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"Bruce Esquibel" <bje@e4500.ripco.com> wrote in message 
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> Ron T. <not@home> wrote:
>
>> If all I need is a UHF antenna, obviously I don't want to spend the money
>> for a combo.
>
>
> There are a couple others more informed than me (maybe brent p. and 
> dattier)
> and I tried to keep up to date.
>
> Anyway, no, get the combo. If you go uhf only, at some point you'll have 
> to
> change it out.
>
> Right now, except for 2, which uses 3 for the digital, all the others 
> (even
> 5,7,9,11) are on the uhf for digital (chicago).
>
> At some point after the 2/09 cutoff date, some of them are moving back to
> vhf. Not all but some.
>
> There is a chart someone posted from the FCC showing the current channels,
> where they are at now and after when analog is pulled. And sure as shit,
> here in Chicago, some will go back to vhf for digital.
>
> I know you were out in the sticks somewhere so it may not apply so I'm 
> sure
> whoever had that link will repost it. There are quite a few moving from 
> uhf
> to vhf around the country so likely you'll be effected in some way.
>
> -bruce
> bje@ripco.com

Thanks, Bruce.

A little confusing, and with all the info that's out there, they seem to 
skip this part. I've watched the bids for spectrum, but nobody's saying 
*which* chunk it is, so I don't know what's vanishing.

I'm planning a new installation, as out here the digital channels are iffy. 
Living on top of a mountain helps, but RF only goes so far before the 
strength is getting into weak signal work, and I'm a little tired of 
break-up every 3rd day.

I think 40 elements and a pre-amp should take care of that.

I get 3, 5, 13 and 24 out of Memphis on a good day, but can't get all their 
digitals reliably. From 3 to 24 is a good chunk of spectrum, not to mention 
if I wanted to watch the MyTv channel (a waste) on 50.

I may end up calling a couple of stations, as FCC shows their digital a 
small fraction of their analog, and I'm really curious what their gonna do 
to ERP once Feb 19th gets here.