Can TV Stations Be Picked Up on an Airplane in the Air?


On analog AM & FM, I have talked to DXers that have picked up stations like locals hundreds of miles away while in the sky. But that was years ago. Interesting to note that digital still can be picked up in a plane. I never thought about two digital signal cancelling each other, but that makes sense. Thanks for the interesting video.
 
I thought it was illegal to use RF receivers on a commercial airplane.
My thought as well, but Bluetooth headphones/Earbuds are allowed, and those are receivers as well as transmitters.

My thought was it wouldn’t work as you’re inside a Faraday cage, The airliner’s windows are big enough, I guess, to let in the UHF signals.
 
They also have ATSC 1.0 USB dongles which are compatible with laptop and desktop computers.
They are perfect for watching live TV at home on a desktop computer or on the go using a laptop computer.
All you need to do is supply an antenna, which most basic rabbit ear models are inexpensive and readily available.

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Flying from the United States to Canada or Mexico could yield different results, and just like the United States, use ATSC 1.0 as their standard.
However, the TV stations you'll pick up are quite different.

While flying over Mexico you'll possibly pick many Mexican Spanish language channels including Televisa, Canal 5, ForoTV, Las Estrellas, NU9VE, Canal Once, Imagen, Azteca Uno, Azteca Siete, ADN 40, Multimedios Canal 6, Milenio TV, etc.

While flying over Canada, you'll possibly pick up many different English and French-Canadian channels, including CBC, CTV, Global, CityTV, Ici Radio-Canada Tele, TVA and Noovo.
 

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