[ale] [OT] DTV reception

[krwatson at cc.gatech.edu]

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> Calvin
> > Harrigan
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> > Subject: Re: [ale] [OT] DTV reception
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> > krwatson at cc.gatech.edu wrote:
> > >> just sort of point it toward Stone Mountain and all should be well. I
> > >> do not get channel 8 (PBS) very well, but another city's PBS works
> > >> fine, so I do not complain.
> > >
> > > Channel 8 digital is broadcasting at extremely low power. I live in
> > Tucker and I can't even get the signal. They will go to full power when
> > the analog gets shut down this summer.
> > >
> > > keith
> > >
> > >
> > I'm pretty sure they have already shutdown the analog transmission and
> > moved the digital to the old analog frequency, their are even using the
> > old analog antenna, retuned of course. The digital is broadcasting at
> > 22KW now as opposed to some previous single digit number.  I think they
> > have headroom to go to 64KWs.
> 
> Thanks for the heads up. I'll check tonight and see if I can tune them in
> now.
> 
> keith
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Please ignore my previous reply that with no content. I was testing a new "invisible" font and it worked better than I expected. :)

I tested channel 8 this morning and it is coming in great even though it is off axis for my antenna. I'm getting channels 8-1, 8-2, and 8-3 all at signal strength 40. Generally I like to see a higher signal level than this but it is off access and it's a solid 40 with no variation. Channel 2-1 has a signal level of 74 but it varies quite a bit with an occasional dip into the single digits whereas channel 8 is rock solid. It will be interesting to see what my reception is like with bad weather.


keith

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