[SBE] Proposed Analog Shutoff Extention

[A9xw at cs.com]

I say, turn off DTV. Analog forever, if for no other reasons than was stated 
by Carl Sundberg. All this digital stuff is quirky, mostly software no one can 
fix, the public doesn't car is Lucy is in HD or not.  Run the DTV channels 
for the itenerant viewer, some sports, per inquiry half hour commercials and all 
the other junk programming used to fill a 24 hr/day schedule. We'll cut back 
analog to 3 PM to 11:30 PM so we can exercise the tube filament more and keep 
burning all those KWH we have all loved to pay. You can do maintenance in the 
morning instead of midnight Sunday night. We know DTV doesn't get as far as 
analog, it barely replicates the A contour and needs a lot more power to get 
into buildings or serve those fringe area viewers that likely have long ago gone 
to satellite or cable. Forget about mobile or portable  receivers for DTV, the 
new mobile systems with free TV to the cell phone will eliminate any need for 
that. If your old analog rig is so old and battered that it can't hold out, 
buy a new one and help the economoy with a half mil purchase. And stop paying 
outrageous fees for programs, get out the vault dust and play the public domain 
movies. Shucks, lets bring back tube equipment, we can tell if its cold its 
dead. I'll toss in a pocket protector so the 6 tweekers don't poke a hole in 
your T-shirt. Meanwhile I'll vote to keep the full power stations on as long as 
any analog station is on. I've always said analog won't go away until 2012, 
and with the LPTV's not having to turn off, why should we? And lets get the 
Government bailout to cover our DTV costs to date since the LPTV's are said to be 
paid to move to digital because they are so poor and incapable of making any 
profit to pay their own wayand can't even afford a real full time engineer to 
keep it running.  I say, let the 17th of February come and go, keep the analog 
transmitters on until the Feds come and shoot up your Ruby Ridge transmitter 
compound. Defiance!  Who are these knuckle head washington bureacrats to tell 
us how to run TV! License? We don't need no stinking license ... just a test 
pattern Jolly Roger!

tongue in cheek
Henry

 

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