[opendtv] Re: Bob likes COFDM
- From: "John Shutt" <shuttj@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: <opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 25 Mar 2005 16:31:29 -0500
Bert,
If it were up to me, PBS would have fought for the Sinclair Petition in
1999. But it wasn't up to me, it was up to Edmund Williams, then Senior PBS
Engineer. He was part of the original Charlotte testing of 8-VSB, and he
was so married to 8-VSB that after he personally witnessed the Sinclair
Baltimore demos in 1999, he was forced to admit that COFDM ran rings around
8-VSB, but thought, like everyone else, that it was a simple fix for 8-VSB
and improvements 'were just around the corner.'
Believe me, he and I had many more heated email exchanges than you and I
have had on the subject of ATSC vs. DVB-T. He even lurked/participated on
this reflector in the 1999/2000 time frame, until he couldn't stand the
8-VSB bashing anymore.
Ed pulled a lot of weight in the engineering community, and he fought very
hard both inside and outside of PBS for 8-VSB. He is one of the main people
that persuaded so many in our industry to 'stay the course.'
He is now retired.
John
----- Original Message -----
From: "Manfredi, Albert E" <albert.e.manfredi@xxxxxxxxxx>
> There would be some readjustment of the frequency plan,
> but it sounds to me like broadcasters such as yourself
> should get this through to the NAB, John.
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