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Originally Posted by torymon
jim5506 wrote;
You bring up a good point tho', I'm led to believe that DTV will be all UHF. I researched and thought I understood the transition to be the conversion to digital thru utilization of UHF channels with only the smaller stations remaining in the VHF bands.
I further understood that the transition was (primarily) to free up the VHF bands for emergency/police/military uses.
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Yes you are mistaken, at least in the US, the channels above UHF 51 will be auctioned off. VHF low are subject to too much interference & are mostly undesirable for digital, but I guess a few stations are holding on anyway.
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Originally Posted by torymon
Further confusing the issue is reading thru the forums, I follow discussions regarding receiving the high VHF (7 - 13) channels for digital broadcasts as well as the upper UHF bands...  Or is this primarily PRE-transition reception? |
Nope, in some areas a few stations will use the VHF high frequencies. In my area channels 7 & 10 will stay put. Channel 6 will move to 9. Every station has a choice, basically.
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Originally Posted by torymon
Isn't the HD7694 a combo antenna? If the transition is a switch to digital broadcast on the UHF bands, why would I need a VHF antenna? I'm about finished building a SBGH G6 UHF antenna which I thought would help me with my poor reception.
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If you have any post transitions stations staying on VHF, you may need a VHF antenna as well. I'd give your SBGH a try first, though. I've picked up usable signals down to channel 2 with my crude version & I'm 140 miles from that station.
Dave