John Shutt wrote: >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Craig Birkmaier" <craig@xxxxxxxxx> > > >>Politicians, especially those of the ilk of Dingell don't have a clue >>about technical issues, nor do they care. What they care about are >>the checks they get from lobbyists, and the warnings they hear that >>come with the checks. >> >> > >One group, Sinclair, was the first to reveal that the Emperor had no >clothes, and were resoundly shouted down by NxtWave, Motorola, the CEA, and >the FCC's OET. > >Everybody was told that 8-VSB could be fixed relatively easily and quickly, >in less than 18 months. We will never see 8-VSB with the performance of >COFDM. After 7 years I can say it just isn't possible. > >John > > Motorola is still using the shouting down method. In a meeting of 700 MHz spectrum owners with Chairman of the House Commerce Committee Baton a Motorola rep literally shouted me down. Saying that there was NO problem with 8-VSB receivers today what-so-ever. Later I cornered this guy and he was clueless. Bob Miller ---------------------------------------------------------------------- You can UNSUBSCRIBE from the OpenDTV list in two ways: - Using the UNSUBSCRIBE command in your user configuration settings at FreeLists.org - By sending a message to: opendtv-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word unsubscribe in the subject line.