You make a very good point about the upper VHF channels possibly being utilized. The CM 4228 8 bay bow tie is reasonably OK on the very upper part of the VHF band from frequency response curves I have seen in the past. Channel 10 would still be less than optimal though, I believe going from memory. ----- Original Message ----- From: John Terhar To: [email protected] Sent: Sunday, November 25, 2007 9:59 PM Subject: Re: [TVRO] Antenna Question
HI, At this point, plan for the digital transition in Feb. of 2009. Here is an important thing to remember: Each broadcaster now has two channels: the old analog and the new digital. On the change over date, the broadcaster must give back one of those two. Here in the DC area, all the current VHF stations have UHF digital channels. It is not definite that they will all stay on UHF. They could give back the U and put the digital on V. Obviously, it would not make sense to put a digital signal on channels 2 through 6 but 7 through 13 would work fine. The lower V's have too much interferance, expecially during the summer. Channels 7 through 13 would have better coverage at lower cost than the digital UHF allocation, electric rates being what they are now days. In my home town, Cincinnati, channel 9's digital allocation is channel 10. Be prepared. The point is that the digital channels in your area may currently be UHF but they may not stay there. Unless there is definite word from your local stations, the safest bet is to get a combination VHF/UHF antenna. The obvious problem is that those antennas are larger and heavier than the equivalent UHF only antenna. By the way, Radio Shack makes great clip leads. Always say something nice. John --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > It all depends on what you are trying to receive, > VHF or UHF, how far > you are, what kind of terrain, etc. Then all it > takes is an inferior > connector/connecton to screw you up. I would be > curious to hear more > specifics on the antennas and amplifeirs that are up > on that tower, how > far you are from the broadcast tower, etc. The pro > could have selected > the wrong antrnna or had a bad connrection. There > are a lot of > variables. Regardless, some of RS gear is fine SOME > of the time because > they are merely reselling one of the name brand > manufacturer's gear and > it's hit or miss because of that. If you buy > Channel Master, etc. you > know what you are getting. That's all I am saying. > > > Well, I guess it's a matter of YMMV. I had the > exact opposite experience. > > My father-in-law and I had installed a high end > Radio Shack combined VHF > > and UHF antenna, and it performed quite well, for > years. However, I live > > a long way from the broadcast towers, love TV, and > had the money, so I > > paid some professional installers to put a large > tower in place and > > install the best separate VHF and UHF antennas > money could buy, > > supposedly. __________________________________________________________ Be a better pen pal. Text or chat with friends inside Yahoo! Mail. See how. http://overview.mail.yahoo.com/ [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
