What about a radio for that? Go to the swap meet or dollar stores ...it's ONE DOLLAR!!
-----Original Message----- From: Richard P. [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, September 06, 2008 10:04 AM Subject: Re: Battery operated converter box (was CGUYS video compression) I saw an article which mentioned an option for you. "... Some Wilmington residents, who are used to being in the path of hurricanes, worried that their battery-powered TV sets, which provide alerts when the power goes out, would not work because converter boxes need electricity. So consumer groups worked with manufacturers to create a battery-powered converter, Martin said." http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/09/05/AR2008090503 486.html?nav=rss_technology Maybe you can contact the station to find your battery operated converter. Richard P. Fred Holmes wrote: Thu, 03 Jul 2008 13:29:52 -0700 Does this mean that my emergency, battery-operated analog TV set will in fact continue to work on the VHF channels? When we're having a hurricane and the power is off, its good to see the weather maps, etc. that can be seen on the commercial, on-the-air VHF channels using the battery-operated TV. It runs on 12 volts and will operate for quite a while on a car battery. I suspect not. I suspect I will need either a battery-operated digital-to-analog converter box, or a battery-operated digital TV. Fred Holmes ************************************************************************* ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** ************************************************************************* ************************************************************************* ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *************************************************************************
