Your local analog channel 7, which has been using 174-180 MHz, sets up its digital transmitter on 33, but the screen still says "7-1." So what you're calling "digital channel 7" is now 584-590 MHz. No change in antenna performance should be expected? How is that just a change in modulation type?
I hope nobody goes to a lot of expense to optimize an antenna system for these interim channels. They'll be really disappointed If "7-1" goes back to the actual VHF channel 7 allocation after June 12th! 73, Paul, AE4KR ----- Original Message ----- From: wd8chl To: [email protected] Sent: Monday, February 23, 2009 7:10 AM Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] Somewhat OT - How to make HDTV *really* work I should be able to use any normal TV antenna. If it works on analog Ch 7, for instance, it should work on digital ch 7. Period. If it doesn't, there is something inherently wrong with the medium. Again, RF is RF. The antenna doesn't care how it's modulated.
