From: "Ralph Metzler" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > AFAIK, they even did the first ever German trials of DVB-T in Cologne > many years ago. But these broadcasts were very limited. > I don't know how strong the regular operation signal would be > (or is if already present). We live in the far west of the city. > We also currently have no DVB-T hardware besides this TDA10046 card > to test if we can receive anything. > Is it possible to "see" digital signals on analog TV, i.e. does it > look different to normal static?
Interesting thought. I just checked with a conventional portable TV here in Berlin, and I see no significant difference between the static on unused channels and that on DVB-T channels, so there is no way to tell using an analog TV. But, take a look at http://forum.digitalfernsehen.de - I just found the following post there (in German, sorry to the non-German speakers here): "Urspr�nglich sollte DVB-T in NRW bereits am 1.1.2004 im Raum K�ln/Bonn in den Regelbetrieb gehen. Allerdings wurde das vorerst zum Fr�hjahr 2004 verschoben. Momentan wird vom Sender K�ln auf Kanal 10 (1 KW) und vom Sender Langenberg auf Kanal 10 (1KW) und Kanal 66 (0,5KW) testweise gesendet." So you should see if you can get a signal on channel 10 (212.5MHz, 7MHz channel bandwidth) using your TDA10046H card... Depending on your distance from the transmitter, you may have to use an amplified antenna. FWIW, for me here in Berlin, an old "analog" amplified antenna from 10+ years ago is working perfectly well. Regards, -- Robert Schlabbach e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Berlin, Germany -- Info: To unsubscribe send a mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe linux-dvb" as subject.
