[opendtv] Re: Martin: 15% of Stations Face Smaller DTV-Coverage Areas
- From: "Bob Miller" <robmxa@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 21 Sep 2008 18:57:18 -0400
Yes like in Queens NY. Just returned from my first visit to my
daughters apartment since she set up the plasma and tried to scan.
With an indoor antenna near the TV she got 3 analog stations. I moved
it around and got 3 another move snagged 7 another 5. All of these had
good audio and video good enough to follow the action but with snow
mostly, off color, some lines and some were unwatchable. I got a
longer cable and put the antenna out the window on the fire escape and
later on top of the outside half of the air conditioner and changed
its direction from away from the city, towards the city, at the
apartment building across from the window and a variation. I had four
chances before it was time to leave.
Got 7, 11, 15 and 17 analog channels all with audio and poor video but
at least 8-9 or 10 would have been watchable in a pinch.
This is a second story apartment maybe 7 miles from the Empire State
Building with no line of sight, no direct line to the city but typical
of at least 35 or 40% of the City of New York's citizens. Actually
could be higher. At least 50% are on the wrong side of the building or
low or behind some other building or in a valley. Yes there are hills,
woods, valleys and other things in New York City.
Trying to buy an LG Vue or Samsung Access cheap on Ebay to try in the
same apartment with AT&T's mobile TV.
Bob Miller
On Sun, Sep 21, 2008 at 6:32 PM, John Willkie <johnwillkie@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> As long as he's talking about far-field reception issues (and not close-in),
> the figure would have been significantly higher with DVB-T. Remember me
> saying over the years that BEFORE DVB-T could be used here, extensive
> interference and frequency-planning studies would have to be commenced?
>
> And, all the reports I have seen so far have only talked about distance
> reception issues (like adjacent markets).
>
> The real kicker here is: how many stations will lose coverage in their home
> markets? Remains to be seen ...
>
> John Willkie
>
> -----Mensaje original-----
> De: opendtv-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:opendtv-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] En
> nombre de Cliff Benham
> Enviado el: Sunday, September 21, 2008 2:21 PM
> Para: opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Asunto: [opendtv] Re: Martin: 15% of Stations Face Smaller DTV-Coverage
> Areas
>
> Dale Kelly wrote:
> Martin said that perhaps 15% of the nation's TV
>> stations might have carriage shrink "in a significant way,"
>
> Amazing. Who would have ever thought...
>
>
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