>From the "for what it's worth" can: I had a talk with my son (RF engineer for several TV stations in the Florida panhandle) about this DTV stuff.
Condensed version: Most stations are not running full power on there DTV yet. Preamps used now will have to be removed after full power due to front end overload of converters. Many stations will be going back to there original VHF freq's after the analog is down, so UHF transmitters are just temporary. LG developed the system used for DTV, conveters made by them tend to work better (includes Zenith boxes). There has been 5 revisions to system, early boxes don't work as well as newer ones. I also talked to a couple of DTV DXer's, the Zenith DTT900 seems to be the box of choice of these guys. Gerald Pelnar WD0FYF McPherson, Ks ----- Original Message ----- From: "TRACOMM" <trac...@yahoo.com> To: <Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Monday, January 05, 2009 2:21 PM Subject: [Repeater-Builder] OT- Digital TV converter box issues > Having issues converting over to digital TV. > My father "volunteered" my services to a few of his friends, all > serious seniors, Detroit market, As an elecronic wizard (my dad's > words) I should be able to make anything with wires work well. > > Most converter boxes I tried took forever to scan, channels missing, > analog TV worked great. > Most of the seniors already had their "free" box, obtained with the > converter box coupon. > > Only boxes I have found so far that seem to work very well are the > DigitalStream & Zenith pass thru boxes, scan quickly, best picture on > rabbit ears. Cost more, but worth the price. > > Below is a message from another user group, also detailing the > frustration in switching over to digital. > > CJD
