[SBE] Congratulations DTV and a request

[Jerry Paonessa]

Dan,

 

The Winegard converter box and its "Venturer" equivalent (sold at Target) operate on 9VDC.  With one of those and a reasonable antenna, your friend should be able to get TV audio with the radio tuned to NTSC3 and the converter box set to the desired ATSC station.  The Winegard/Venturer is one of the smallest CECBs I have seen and the DC operating feature makes it portable.

 

You could cobble together something not too unsightly for her to enjoy her shows; at least until radios with DTV audio come along - probably not in my lifetime!

 

Jerry Paonessa

Assistant Director of Technology

KENS, San Antonio TX 
 

> From: DanRapak at verizon.net

> To: sbe at sbe.org

> Date: Sun, 14 Jun 2009 20:48:58 -0400

> Subject: Re: [SBE] Congratulations DTV and a request

> 

> Another interesting angle: I have a friend who used to listen to her soap 

> operas on a radio receiver with TV audio while jogging and gardening. I 

> haven't been able to come up with a DTV age equivalent for her. And no, she 

> is not interested in a portable digital TV.

> 

> Dan Rapak

> 

> 

> ----- Original Message ----- 

> From: "Gary Blievernicht" <Garyb at wkar.org>

> To: "Barry Thomas" <barryt at sbe.org>; <sbe at sbe.org>

> Sent: Friday, June 12, 2009 5:38 PM

> Subject: Re: [SBE] Congratulations DTV and a request

> 

> 

> >I am going to miss it as well. The local 6, WLNS, does a very good job 

> >covering severe weather conditions here in mid-Michigan, there have been 

> >several occasions I've listened to them in the dark in the basement on the 

> >battery operated FM radio.

> >

> >

> >

> >>>> Barry Thomas <barryt at barryt.org> 6/12/2009 16:45 >>>

> > Thanks, Roger.

> >

> > This is an interesting angle. Viewers complaining that they will no 

> > longer hear the TV audio on channel 6.

> >

> >

> > Barry Thomas, CPBE CBNT

> > Atlanta, GA

> > barryt at sbe.org

> >

> >

> >

> >

> > ________________________________

> > From: Roger Bishop <RBishop at wthr.com>

> > To: Barry Thomas <barryt at sbe.org>

> > Sent: Friday, June 12, 2009 3:49:33 PM

> > Subject: RE: [SBE] Congratulations DTV and a request

> >

> >

> > http://www.theindychannel.com/news/19733615/detail.html

> >

> >

> > From:sbe-bounces at sbe.org

> > [mailto:sbe-bounces at sbe.org] On Behalf Of Barry Thomas

> > Sent: Friday, June 12, 2009 2:25 PM

> > To: sbe at sbe.org

> > Subject: [SBE] Congratulations DTV and a request

> >

> > If

> > I could ask a favor from the Roundtable members?

> >

> > As you find any Youtube or online videos of station shutdowns, could you 

> > send

> > the links to John Poray and me?

> >

> > It might be very entertaining to post the links in one place on the web, 

> > don't

> > you think?

> >

> >

> >

> > Barry

> > Thomas, CPBE CBNT

> > Atlanta, GA

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