Hi Becky,
Yes, I get those requests, too. This happens when Rabbit Ears doesn't have
someone in your area that can grab a copy of your transport stream off the air.
In San Francisco, for instance, there are some TV enthusiasts that Rabbit Ears
will ask for them to grab copies of stations' transport streams to be able to
populate the Rabbit Ears database. My full power TV station is way up at the
top of the San Francisco market in rural Mendocino County. There is no "go to
guy" there that they can ask for a copy of the transport stream, so they ask
me. I told them that once the snow melts and I can make it up to the site,
then when I go on a maintenance run, then I'll also grab a copy of the
transport stream. I send an mp4 stream up to the site and then re-encode up at
the site, so I don't have access to the transport stream at my studio. I can
monitor remotely with Slingplayer to make sure the picture is watchable. I
have an unusual full power TV station that only reaches a few tens of thousands
of people via its main transmitter, but yet it is in a top 10 TV market. The
viewership of the station is via its translator stations and via Dish, DirecTV,
Uverse, and cable TV.
Blessings,
Keith
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From: lptv-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <lptv-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> on behalf of
Rebecca White <wrlwtv@xxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, February 20, 2021 7:11 AM
To: lptv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <lptv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: RabbitEars Webmaster <webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [lptv] Re: LPTV Reception With Indoor Antennas
On another note, speaking of rabbit ears.
I was contacted the other day and asked to install this software somehow at the
transmitter site so they can “see” our signal.
Anyone else get this request and what are the pros and cons, if any?
“am trying to update the listing for ———- on RabbitEars and would like to know
if your chief engineer has the ability to get a TSReader capture of the
broadcast signal? IF you don't have the TSReader program, I can get you a FREE
download of the program and provide the steps necessary to use the program for
TSReader captures.”
Honestly surprised the FCC doesn’t require this so they can keep an eye on
everyone from afar.
Becky
On Sat, Feb 20, 2021 at 10:03 AM Kelly T. Wallingford
<kelly@xxxxxxxxxx<mailto:kelly@xxxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
I will add that, in our case, our projected coverage on rabbitears maps has
proven to be very accurate in real world terms.
Kelly T. Wallingford
President
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On Saturday, February 20, 2021, 07:17:20 AM EST, RabbitEars Webmaster
<webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
This is not accurate. RabbitEars assumes an antenna at 13 feet, not 30 feet.
Additionally, the legend at the top right indicates what each color on the map
might represent in terms of antenna required.
- Trip
www.rabbitears.info<http://www.rabbitears.info>
On 2/19/21 10:47 PM, Kelly T. Wallingford wrote:
Also the FCC & (rabbitears maps) projected coverage is based on people having
an outside antenna 30 ft in the air!
Kelly T. Wallingford
President
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On Friday, February 19, 2021, 10:09:07 PM EST, Rebecca White
<wrlwtv@xxxxxxxxx><mailto:wrlwtv@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
I was extremely excited to see the map generated to show our station would
reach over 1 million pops. However the map that was generated to show predicted
coverage was not the reality of the people who would be putting up $10 Walmart
indoor antennas. The number was cut in half.
On Fri, Feb 19, 2021 at 9:20 PM Norm Kaiser
<dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
All:
Need some honest, expert advice. In your opinion, how well should an indoor
antenna be able to pick up an LPTV signal.
More specifically: Suppose your house is one mile from the LPTV transmitter.
Let's also suppose you look at the coverage map on Rabbit Ears and your house
where the indoor antenna is smack dab in the green.
Should you be able to pick up the channel relatively easily? Or do LPTV
stations require outdoor antennas as a general rule?
Thanks!
Norm Kaiser - Manager of Business Development
RIGHTNOWTV
http://www.RightNowTelevision.com
norm.kaiser@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:norm.kaiser@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
