[opendtv] Re: DTV Channel Assignments
- From: dgrimes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
- To: opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 20 Jun 2005 08:43:28 -0700
"How many want to put up a VHF antenna? Did any broadcaster reading this
now on LOW band VHF select this channel for their permanent assignment?"
-Bill Hogan
Most of the DTV channels in Las Vegas are on VHF, and one on LOW band VHF
(DTV channels: 2,7,9,11,12,22,29). I'm not sure why. I would love to hear
from someone who knows.
I erected a rather large VHF/UHF directional antenna on my roof and wired
my house for reception in most rooms. But I'm not sure I needed to go to
all that trouble. I moved my receiver/computer and while I was making a
new RG-6 cable, I connected up some rabbit ears. Guess what; I received all
but one DTV station with plain old rabbit ears, without any tweaking of the
antenna! And I am using a first or second generation receiver (MyHD
MDP-100)!
I should explain a couple of things. First, Las Vegas is a nicely cupped
valley with the transmitters on two peaks, 35 degrees apart. Second, I am
only about 10 miles from the transmitters. But, I get TERRIBLE analog
reception: noise, ghosts, interference, and more. The reason I put the new
directional antenna on the roof was to get better ANALOG reception (I
didn't have a DTV receiver yet). I am also less than a mile from the
airport and the RF level is ridiculously high. Conclusion: I was surprised
to get better DTV reception than NTSC reception.
But I know that this is not the norm.
Dan Grimes
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