HDTV & The Return Of The Antenna > Hah! Nope.

Hah! Nope.

Your case certainly qualifies as the exception to the rule here! However I wonder if your community would consider adding channels to your repeater to cover the new ATSC channels. I'm guessing that your cable provider has long since assimilated the original CATV system, but your public safety agencies might still want a backup to cable, considering the seismic activity and the terrorist threat. In fact, there might be Homeland Security and/or FEMA money available to help pay for upgrades.

When the terrorists take out our cable TV, that is when they'll really have gotten us.

reply to RR Conductor
And that's why you have satellite. You live in the sticks.
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Toolmaster of La Grange.

OTA is not great for mountain areas, either. Southern california is a horrible place for off-air reception. There are lots of people who CAN and do get it, mind you, but it's extremely hit and miss.
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Laser eye surgery rocks! I love frickin' laser beams.

reply to smcallah
LOL that'd be like a suicide bombing...no press, no terror!

reply to RadioDoc
No, actually we're in the Oak, Pine, Redwood, Fir, Cottonwood, Madrone, Manzanita and Vineyards

We do have cable tv available from Comcast (formerly Adelphia here), but only have them for HSI, Directv is much better.

I was just kiddin' ya. Although that's a lot of sticks...
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Toolmaster of La Grange.

Lol Yeah it is, I forgot a few I'm sure, Poison Oak is one, yuch lol.