[opendtv] Re: Dueling Statutes?

Please explain to me how the "millions of people who depend on translators"
will be affected by the Feb, 2009 shutoff.   They will continue to have
analog tv sets, and they will continue to have analog translators.  Or, do
they also depend on direct viewing of big-city television stations?

Of course, if their translator operator hasn't bought and installed a
government cheese stb and installed it at the tx site, there might a
disruption until they do.  (Yes, there are no rules that require a
translator to use professional equipment to acquire television signals.)

I DO NOTE that Byron St. Clair and the folks at the National Translator
Association didn't join the CBA petition, even though they had similar
positions before the NTIA.  

Don't be confused that because they use similar equipment, that translators
and LPTV stations have similar needs.  We tried a joint convention between
NTA and CBA in the early 1990's.  It didn't work, and it hasn't been
repeated.

John Willkie

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De: opendtv-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:opendtv-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] En
nombre de Craig Birkmaier
Enviado el: Sunday, March 30, 2008 6:34 AM
Para: opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Asunto: [opendtv] Re: Dueling Statutes?

>
>When NTSC goes off, no one will care about this, unless they really 
>do watch LPTV.

You mean like the millions of people who depend on translators?

Regards
Craig
 


 
 
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