[SBE] DTV Reception Problem Article

[Jonathan Solomon]

Larry-

I still have mine from that Road Show... and it's still in the bag :)

Jonathan Solomon, CBT, CBNT
W3EIC

On Feb 1, 2009, at 3:06 PM, Larry Bloomfield wrote:


> About paper clip antennas:

>

>

> Several years ago, during one of my Taste of NAB Road Shows, I gave  

> away hundreds of regular sized, plan old paper clips in a plastic  

> bag (one to a bag) with a tag on the end that said: “UHF/VHF antenna  

> $1.00.” It was supplied by my good friend Steve Epstein of Broadcast  

> Buyer’s Guide. Steve has been in television and radio engineering  

> for more than 30 years, holds a BS in Broadcasting and is SBE- 

> certified (CPBE & CBNT). He is the former Chairman of SBE Chapter 59  

> (Kansas City), and is currently Chief Engineer at JW Broadcasting's  

> Columbia, MO facility where they house ABC, FOX and UPN affiliates  

> along with a 24/7 automated weather channel. It is obvious he has a  

> great sense of humor. We gave them away on the Road Show, but I have  

> often wondered if anyone ever offered the dollar the tag had on it.

>

>

> I can't begin to tell you how many engineers took them, smiling  

> while saying: "These things really work." :-)

>

> I'm proud to say that Carl Sundberg is a member of my SBE Chapter 76  

> in Eugene, OR.

>

>

> Larry Bloomfield, KA6UTC

> 1980 25th St.

> Florence, OR 97439

> (541) 902-2424 (everything number)

> www.Tech-Notes.TV

> See you on the Taste of NAB Road Show

>

>

>

> Dan Slentz wrote:

>>

>> Carl,

>> I'm the director of engineering for WSFL TV in Miami/Fort  

>> Lauderdale.  We have a sister newspaper which has had many articles  

>> about digital TV.  The writer recently wrote that buying a "digital  

>> TV antenna" will help receive the picture better.  I took pictures  

>> of all my digital antennas (at home and in the office) and sent  

>> them to him.  I took a paper clip and bent it so I could push it  

>> into the F-connector and extended it up.  They work incredibly well  

>> in a big city with no hills.  I offered to sell this write my  

>> "digital antennas" for $7.95 each.

>>

>>

>> --- On Sun, 2/1/09, Carl Sundberg <carlesundberg at yahoo.com> wrote:

>> From: Carl Sundberg <carlesundberg at yahoo.com>

>> Subject: [SBE] DTV Reception Problem Article

>> To: "sbe member discussion mail list" <sbe at sbe.org>

>> Date: Sunday, February 1, 2009, 2:07 PM

>>

>> <snip>

>>

>> The link is: http://www.2xpi.org/downloads/Understanding Digital TV  

>> Reception Problems.doc

>>

>> <snip>

>>

>> Carl Sundberg

>> 3318 Coraly Ave.

>> Eugene, OR 97402-6544

>>

>> Cell: 541 520-2867

>> Landline: 541 461-2324

>>

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