[opendtv] Re: FCC DTV Coverage data
- From: "Dale Kelly" <dalekelly@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 18 Feb 2009 18:26:02 -0800
Bert wrote:
> But what is heartening is that at least they actually list all the
stations I can receive, whereas AntennaWeb does not.<
I like it too but unfortunately the FCC's site and AntennaWeb are acceptably
accurate only when one lives on relatively flat terrain. Both services
utilize low-resolution terrain data and therefore their predictions can be
problematic for folks residing in hilly terrain (which the FCC addresses
their remarks).
As you found, and I also experienced, the FCC site is more accurate in
finding all possible stations but both system fail to detect intervening
terrain that completely blocks signals from those stations that they predict
can be received at a given location.
The TVFool program is significantly more accurate and provides very
descriptive and useful information, including the required terrain clearance
for line of sight to each station.
www.tvfool.com/
www.highdefforum.com/archive/t-63036.html
Dale
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[mailto:opendtv-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Albert Manfredi
Sent: Tuesday, February 17, 2009 5:49 PM
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Subject: [opendtv] Re: FCC DTV Coverage data
Dale Kelly wrote:
> The FCC has established a website allowing
> consumers to determine whether they receive your
> over-the-air television signals. You can contact
> the website through the following link:
> http://www.fcc.gov/mb/engineering/maps/
Hey, cool. Thanks, Dale.
I tried it. Here's my reception comparison:
If by "moderate signal" they mean, "okay with an indoor antenna," and by "no
signal" they mean, "you will get occasional macroblocking and dropouts with
an indoor antenna," then it's not bad. Although my strongest stations here
show up as moderate, rather than strong, and vice versa.
When I had the outdoor antenna, all those "no signal" stations came in solid
almost always, barring weird atmospheric conditions. Meaning, the signal
strength meter was well into the green zone, for most of those "no signal"
stations (all from Baltimore).
But what is heartening is that at least they actually list all the stations
I can receive, whereas antennaweb does not.
And better yet, they show me that there is one more station that I didn't
even know existed. Must rescan, or dial it in manually.
Bert
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