[opendtv] Doug is Missing the Point
- From: "Stephen W. Long" <longsw@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 12 Feb 2006 09:08:34 -0500
Doug, you are missing the point. With 8VSB you have to POINT the ANTENNA,
indoors or outdoors to get reliable reception. With 8VSB we are back to
the early 1960's, where you had to mess with the rabbit ears every time you
changed the channel.
8VSB reception is so bad at my house I have the roof antenna pointed at one
station (NBC), and I have to switch to an indoor rotating antenna for all
other channels. I have to "tune" the reception with the signal meter on my
Accuran box. If you watch the signal meter, you can watch the signal fade
up and down continuously - dynamic echos are killing the signals. I live
~20 miles line of sight to all of the big sticks in DC. It is NOT about
signal strength, it is all about the echos.
Stephen
At 03:23 PM 2/11/2006 -0600, you wrote:
>John Shutt wrote:
>
>> Imagine how successful FM radio would be if you could only receive it
with a
>> fixed rooftop antenna.
>>
>
>John, let's say this again: if the signal is strong enough,
>most people DON'T NEED an outdoor antenna for OTA HDTV!
>
>If you think otherwise, your deluded. Virtually everybody
>around here can get all stations on indoor antennas, UNLESS
>the signal is too weak.
>
>You are just as deluded as Bob Miller is.
>
>Do note, however, that in England, outdoor antennas ARE
>strongly recommended for OTA digital TV in most places,
>officially, even though very close to transmitters,
>where there is enough signal, they too can use indoor antennas.
>It's just that their system need more power than ours, and
>has less.
>
>Doug McDonald
>
>
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