There was a problem in Florida with this. Channel 6 analog moved to UHF DTV and kept channel 6-1. the new channel 6 DTV apparently put themselves up as 6-1 (supposed to be a UHF channel number). Confused a lot of receivers for a while.
Gerald Pelnar McPherson, Ks ----- Original Message ----- From: "Joe" <k1ike_m...@snet.net> To: <Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Monday, February 23, 2009 8:42 AM Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] Somewhat OT - How to make HDTV *really* work > Only if they are on RF channel 7 after the switch. Some stations wanted > to keep their identity, such as "Channel 2, New York City". When they > switch to HDTV they may call themselves "Channel 2-1" but their RF > frequency may be 33 or something else. Their Virtual Channel will be > 2-1, but the RF channel will be 33-1. > > For example, your channel 5 WEWS analog will be going to RF channel > 15. They will continue to use the Virtual Channel number 5-1 for > identification. Look at: > <http://www.fcc.gov/mb/engineering/maps/> > and plug in your Zip Code. > > Can the FCC make this just a little more confusing? > > 73, Joe, K1ike > > > wd8chl wrote: >> I should be able to use any normal TV antenna. If it works on analog Ch >> 7, for instance, it should work on digital ch 7. Period. If it doesn't, >> there is something inherently wrong with the medium. >> Again, RF is RF. The antenna doesn't care how it's modulated. >> > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > >
