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dxAce

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Jan 18, 2009, 3:06:38 AM1/18/09
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I did manage to hear the DX test conducted by WOON 1240 Woonsocket, RI, which
ran between 2 and 3 AM EST, January 18. They run 1 KW, non-directional.

Caught several periods of the CW ID.

Perhaps I'll get a QSL (verie, for those in Glendale).

dxAce
Michigan
USA

BCBlazysusan

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Jan 18, 2009, 7:29:16 AM1/18/09
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Well thanks Steve for letting us know you bogart.;-) What I am curious
about is when the digital conversion is totally complete does that
mean that those freqs are going to be free and abandoned so too speak
on the television freqs? I am seriously wondering if that means when I
swing my Channel Master around that I will be able to do some serious
DXing, I have at times caught (no more than eight minutes- but still
cool) other countries appearing on my tv screen. If anyone knows "for
sure" please let me know.....I have been looking forward to grabbing
some great DX on the tube after the switch.

dxAce

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Jan 18, 2009, 7:32:50 AM1/18/09
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BCBlazysusan wrote:

> On Jan 18, 3:06 am, dxAce <dx...@milestones.com> wrote:
> > I did manage to hear the DX test conducted by WOON 1240 Woonsocket, RI, which
> > ran between 2 and 3 AM EST, January 18. They run 1 KW, non-directional.
> >
> > Caught several periods of the CW ID.
> >
> > Perhaps I'll get a QSL (verie, for those in Glendale).
> >
> > dxAce
> > Michigan
> > USA
>
> Well thanks Steve for letting us know you bogart.;-)

It was reported in DXLD, and as far as I know at the IRCA and NRC sites.

Besides, no one here listens anyway ;-)

Drifter

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Jan 18, 2009, 9:36:50 AM1/18/09
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http://dxtests.info/ BCL, you may want to check this URL. most

test are are listed here. not a real busy page, but, these test

are few, and have nothing to do with your TV-DX. all median wave.

Drifter...

RHF

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Jan 18, 2009, 9:56:54 AM1/18/09
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The act also provided for the auctioning off of the
TV Frequencies associated with UHF Channels
52 to 69 {That is UHF not VHF}
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HDTV_in_the_United_States#Analog_shutoff
Note - Some/Many HDTV UHF Channels will
be moving back to their former VHF Freqs.

IMHO The FCC should have shut down the
Channels VHF "LO" TV Channels :
http://www.tech-faq.com/tv-channel-frequencies.shtml
2 {55.25 MHz}
3 {61.25 MHz}
4 {67.25 MHz}
5 {77.25 MHz}
6 {83.25 MHz}
and Expanded the FM Radio Band for
FM HD-Radio.
http://www.csgnetwork.com/tvfreqtable.html
http://home.tampabay.rr.com/k4lk/info/ntscfreq.htm

~ RHF
.

Dave

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Jan 18, 2009, 10:09:43 AM1/18/09
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LPTVs will stay analog for a few more years. Why can't you DX digital?
DVB receivers are dirt cheap.

Mark Zenier

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Jan 19, 2009, 11:04:21 PM1/19/09
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In article <b666d321-b157-45c1...@v15g2000yqn.googlegroups.com>,

BCBlazysusan <gk...@earthlink.net> wrote:
>What I am curious
>about is when the digital conversion is totally complete does that
>mean that those freqs are going to be free and abandoned so too speak
>on the television freqs? I am seriously wondering if that means when I
>swing my Channel Master around that I will be able to do some serious
>DXing, I have at times caught (no more than eight minutes- but still
>cool) other countries appearing on my tv screen. If anyone knows "for
>sure" please let me know.....I have been looking forward to grabbing
>some great DX on the tube after the switch.

Browse an archive of alt.video.digital-tv and alt.tv.tech.hdtv
and you'll get a lot of news and links to websites with way more
detail than you'll get here.

There are still going to be some low band VHF ATSC transmitters, but that
band has a lot of interference problems that the digital tuners can't
deal with, so it's not popular. (I think somebody posted a day or two
ago that Chicago will have digital on channel 2 or 3).

Transmitters will be lower in power than analog TV because the
signal to noise ratio is 20 some dB lower for good reception.
So it should be easier to get analog DX.

Except that the UK is already doing a rolling conversion and Canada
will be dropping analog in two or three years. Maybe the Caribbean...

Mark Zenier mze...@eskimo.com
Googleproofaddress(account:mzenier provider:eskimo domain:com)

Brenda Ann

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Jan 20, 2009, 3:31:12 PM1/20/09
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"Mark Zenier" <mze...@eskimo.com> wrote in message
news:gl52v...@enews2.newsguy.com...

>
> Except that the UK is already doing a rolling conversion and Canada
> will be dropping analog in two or three years. Maybe the Caribbean...


IIRC, the UK hasn't had any VHF television since they dropped the old 320(?)
line system in favor of PAL. I could be wrong about the timeline, but I'm
pretty sure it's been a very long time since they dropped what they call
Band I.


Mark Zenier

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Jan 22, 2009, 10:35:05 AM1/22/09
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In article <lcWdna1zy-DiqevU...@giganews.com>,

Opps, right. I think they did keep it going until the late 80's,
depending on the viewing population. It might be a legend, but I think
it got to the point at one transmitter site that they bought the last
little old lady a new TV set, rather than keep the transmitter and her
ancient TV going.

dig, dig, dig ... System A 405 lines, 50 Fps, 10125 Hz line rate.
That makes my ears hurt just thinking about it.

Brenda Ann

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Jan 23, 2009, 6:53:00 PM1/23/09
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"Mark Zenier" <mze...@eskimo.com> wrote in message
news:glcrc...@enews5.newsguy.com...

Thanks for the correction.. of all the things I've lost, I miss my mind the
most. :)


Ian Jackson

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Jan 24, 2009, 11:29:47 AM1/24/09
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In message <ksKdnfwZ4NvYxefU...@giganews.com>, Brenda Ann
<bre...@shinbiro.com> writes
I was young when 405-line TV was on the go, and my cut-off was about
17.5kHz. The 10,125Hz was often distinctly audible. Everyone -
especially TV engineers - tended to develop a notch in their hearing,
and got used to it.
--
Ian
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