Perhaps it might be less confusing to some if we started referring to the actual "Carrier Frequency" of any particular station... For Example: My local Educational station that I used to work for is a UHF satellite station for NHPTV who's primary ANALOG station is/was on analog CH11. The actual Carrier Freq of around 200Mhz +/- visual. (199.25Mhz or so)
My local UHF station was on ANALOG CH52 at 699.26Mhz visual which simulcasted DIGITAL CH49 on carrier frequency of 681.25Mhz, however it identifies on the 681 freq as CH 11-1 and CH 11-2. So, yes, an antenna is an antenna, but if your local DTV station has a carrier frequency of 700Mhz and its analog counterpart was broadcasting at 55Mhz, you're probably going to want a higher gain antenna, which the UHF antennas typically are. And they are also much more directive. The DTV "Channel" designators mean nothing.... Joel - WA1ZYX WebMaster for the Cheshire County DX ARC, Located at: http://www.ccdx.org See Ya, Joel.... wa1...@ccdx.org or WA1ZYX > K1XX DxCluster Node (Amateur Radio) http://www.ccdx.org/zedyx/home.htm http://home.webryders.net/surry 443.800 141.3 Keene, NH --- 449.450 123.0 Saddleback Mtn 449.875 123.0 Cannon Mtn ----447.425 141.3 Temple Mtn 53.730 141.3 Keene WinErr: 079 Mouse not found -- A mouse driver has not been installed. Please click the left mouse button to continue
