Comment Re:60GHz is available because its almost useless (Score 1) 127
I remember a fellow worker back in 1984 saying that 60GHz was used for military satellite to satellite communications. Why not use another Amateur Radio band at 76 to 81GHz.
Comment Rescan Your TV or Converter Box (Score 2, Informative) 434
Some stations have the option to go back to their old channel as a digital station. That means that these stations will be giving up their second channel that they have been using as their digital channel. Here in the Los Angeles area the following channels will go back to their original channel. 7, 9, 11, 13, 18, 28 & 34. The rest will remain on their second channel while their analog channel goes dark. I should call some of the stations like channel 5 to see if they will be changing their logo, since their second channel that they have been using is 31.
Make sure that when the big transition day comes, that you perform a channel scan on your TV or converter box. That way you will be able to view the channels that have made the change.
Channels assigned for Los Angeles:
7, 9, 11, 13, *28, 31, 34, 36, *41, 42, 43
Here are some documents to look at from the FCC.
DTV Assignments
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-07-138A1.pdf
DTV Assignments Appendix B
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-07-138A2.pdf
Submission + - DTV Transition Begins Today for 421 Broadcasters
An anonymous reader writes: Ready or not, 421 television stations are still planning to terminate analog broadcasts today, trimmed down from the 491 broadcasters originally planned to switch. The Federal Communications Commission, broadcasters and others are working overtime to prepare consumers for the digital transition — and ensure that consumers who aren't ready for the switch will continue to have access to vital television news and emergency information. Of the nations nearly 1,800 full-power televisions stations, 220 will have terminated their analog signals before Tuesday and another 421 will terminate their analog signals on Tuesday before 11:59 pm, for a total of 641 stations, or about 36% of all full-power stations nationwide. The FCC has dispatched staffers to 72 markets across the nation where the impact is expected to be the greatest, while broadcasters who are shutting down analog signals intensify efforts to notify and educate the public.
