What the heck does this essay have do to with repeater building? Perhaps the moderator should ponder eliminating this chatter from the group... The SNR is rising around here to annoying levels....
73 John Maurer WØDP Ames, Iowa ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mike Perryman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: "[EMAIL PROTECTED] com" <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, December 20, 2005 12:18 AM Subject: RE: [Repeater-Builder] Radio Shack 10% Off Coupon good to 12/23 > Bob, > > While the number of folks "submitting" to sub-standard HDTV is common, > those > of us who know that none of the DBS and cable providers are sending true > 1080i still seek a good quality "off-air" antenna. At this point in the > game, it is the best way to get true "high-def". And a whole lot cheaper > for better quality pictures than the highway robbery rates that most of us > pay for crappy cable. > > Interesting that we all plunged headlong into technology, only to find > that > we have been sold out to multi-casting and bandwidth limitations of the > cable and DBS systems. How many home shopping channels is enough? > Dish-net > is sending around 15 of them... yet I need a second dish to get PBS. > What > is wrong with this "picture"? > > I still long for the day when light-pipe is in every home. America is so > far behind the rest of the developed world with regard to data delivery, > that it just isn't funny anymore. > > Many nations have multi-megabit access for less than 25% of your average > baseline cable bill. The devil is green!! Just follow the money and the > truth is evident. Fiber is cheap these days.. so is your congressman.. > for sale to the highest bidding lobbyist. > > Even the radio community has jumped on the "multi-casting" bandwagon as > evidenced by this blurb from the CGC Communicator.. run out of > bandwidth.. > Hey, let's invent some more of it. Truly marketing at it's best!! > > ****************************************************************** > > CONSUMERS PREFER "EXPANDED BAND" MULTICAST CHANNEL DISPLAY > > In a study for Cox Radio, consumers were asked to consider > two possible options for displaying multicast radio channels. > Currently, and possibly for the next few years, HD Radios will > display multicast channels with the parent station's frequency > followed by the sub-channel number (e.g. 88.1 HD2 & 88.1 HD3). > > However, 90% of the consumers surveyed preferred the > "expanded band" option of display where multicast channels appear > as if they were being broadcast above 107.9 MHz. For example, > 88.1 HD2 could be displayed as 108.1 MHz. How these make- > believe frequencies will be assigned, and by whom, remains to be > seen, but the idea has strong consumer appeal. > > http://www.rwonline.com/dailynews/one.php?id=8195 > > ****************************************************************** > > Most end-users have no idea what they are signing-up for... Sad, but > true.. > most consumers are stupid. Capitalism is alive and well... just look at > how horribly Tesla and Armstrong were treated because they were > visionaries. > Not just interested in making a buck... does anyone see a parallel here? > > Editorial mode off.. for now.. > > mike > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > Mike Perryman Cavell, Mertz & Davis, Inc. > [EMAIL PROTECTED] Consulting Engineers > http://www.cmdconsulting.com 7839 Ashton Avenue > K5JMP Manassas, VA 20109 USA > (703) 392-9090; (703) 392-9559 fax; DC Line (202) 332-0110 > --------------------------------------------------------------------- Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Repeater-Builder/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
