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    Auction Opening Bid Prices Announced

    The FCC maintains a list of all TV,AM,FM stations in the CDBS database. The entire data base can be downloaded in a few minutes with a high speed internet connection. You only need a few files for TV. Each file is a pipe "|" delineated CSV text relational file. Its possible to derive a list of...
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    Auction Opening Bid Prices Announced

    The FCC is all about "broadband". They only care about more spectrum for cellphones and piss on TV viewers rights. Who owns the spectrum? Clearly not the FCC, the telco companies, or Congress. The FCC stated the need for more spectrum, to keep up with data hungry smart phones and to make...
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    Charleston, SC installers & DXing

    I also get loss of reception when I remove the pre-amp. While strong major broadcasters are still receivable, distant channels and weaker LP digital broadcasters are lost. The LP ones are only 30 miles distant and line of sight. Without the preamp the total noise figure is about 5 db cable loss...
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    Charleston, SC installers & DXing

    The pilot carrier for channel 18 is 494.31 MHz; its 0.31 Mhz above the lower channel edge. The pilot carrier is used to demodulate the 8VSB digital signal and also useful to detect the carrier with a narrow band UHF communications receiver at far lower signal levels then required for digital...
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    Charleston, SC installers & DXing

    Reception is possible at 100 miles distant, but atmospheric conditions will significantly influence path loss. I am able to receive channels located 110 miles distant mostly at night. Interference from other on channel TV broadcasters may also prevent reception. In addition, the so called...
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    Recording of Broadcast Programs (OTA)

    If you are willing to consider a PC, then an ATSC receiver with a USB interface or PCI(e) will do what you want and more. There are many low cost USB devices available that will record to your hard-drive. Playback to your TV can be achieved with a multimedia device, with wireless or wired...