Flight Simulator and other chat
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Posted: Mon Dec 17, 2007 11:11 amPosted: Mon Dec 17, 2007 11:30 am
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...!Posted: Mon Dec 17, 2007 11:40 amJust imagine all those land-fill sites, (etc!), overflowing with obsolete analogue Television sets and accessories....
Paul....(Gave up Television many years ago, (1976)...)....
Posted: Mon Dec 17, 2007 11:49 amPosted: Mon Dec 17, 2007 12:40 pmPosted: Mon Dec 17, 2007 1:34 pmPosted: Mon Dec 17, 2007 1:47 pmPaul....(Gave up Television many years ago, (1976)...)
Posted: Mon Dec 17, 2007 1:49 pmWhat people don't realise is that video recorders will become obselete when the changeover takes place as you'll only be able to record the program you're watching.. which kind of defeats the object really..
Posted: Mon Dec 17, 2007 7:39 pmI'm one of those -- cut the dipoles to length and assembled the antenna, myself.I honestly can't imagine many people still using an arial to tune their favorite stations, but the U.S. gov seems to think they are still out there as they've set aside $1.5 billion to fund a coupon campaign for those that do.
To me, as well. Seems something along the lines of progressional control.The $1.5 billion funds a program that allows households to recieve two $40 vouchers to use toward the purchase of analog-digital converter boxes. I see your point, but how else could the FCC get away with mandating this change?
I still don't totally understand the need for the change in the first place. They say they need to free up those bands to use for police, fire, and other emergency service communications, but almost all of those services have already changed over to digital, on currently existing bands anyway!
The whole thing seems a little fishy to me.
As Groundbound1 indicates, if your VCR is on its own box it won't matter. I'll have to see what I can do for a splitter unit, though. Now all we'll need is a megahuge solar blast to knock everything out.What people don't realise is that video recorders will become obselete when the changeover takes place as you'll only be able to record the program you're watching.. which kind of defeats the object really..
Posted: Mon Dec 17, 2007 7:59 pmI'm one of those -- cut the dipoles to length and assembled the antenna, myself.I honestly can't imagine many people still using an arial to tune their favorite stations, but the U.S. gov seems to think they are still out there as they've set aside $1.5 billion to fund a coupon campaign for those that do.
(That will probably be the next thing " they" try to take.)Posted: Mon Dec 17, 2007 8:07 pmFrom my Nebraska station I once exchanged a few sentences after cutting into a conversation between three xmitters in Burbank, CA, on the CB band. I don't believe the exchange with Kearny (@75mi away) was skip, however. I made that antenna, myself, too.Reminds me of myself back when I was tweaking for the lowest swr, and trying to work the "skip"!
Posted: Mon Dec 17, 2007 8:10 pm
I'm probably one of the few that still uses an analog phone :-/ No fancy color screen for me Only reason I still have it after 3.5 years is the thing is pretty much indestructible Its been through the washer and the dryer, fell off a roof and slammed the concrete pad 30 feet below, run over by a truck and a tractor, thrown at walls, the list goes on Thing still works like new Posted: Tue Dec 18, 2007 6:21 amPaul....(Gave up Television many years ago, (1976)...)
Yeah right Paul.... and how do you explain Third Rock?
...)!Posted: Tue Dec 18, 2007 7:10 amFor the benefit of our North American Chums...
In the U.K. One can "Own" a Television Receiver without a Television Licence, but it is illegal to "Use" a Television Receiver to receive Television Broadcast signals without a Television Licence......(small print!)...punishable by 99 years in prison, an unlimited Fine, Death by electrocution, or slow Castration....(your choice).... ...!
Posted: Tue Dec 18, 2007 7:35 amFor the benefit of our North American Chums...
In the U.K. One can "Own" a Television Receiver without a Television Licence, but it is illegal to "Use" a Television Receiver to receive Television Broadcast signals without a Television Licence......(small print!)...punishable by 99 years in prison, an unlimited Fine, Death by electrocution, or slow Castration....(your choice).... ...!
It's amazing how many ways a government can find to squeeze another tax in there ::)