Over the air digital tv signals

westend wrote:
I admit it, I'm a TV junky. We usually have at least one screen on 24 a day.

Last Summer we had a power outage and coupled cable outage (lines down). It took many calls to have Mediacom send out a truck and man with cable connection skills.
For this period, I took refuge in the travel trailer that has it's own TV system. Many channels have the older TV series as their play schedule. If you like Rawhide or Perry Mason. you're good to go. If you want to see Shark Tank or the latest episodes of zombie killing, you'll need a cable connection or sat dish.

yeah but at least it's got moving pictures.. comfort, just like a warm blankie.. :)

wa8yxm wrote:
It is a multi-transmitter Shortwagve station with world wide coverage.. I tend to believe the wattage.. But it is possible that someone is pulling my leg.

That said. regarding the AFT bit in the Transmitted signals.. All my TV's allow me to overridge.. Results suck when I do but all 3, different brands, allow override.

All you have to do is pull the license and do a little antenna math to see it's not true.

Learn to ride a motorcycle. You will not go back to wasting your life watching hellivision.

MrWizard wrote:
Live tv
Ha ha

I think I should have said "real time" complete with all the ads... We pre-record everything at home and skip all the ads but can't do that with OTA TV when camping.

I admit it, I'm a TV junky. We usually have at least one screen on 24 a day.

Last Summer we had a power outage and coupled cable outage (lines down). It took many calls to have Mediacom send out a truck and man with cable connection skills.
For this period, I took refuge in the travel trailer that has it's own TV system. Many channels have the older TV series as their play schedule. If you like Rawhide or Perry Mason. you're good to go. If you want to see Shark Tank or the latest episodes of zombie killing, you'll need a cable connection or sat dish.

Live tv
Ha ha
Unless it is news or sports
Or a very special event (live musical)
It's all recorded, tv series, movies etc..

Ok tv series have a first time broadcast, never before seen

wildtoad wrote:
OTA tv is free and sometimes you get what you pay for - zip. It matters not that you just upgraded to the latest batwing, adding device, super duper control box. You can go from shineola to nothin in a blink of an eye. Ditto on the LED interference. Installed a LED in the patio light and when on some channels go away.

Sometimes all we can get is the shopping, non-english and religious channels - all crystal clear of course. Nothing is worse than "camping" and roughing it and not being able to get our favorite shows like Survivor, DWTS, Shark Tank, etc. :R

Thinking there's gotta be a better way, I installed a satellite setup in our TT last season only to find that too often things are in the way like hills/mountains, structures & trees, the weather is bad and/or there is fierce competition for the few sites in a CG that can get a sat signal. :M

There's always the internet if we can't get TV. But even with Verizon mifi 4G service (one of the best coverages around the US), there's times when we can't get a good enough signal for that (sigh). :(

Sure there's always a DVD but there's something about live TV that is more appealing. As a last resort we'll get a book out and listen to some music on the radio. Heck, if it's still light enough out in the evening, sometimes we'll go for a walk and find some fellow campers in the same boat to chat it up with. :)

It is a multi-transmitter Shortwagve station with world wide coverage.. I tend to believe the wattage.. But it is possible that someone is pulling my leg.

That said. regarding the AFT bit in the Transmitted signals.. All my TV's allow me to overridge.. Results suck when I do but all 3, different brands, allow override.

Mebbe the transmitter is powered by one ?

Anybody notice that 1.21 gigawatts is the fictional wattage of the Delorean time machine in Back to the Future? Methinks their wattage was tongue in cheek.