FAQ: The Transition to Digital Television
The biggest change to television broadcasting since the advent of color will occur on Tuesday, February 17, when radio towers will start sending a digital signal--though Congress is currently debating whether to postpone the date. Here are some common questions about the transition, and the answers you need to know.
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Rural Areas
If I live in a rural area, say 30 miles from the nearest broadcast station will I have to have an amplified antenna to pull the digital signal?Right now I can pull a somewhat fuzzy signal with rabbit ears.
Will I need to put up an outside antenna to pull digital? Is it even possible to pull a reliable digital signal that far?
Thanks in advance for any advice. Darryl.
Yes, you will need an antenna upgrade.
If your experience is like mine (and your staus quo is EXACTLY like mine) you will get NOTHING with your rabbit ears!! You will need an expensive outdoor amplified antenna.No one has been talking about this. This is why the transition needs at least a 6 month delay.
DTV antenna
There are many variables as to how your DTV reception will be. In many cases it is better than analog. Most of the TV stations are operating in BOTH Digital AND Analog right now. Obtain a converter or new TV and give it a try, you still have a little time. Caution: Some channels move Feb 17, some even changing from UHF to VHF or VHF to UHF. Then a different antenna may be needed. At minimum, the TV or converter will need to be "Autoprogrammed". What makes this difficult is that TV stations retained their old channel number as their identity, Syracuse, NY channel 3 is actually a UHF (14-69) channel, but only identifies as "3". No one knows that they need a UHF antenna. In any case, the "Autoprogram" function should find the stations, if not repeat it.Dropping Stations
I live in Queens NYC and have been having problems with DTV reception.I set up a TV with a GE DTV converter box and powered digital antena box in September, and for a while it worked fine, but a week or two later PBS (New York City Channel 13) dropped off. Rescanned for channels and lost even more stations.
I recently replaced the antenna and rescanned to find all my reception (and others not received before) had returned only to have the stations start to disappear over the last week or two.
Is there an explanation why this is happening?
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