That is not correct. There will be some DTV on VHF.
------ Original Message ------ Received: Sun, 06 Jan 2008 05:50:21 AM CST From: "Dan Hancock" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected] Subject: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Off Topic (but with on topic questions): NTIA propaganda > It was my undeerstanding that all digital TV would be on UHF, no VHF > and that the VHF spectrum would be re-allocated. > Am I in error? > > Dan N8DJP > > > --- In [email protected], MCH <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Has anyone else here seen the bull put out by NTIA on > > https://www.dtv2009.gov/FAQ.aspx > > ===================================================== > > 1. What is the digital television transition? > > > > At midnight on February 17, 2009, all full-power television > stations in > > the United States will stop broadcasting in analog and switch to > 100% > > digital broadcasting. Digital broadcasting promises to provide a > clearer > > picture and more programming options and will free up airwaves for > use > > by emergency responders. > > ===================================================== > > > > "will free up airwaves for use by emergency responders."??? > > > > The TV spectrum is being freed up by ANALOG stations and the SAME > > SPECTRUM will be reused by DIGITAL stations. The only spectrum being > > freed up by TV for PS use is on the 764 MHz + band. (two TV > channels, I > > believe) and has nothing to do with a transition to digital. The > same > > could have been achieved by simply moving those analog stations to > other > > channels. > > > > An analog allocation is 6 MHz. A digital allocation is 6 MHz. > > How is digital saving spectrum? > > > > As there are some broadcast types here, maybe someone can explain > the > > technology used where X analog stations using 6 MHz each will be > more > > efficient by the same number of stations using 6 MHz each. Is this > that > > new math they are using? > > > > I would like to apply the same to 2M to get more spectrum out of > it. If > > I take my 16 kHz analog signal and make it 16 kHz digital, will we > be > > able to fit more repeaters in the band? (aside from the fact most > will > > have no users) > > > > Joe M. > > > > >
