My cable provider here in Tampa area, Verizon, is all digital. It is fiber. The other cable provider, Bright House, is putting in fiber, but still has many analog and digital channels on coax.
Understand the FCC has mandated typical coaxial cable keep analog to I think 2012 although they can offer digital on the cable as Bright House does here. Analog is going away for many reasons. I am looking for the digital cable TV...the converter built in just as the TVs did with cable ready analog tuners. This was just more channels so simple. There are a number of digital formats used by the cable companies so would be a chore, but with tech today one chip could proably decode many formats. 73, ron, n9ee/r >From: Richard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Date: 2008/07/11 Fri PM 08:04:12 EDT >To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com >Subject: RE: [Repeater-Builder] Measuring Desense > >You're right, I think the majority of cable providers will be dumping analog >within a few years in order to free up bandwidth for more digital >channels. Richardwww.n7tgb.net >From: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of >Gerald Pelnar >Sent: Friday, July 11, 2008 4:38 PM >To:Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com >Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] Measuring Desense > > > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Dave Gomberg" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: <Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com> >Sent: Friday, July 11, 2008 1:23 PM >Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] Measuring Desense > >> >> DTV is the new millennium. Those who miss it get to buy cable forever. >> >> NE5EE with 39 digital channels over-the-air, most HD. And HDTV for 2 >> years. >> > >Not exactly. Cable here is only going to keep analog for three years after >the switch to digital. > >Gerald Pelnar >McPherson, Ks > > > Ron Wright, N9EE 727-376-6575 MICRO COMPUTER CONCEPTS Owner 146.64 repeater Tampa Bay, FL No tone, all are welcome.
