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I am out of the States, but ALL TV sets are now supposed to have Digital
tuners, but there may be some still in the supply system that do not. The
digital system is very robust and eliminates most harbor reception problems.
Most US TV stations have a digital transmitter up and running and most have
2-5 program sources. ei: A Fox channel will also have a "MY" network in the
same feed. Most PBS stations have either 3 or 4 feeds. I own small cable
TV systems and have extensively tested these feeds. We carry them on cable
as digital but also in some cases convert them to analog as the quality is
better that the existing analog signals.
If you intend to use a TV ever on cable, check to see if the digital tuner
receives QAM signals used in cable systems, many do not.
Lee Haefele
S/V Alesto 2
current location: Guadeloupe
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Subject: Re: lv-ab: Satellite TV
> Well a few things to think about. First is that since the dish is receive
> only they have no way of knowing where the dish is so if you can find an
> address on land to have the dish "installed" you shouldn't have to worry
> about the local channels.
>
> Now getting a gimbal could be quite expensive.
>
> have you looked into digital TV? Here in Central Florida they are
> broadcasting 31 channels of HDTV digital. It's free and you don't have to
> worry as much about pointing. The only problem is that you need a digital
> tuner which means either a TV with an ATSC tuner or a stand alone ATSC
> tuner.
>
> At the house, I have DirecTV and use the over the air digital tuner for my
> locals rather than buying a new receiver box and paying the extra $9.99 a
> month for HD.
>
> Vern
> s/v Nirvelli
>
> On Sat, 31 Mar 2007 17:06:42 -0500
> "Norm of Bandersnatch" <> wrote:
>>
>> Ahoy All,
>>
>> I am looking into installing satellite TV on my boat.
>>
>> I have discovered that the FCC specifically prohibits boats from
>> receiving
>> Distant Network Channels (DNC), the networks ABC, NBC, CBS, FOX and PBS
>> (as
>> seen in New York City). RVs and commercial trucks are allowed to see
>> these channels, if they also
>> have residential service. One must sign an affidavit to this effect and
>> be
>> subject to legal action for any falsehoods.
>>
>> Does anyone know how we can see satellite delivered programming from
>> those
>> major networks on our boat? Norm
>> S/V Bandersnatch
>> Lying 30 07.715N 081 38.394W
>> Julington Creek Estuary FL
>>
>>
>>
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