signal.
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Channel 23 has a app to flash cut to Digital.
 
willcail said:
Umm Azteca America Columbus Affiliate is on Channel 48. Last time I check Azteca America is still on the air. I know that GTN is moving to channel 23 on October 1 since they sold channel 51 to TBN. Plus TV23 is supposed to be upgrading to a digital signal.
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LPTV's can be bumped by full power TV. The LP on Ch. 48 has filed a displacement relief application to move to Ch. 25 digital.
 
willcail said:
Umm Azteca America Columbus Affiliate is on Channel 48. Last time I check Azteca America is still on the air. I know that GTN is moving to channel 23 on October 1 since they sold channel 51 to TBN. Plus TV23 is supposed to be upgrading to a digital signal.
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WOW...this is the first I am reading this...TBN is buying GTN?

When did this happen?

Not that there is a lot of difference from one televangelist to another but TBN is so BLATANTLY OFFENSIVE where GTN is only OFFENSIVE...just surprises me...any articles on this?
 
I read about WSFJ being sold on Ohio Media Watch, http://ohiomedia.blogspot.com/2008/08/two-columbus-sales.html

GTN says they had to sale due to the transition to digital plus to fund their new Digital network .2 that they are pushing to ATSC channels as a sub channel, in turn they are getting the current KTBN Translator on Channel 23. They will continue to run the Master Control (Satellite dish and receivers for the sub channels) for Trinity and lease them two office spaces at Easton and a place to park their Satellite Dish and maintain the transmission plant.
 
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