tschmidt
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| Too late to delay transistion
This has been in the works for years. I say full speed ahead.
Best thing to do is go ahead with analog phaseout. Once broadcasters are on their post transition channels evaluate coverage areas and interference levels.
If change is needed some may be accommodated with antenna redesign in other cases by increase in transmit power or locating low power translators.
Problems are only going to be dealt with once there is no other choice. Not going to know full impact of digital conversion will have until millions of people involved in different areas of the country. Calculating radio wave propagation is part science part black magic.
As someone dependant on over the air TV I hope it works. Living in a fringe area I've done a lot of research and am spending a fair amount of money to upgrade our roof top antenna. If it doesn't work out our family will either watch less TV or opt for paying monthly fee to Satellite or Cable provider. No matter what happens it is not the end of the world.
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| To far down the Digital path to turn the ship now. Some of your/my channels will run aground. Other will appear with the sub channels. Full steam ahead. Bye-bye ABC. 
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said by tschmidt  :This has been in the works for years. I say full speed ahead. Best thing to do is go ahead with analog phaseout. Once broadcasters are on their post transition channels evaluate coverage areas and interference levels. If change is needed some may be accommodated with antenna redesign in other cases by increase in transmit power or locating low power translators. Problems are only going to be dealt with once there is no other choice. Not going to know full impact of digital conversion will have until millions of people involved in different areas of the country. Calculating radio wave propagation is part science part black magic. As someone dependant on over the air TV I hope it works. Living in a fringe area I've done a lot of research and am spending a fair amount of money to upgrade our roof top antenna. If it doesn't work out our family will either watch less TV or opt for paying monthly fee to Satellite or Cable provider. No matter what happens it is not the end of the world. /tom I agree with your take. Adelstein is right that more education MAY help. But, ultimately, he has been lobbying for a delay in the cutover. And I disagree with that. It is way past time to do this and more delays won't change 1 damn thing.
After the cut, then go in and clean up what failed. And there always those who will never be prepared no matter what. You can't help those people.
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1 edit | aye, to hell with the poor and elderly, let them pound sand.  |
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If businesses operated that way, they wouldn't still be in business.
I can't tell you the times we've rolled out new systems, conversions, etc. You test, test, test, adjust and test some more. You do NOT throw the company and/or users into total chaos and promise development "later."
It's easy to say it's only tv, but an awful lot of people in those fringe areas are also the people for whom there are no real broadband options. This is infrastructure and needs to be taken seriously.
Whoever is running this show needs some real project managers and to hit this thing hard. |
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