if the antenna idea would work I think that's a great alternative.
On Thu, 28 May 2009, Ron Yearns wrote: > No, as Tom was saying the output of the converter is on channel 3 or 4, like > a vhs tape player recorder is or was. You would have to tune your radio tho > that channel, leave it there and tune the new digital tv stations with the > converter box. > Ron > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Spiro > To: [email protected] > Sent: Thursday, May 28, 2009 2:31 PM > Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Analog TV bands on Radio > > > > > > only if the radio is able to decode uhf, for if it is a 3-13 channel TV > radio; it won't know what to do with the signal, right? > > On Thu, 28 May 2009, Ron Yearns wrote: > > > From what I have been told the V H F t v stations will no longer broadcast > anything on those frequencies. Their didigtaal signal will be in the U H F > band. They may continue to call themselves channel 4 or 5 or such but will > actually be broadcasting on a u h f channel.. If your radio has a coax > connector to a antenna now you could get one of the converter boxes and hook > it up. Or itf your radio has any provisions for a external antenna some form > of adapter with a converter box could work. > > Ron > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Dave Mitchell > > To: [email protected] > > Sent: Thursday, May 28, 2009 8:58 AM > > Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Analog TV bands on Radio > > > > > > > > > > > > Greetings All: If I understand the situation correctly , soon the analog > TV bands on my radios will lose their accessibility due to the forthcoming > switch to TV all digital broadcasts. > > If this is correct as stated, is their a gadget or work-around that would > continue to give me access to this TV band after the transition to the > digital broadcasts? > > Thanks for the education, Mitch > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > >
