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Re: One problem said by DavePR:Before a TV Band Device (formerly known as White Space Device) can transmit it needs to know where it is and needs to check an on-line database for incumbent users. TV stations and other licensed users are in the database and therefore the device will not turn on if there's a chance of causing interference. There are no suitable channels for these things in New York, L. A., Chicago, etc. I doubt they will ever see any kind of mass appeal. The problem is that some areas won't be accurately mapped, and these devices will spew interference all over the TV band. Fringe areas like mine are especially susceptible.
And they absolutely REFUSE to enable signal detection in these devices. One has to wonder why? |
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 DavePR
join:2008-06-04
Canyon Country, CA | "Sensing" was dropped because they couldn't get it to work right. Do whatever you can to get "standing" with the FCC vis a vis input to the database. |
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| said by DavePR:"Sensing" was dropped because they couldn't get it to work right. Do whatever you can to get "standing" with the FCC vis a vis input to the database. Maybe the reason they couldn't get it to work right is because there were actual signals in the area?
Geolocation isn't going to work unless the database is VERY conservative. If it's anything like antennaweb, it's going to be a mess for rural OTA viewers. |
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