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Thread: Is TVFool down?

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    Is TVFool down?

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    I have tried two different computers on two different ISP's and I cannot get the
    www.TVFool.com


    website to load.

    Is anyone else having troubles with it?

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    Seems to be the case. Cannot connect to their server, 3:28pm.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Jim5506 View Post
    Is anyone else having troubles with it?
    Me too. I use
    The Digital TV Transition: Reception Maps


    when tvfool isn't working.


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    They're back!
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    Tower Guy,

    That sounds like a very handy alternative to TVF !
    Could you give us a link to those Maps ?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Houston View Post
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    That sounds like a very handy alternative to TVF !
    Could you give us a link to those Maps ?

    Have a good Day !
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    The link is there, it's just not obvious.

    The FCC web site does not have NM data. You can figure NM by comparing the FCC receive strength to -91 dbm, the approximate point that the NM=0.

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    AWWWW shucks !

    That's just TOO subtle !
    How do they expect an old guy like me to see things like that !
    Thanks.

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    FCC maps appear to, for the most part, ignore terrain.
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    TV Fool




    Can someone please explain to me how tvfool works because I don't really understand the colour system?


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    Color system is explained at the bottom of the page, scroll down.
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