Many interesting byproducts of the analog-to-digital conversion next February are arising. One example is an article I saw about all the portable battery-operated analog TVs that will be obsoleted, with no current replacement available. It was written in the context of emergency notification, but also applies to those small TVs folks bring to sporting events.
With the conversion, my understanding is that analog translators (e.g., in the mountains and outlying areas) won't be affected and can continue broadcasting their signals. Whether stations will do this is another matter.
As a byproduct of these outlying areas, I was thinking about the Class A and Class B countour definitions. Digital signals don't transmit as far, and areas will then be in the Class B countour rather than the Class A countour.
Does this mean more areas and more people will qualify for distant locals by satellite, spanning Dish Network and DirecTV, because they won't be able to receive a digital over-the-air signal where previously they could receive an analog over-the-air signal?
Thanks and regards,
Eric Nixdorf
With the conversion, my understanding is that analog translators (e.g., in the mountains and outlying areas) won't be affected and can continue broadcasting their signals. Whether stations will do this is another matter.
As a byproduct of these outlying areas, I was thinking about the Class A and Class B countour definitions. Digital signals don't transmit as far, and areas will then be in the Class B countour rather than the Class A countour.
Does this mean more areas and more people will qualify for distant locals by satellite, spanning Dish Network and DirecTV, because they won't be able to receive a digital over-the-air signal where previously they could receive an analog over-the-air signal?
Thanks and regards,
Eric Nixdorf