 timcuthBraves FanPremium
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Pelham, AL
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| The switch will be a pain, even with digital receivers in pl Here is what is going to be a pain in the ass, for me. All of my sets are either digital (two) or have a digital converter attached (one). However, not a one of them can receive all of the channels in digital. Different sets cannot receive different subsets of the channels. Our overall favorite channel (13 / NBC) cannot be received by any of our sets in digital. We will no longer be able to watch it after the "switch" is thrown in our area. 
Tim
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| I don't understand your dilemma. None of your sets will receive channel 13 whether digital or analog?
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 tschmidtPremium,MVM
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Since this is a VHF analog station its digital simulcast assignment is currently on UHF. Do you know if it will remain on UHF after Feb 2009 and if its transmit power changes?
May want to check out »www.tvfool.com/ to model current and post transition allocations.
Newer digital tuners have much better front ends that work much better with weak and multipath signals.
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said by timcuth:However, not a one of them can receive all of the channels in digital. Different sets cannot receive different subsets of the channels. Our overall favorite channel (13 / NBC) cannot be received by any of our sets in digital. We will no longer be able to watch it after the "switch" is thrown in our area. Sounds like you need a better antenna setup. Are you using antennas at each TV or have a common antenna for the house? The channel 13 / NBC station may be at low power on the digital signal; can't say more without the call sign of the station. But since your location is listed as Pelham, AL that suggests your NBC station is WVTM-DT NBC 13 which is currently broadcasting on UHF 52. WVTM-DT will be switching back to VHF 13 next February. If you need advice on antenna type and setup, the HDTV Technical forum at avsforum.com is a good place to start: »www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/forumdis···php?f=25.
Digital reception works great for me. I get 18 digital stations over the air and expect to get 2-4 more after February 17. The key is a good antenna setup for the specific situation. |
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timcuthBraves FanPremium
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Pelham, AL Reviews:
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said by mr weather:I don't understand your dilemma. None of your sets will receive channel 13 whether digital or analog? They receive it in analog, now. But, when analog stops being broadcast, I will no longer be able to watch my favorite channel because I cannot receive it in digital. Sorry if I wasn't clear on that.
Tim
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timcuthBraves FanPremium
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Pelham, AL Reviews:
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The main problem is that there are two mountains between my house and the station. Also, my house is near the bottom of the second mountain on the side farthest from the station. What really surprises me is that I can pick up anything. 
And, yes, the station I am referring to is WVTM.
We have tried several antennas, we get similar reception with all of them. I have not yet gone to the trouble of putting up a large antenna on a tall tower, but that is probably what it will take.
Tim
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