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" w4nng" wrote in message
... Besides Wineguard's HD769 series, anyone know of other Ch 7 thru 69 DTV hi-gain outdoor antennas? "Ch 7 thru 69 DTV"? Only 7-51 is authorized after the transition (in the U.S.). |
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Thanks D. - got a bit better search results using 7 & 51 in the seach
rather then 7 & 69 "D. Stussy" wrote in message ... " w4nng" wrote in message ... Besides Wineguard's HD769 series, anyone know of other Ch 7 thru 69 DTV hi-gain outdoor antennas? "Ch 7 thru 69 DTV"? Only 7-51 is authorized after the transition (in the U.S.). |
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D. Stussy wrote: "Ch 7 thru 69 DTV"? Only 7-51 is authorized after the transition (US) Channels 2-51 are all allocated to DTV (except for 37). Channels 2-6 aren't as popular so many people won't need an antenna that can receive them; some people can even get by with UHF only (14-51). To be sure about what you will need go to www.tvfool.com and see what real channels will be used in your area after transition. http://www.fcc.gov/cgb/consumerfacts/dtvantennas.html -- Jim Prescott - Computing and Networking Group School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, University of Rochester, NY |
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"Jim Prescott" wrote in message
... In article , D. Stussy wrote: "Ch 7 thru 69 DTV"? Only 7-51 is authorized after the transition (US) Channels 2-51 are all allocated to DTV (except for 37). Channels 2-6 aren't as popular so many people won't need an antenna that can receive them; some people can even get by with UHF only (14-51). To be sure about what you will need go to www.tvfool.com and see what real channels will be used in your area after transition. http://www.fcc.gov/cgb/consumerfacts/dtvantennas.html Are you certain? I'm in Los Angeles, the #2 market of the U.S., and NONE of our existing stations in Southern California (including the San Diego market too) are keeping their allocations on 2-5 (6 is assigned to Mexico, but even XETV (FOX) is moving to UHF). None of them have even filed construction permits for that range - but have actually filed permits for other allocations (UHF). If there were to be a place where something were to remain in 2-6, I'd think that the top 10 (out of the ~200 TV markets) would have such occur. |
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On Jul 16, 7:20*pm, "D. Stussy" wrote:
"Jim Prescott" wrote in message Channels 2-51 are all allocated to DTV (except for 37). *Channels 2-6 aren't as popular so many people won't need an antenna that can receive them; some people can even get by with UHF only (14-51). *To be sure about what you will need go towww.tvfool.comand see what real channels will be used in your area after transition. http://www.fcc.gov/cgb/consumerfacts/dtvantennas.html Are you certain? *I'm in Los Angeles, the #2 market of the U.S., and NONE of our existing stations in Southern California (including the San Diego market too) are keeping their allocations on 2-5 (6 is assigned to Mexico, but even XETV (FOX) is moving to UHF). *None of them have even filed construction permits for that range - but have actually filed permits for other allocations (UHF). *If there were to be a place where something were to remain in 2-6, I'd think that the top 10 (out of the ~200 TV markets) would have such occur. Yes, VHF 2 to 6 will be in use after the analog shutdown. There are currently 40 full power stations set to operate on low VHF after 02/17/09. The low VHF channels for digital signals are more sensitive to electrical impulse noise and interference. Few stations in the major urban cities have opted to use low VHF for digital TV because they are most prone to interference there. The largest market station that is currently slated to be on low VHF is WPVI-DT ABC 6 in Philadelphia which will flash cut from UHF 64 to VHF 6 next February. In a crowded spectrum market such as LA, what may happen is that some low power (LP) stations will eventually be forced to go to low VHF because they can't find any viable upper VHF or UHF channels to be on. But the LPs that do that are going to be stations that really don't care about OTA reception, but want a broadcast station so they can get on the local cable systems - religious stations mostly if I had to guess. Over 50 stations submitted petitions in June to the FCC asking for a different post-transition channel assignment because their current post-trans channel allotment presents problems for them. A few of these are stations currently alloted to be on low VHF and asked for a upper VHF or UHF channel, so when the dust settles next year (and there will be a LOT of dust), we may have fewer than 40 low VHF full power stations, but they will be there. Many cities will not have any low VHF digital stations, but will have at least 1 upper VHF station. Hence the need for antenna for upper VHF and UHF. BTW, low power stations will be allowed to operate on UHF 52 to 59 if they have no alternate good channel assignment, but they also have to have permission from who ever brought the channel frequency to operate there. The last part will likely limit any LP stations in the UHF 52 to 59 range to rural or remote areas, but a LP station in Denver recently filed for a digital UHF 52 channel post-transition. Alan F PS Verizon messed up my usenet access when they dropped alt.* groups. Thanks a lot, Verizon and the NY AG. |
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In alt.tv.tech.hdtv D. Stussy wrote:
| "Jim Prescott" wrote in message | ... | In article , | D. Stussy wrote: | "Ch 7 thru 69 DTV"? Only 7-51 is authorized after the transition (US) | | Channels 2-51 are all allocated to DTV (except for 37). Channels | 2-6 aren't as popular so many people won't need an antenna that can | receive them; some people can even get by with UHF only (14-51). To | be sure about what you will need go to www.tvfool.com and see what | real channels will be used in your area after transition. | | http://www.fcc.gov/cgb/consumerfacts/dtvantennas.html | | Are you certain? I'm in Los Angeles, the #2 market of the U.S., and NONE of | our existing stations in Southern California (including the San Diego market | too) are keeping their allocations on 2-5 (6 is assigned to Mexico, but even | XETV (FOX) is moving to UHF). None of them have even filed construction | permits for that range - but have actually filed permits for other | allocations (UHF). If there were to be a place where something were to | remain in 2-6, I'd think that the top 10 (out of the ~200 TV markets) would | have such occur. See if you can find an available channel for WDTV, then (ironic callsign). -- |WARNING: Due to extreme spam, googlegroups.com is blocked. Due to ignorance | | by the abuse department, bellsouth.net is blocked. If you post to | | Usenet from these places, find another Usenet provider ASAP. | | Phil Howard KA9WGN (email for humans: first name in lower case at ipal.net) | |
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In alt.tv.tech.hdtv D. Stussy wrote:
| Are you certain? I'm in Los Angeles, the #2 market of the U.S., and NONE of | our existing stations in Southern California (including the San Diego market | too) are keeping their allocations on 2-5 (6 is assigned to Mexico, but even | XETV (FOX) is moving to UHF). None of them have even filed construction | permits for that range - but have actually filed permits for other | allocations (UHF). If there were to be a place where something were to | remain in 2-6, I'd think that the top 10 (out of the ~200 TV markets) would | have such occur. Most markets in the USA have to deal with issues from stations in all directions around those cities. Los Angeles doesn't have to deal with stations to the west. -- |WARNING: Due to extreme spam, googlegroups.com is blocked. Due to ignorance | | by the abuse department, bellsouth.net is blocked. If you post to | | Usenet from these places, find another Usenet provider ASAP. | | Phil Howard KA9WGN (email for humans: first name in lower case at ipal.net) | |
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D. Stussy wrote:
"Jim Prescott" wrote in message ... In article , D. Stussy wrote: "Ch 7 thru 69 DTV"? Only 7-51 is authorized after the transition (US) Channels 2-51 are all allocated to DTV (except for 37). Channels 2-6 aren't as popular so many people won't need an antenna that can receive them; some people can even get by with UHF only (14-51). To be sure about what you will need go to www.tvfool.com and see what real channels will be used in your area after transition. http://www.fcc.gov/cgb/consumerfacts/dtvantennas.html Are you certain? I'm in Los Angeles, the #2 market of the U.S., and NONE of our existing stations in Southern California (including the San Diego market too) are keeping their allocations on 2-5 (6 is assigned to Mexico, but even XETV (FOX) is moving to UHF). None of them have even filed construction permits for that range - but have actually filed permits for other allocations (UHF). If there were to be a place where something were to remain in 2-6, I'd think that the top 10 (out of the ~200 TV markets) would have such occur. Our local ABC affiliate WOI is reverting from UHF to VHF channel 5 in Feb 2009. It's nuts, but that's what they are doing. Nother station is going from UHF channel 31 to VHF channel 8...so it is NOT unheard of and those who blindly go UHF only in an antenna without knowing what EXACTLY their locals are going to do may find another antenna purchase in their future. |
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"Hasan Schiers" wrote in message
... D. Stussy wrote: "Jim Prescott" wrote in message ... In article , D. Stussy wrote: "Ch 7 thru 69 DTV"? Only 7-51 is authorized after the transition (US) Channels 2-51 are all allocated to DTV (except for 37). Channels 2-6 aren't as popular so many people won't need an antenna that can receive them; some people can even get by with UHF only (14-51). To be sure about what you will need go to www.tvfool.com and see what real channels will be used in your area after transition. http://www.fcc.gov/cgb/consumerfacts/dtvantennas.html Are you certain? I'm in Los Angeles, the #2 market of the U.S., and NONE of our existing stations in Southern California (including the San Diego market too) are keeping their allocations on 2-5 (6 is assigned to Mexico, but even XETV (FOX) is moving to UHF). None of them have even filed construction permits for that range - but have actually filed permits for other allocations (UHF). If there were to be a place where something were to remain in 2-6, I'd think that the top 10 (out of the ~200 TV markets) would have such occur. Our local ABC affiliate WOI is reverting from UHF to VHF channel 5 in Feb 2009. It's nuts, but that's what they are doing. Nother station is going from UHF channel 31 to VHF channel 8...so it is NOT unheard of and those who blindly go UHF only in an antenna without knowing what EXACTLY their locals are going to do may find another antenna purchase in their future. You are aware that channel 8 is NOT in the 2-6 segment (VHF-low), so that is irrevelant. Channels 2-4 = 54-72Mhz. 5-6 = 76-88MHz. 7-13 = 174-216Mhz. |
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