[RTC List] DTV Conversion Support or User Group

[Jim Scott]

Dwight,

It's not the very latest information, and it's not the greatest, but  
it's all we've got:

<http://humboldtonline.com/hdtv/humboldt-county-hdtv/list-humboldt-county-tv-stations/ 
 >

Then there's this web site, which along with some links and Googling,  
will answer most of the rest of your questions:

<http://antennaweb.org/aw/welcome.aspx>

Jim Scott
The Old-Mac Guy in Cutten

On Dec 9, 2008, at 5:23 PM, Dwight Winegar wrote:

>
> I know the focus of this RTC mail list is quite narrow, especially  
> since people did not want to have a BBS anymore, however with the  
> "Digital Conversion" new questions are coming up that go beyond the  
> basic FCC FAQs.   What is a local source for Humboldt County  
> residents to ask various questions.
>
> For example:
>
> -  Digital is either "All or Nothing" so how do we know how many  
> Digital channels are actually out there in the local area, that are  
> possible to receive?
> -  Digital broadcasting is causing the changing of numbering.  Some  
> are easy - such as 6 is now at 6.1, but others are now on new  
> channels or "virtual channels" (if someone wants to define that  
> difference).   You will not find Newschannel 3 on 3.1.
> -  Rabbit ears are not enough, even though many sales people and  
> some of the FCC material would have many to believe so.  Even with  
> an amplified Radio Shack antenna you may very well NOW be needing an  
> outdoor antenna.  Where do you get that at, and the advice on  
> putting it up?   Not from the places you would have traditionally  
> gone - such as hardware stores or even all Radio Shacks.
> -  Oh those darn recording devices...  If I must have a DTV  
> converter box than how do I pair that up with my VCR, or the newer  
> DVD recorders?   What about timers and tuners in the equation?
> -  Hey my converter box says DTV and not HDTV; do they make HDTV  
> converter boxes? (or how beneficial would they be over DTV  
> converters?)
> -  The FCC rules for the conversion only say Full Power stations or  
> "Primary", yet in this rural area there are many "Translators" and  
> some "Relays" so what happens with these after 17 Feb 2009?    
> Apparently a number of these will still be around and allowed to  
> broadcast - and which ones are they - serving where from where?
>
> - What you didn't kill your television yet?   Well there's still  
> KEET and Jim Bernard, ... and maybe the Simpsons or House  =8-P
>
>
> These are some of the more frequent questions that are coming up in  
> larger numbers, and not the ones the FCC talks about.
>
> - Dwight
>
>
>
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