[opendtv] Re: DTV Channel Assignments
- From: <tjharvey@xxxxxxx>
- To: <opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, <opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 20 Jun 2005 16:34:30 -0400
Here in Phoenix, it is the norm to pick up all the local DTVs without problem
with an indoor antenna.
In fact a number of locals thought for DTV a large high gain antenna with line
amplifier would be required. (I do not know who would have recommended this).
They did not know that they were overloading the frontend of their receiver:
simply removing the amplifier paraphenalia and in some cases, going to a
smaller antenna, helped immeasureably.
An outdoor antenna is useful here only if you have a physical obstruction in
the transmission path or if you wish to view the Tucson stations over one
hundred air miles away.
Terry Harvey
>
> From: dgrimes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Date: 2005/06/20 Mon AM 11:43:28 EDT
> To: opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [opendtv] Re: DTV Channel Assignments
>
>
> "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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