[opendtv] Re: COFDM and equalization
- From: Craig Birkmaier <craig@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 20 Apr 2004 13:40:16 -0700
At 6:35 AM -0700 4/20/04, Doug McDonald wrote:
> Our town is an
>excellent example: we are right on the boundary
>of a certain Fox dtv station, and 3 dB really
>does make a big difference: people on the
>east side of town seem to be unable, normally,
>to get it: but with a 0.5 dB NF preamp I have tried
>at a couple of places, instead of a 4 dB NF preamp,
>they get it. Thus, 3 dB more transmitter power
>and it would work ... and with COFDM, the
>edge would move about 4 miles west: to the edge
>of town, and very very few would get it. Thus,
>POWER REALLY DOES MATTER, and our town shows why
>we made the right choice.
As I recall that station is not licensed to serve your market.
More power just means that their signal will encroach on more ares
that are not in the market for which the station is licensed.
If my recollections are incorrect, I apologize in advance.
Regards
Craig
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