For three years I received my content off-air only while I lived in the Silicon Valley. The quality of the signal off-air was amazing and really popped off my plasma. Getting it direct with no compression...and for free with a small antenna...was really great. I'll be doing it again once I have the time to install a roof antenna on my new home in FL.
The best web site I found to select the gain of the antenna and set the azimuth is www.antennaweb.org. It gives you a complete list of channels available in your area and will display a street level view how to align your antenna. I always believed WISPs should add this installation to their business. This might enable you to somewhat package a "triple play" offer using the off-air for content and the wireless for Internet and voice. - Patrick -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Marlon K. Schafer (509) 982-2181 Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2008 9:00 AM To: wireless@wispa.org Subject: [WISPA] DTV transition I do hope all of you are ready for the new DTV channels! Just got this today and thought I'd pass it along. > > For Immediate Release > > Are you ready for Digital TV? Starting in February, 2009, analog TV > signals will no longer be available in many areas. To ensure continued > enjoyment of your favorite programs, you'll need to purchase a new > digital TV-ready receiver or a set-top converter box. > > But that's not all you'll need. Due to their continuously-varying > amplitudes, analog-TV signals can roughen and damage the surfaces of > older and heavily-used television antenna elements. > > Composed of binary ones and zeros, modern state-of-the art digital TV > signals can bounce off roughened antenna surfaces, weakening signals > and rendering some digital TV signals completely unwatchable. > > Instead of replacing that older and expensive outdoor antenna, you can > recondition it. After all, you wouldn't throw away your automobile > because its finish gets weathered and dull, would you? No... you'd > wash and wax it! > > Quintidigital Discount Products, Inc., announces DigiWash (tm) and > DigiWax (tm), two products guaranteed to increase your digital TV > viewing satisfaction. > > Before you connect your new digital TV receiver or converter to an > older outdoor antenna, wash the antenna's elements with DigiWash, an > ecofriendly and biodegradable cleanser that removes roughened > analog-signal residue and bird droppings. > > When the elements are dry, simply apply a light coating of DigiWax > (tm) to the antenna's elements, buff with a chamois or lamb's-wool > mitt, and you're assured of DTV reception that's Every Bit As Good (sm). > > Manufactured with lubricants produced by farm-raised pythons and > free-range rattlesnakes, DigiWash and DigiWax will be available in > high-end consumer-electronics stores and audiophile boutiques on April > 1st, 2009. > > #--30--# > > DigiWash and DigiWax are trademark of Quintidigital Discount Products, > Inc. > Every Bit As Good is a registered service mark of Crotalus Products, Inc. > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -------- WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -------- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
