[opendtv] Re: Tentative Channel Elections
- From: "Benham, Cliff" <Cliff_Benham@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 7 Oct 2005 11:38:27 -0400
Regarding VHF Channel 2 being unsuitable for DTV, this band of =
frequencies [54-60 mHz] seems to
be approximately where lightning and tornadic electric fields are very =
intense.=20
=20
I just recalled an old story which explains how to use a TV tuned to =
Channel 2=20
to detect the electric field an approaching tornado generates. (An =
antenna is required.) =
http://www.motherearthnews.com/library/1971_May_June/How_To_Track_a_Torna=
do
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This seems to help corroborate the comments from Jim Steffy of WWMT-DT =
CH 2=20
in the Doug Lung piece from 08.04.04.
=20
Jim Steffey, director of engineering for WWMT-DT, Channel 2 in =3D
Kalamazoo, Mich., said that even though the station is operating at its =
=3D
full authorized power, "During thunderstorms, the signal becomes totally =
=3D
unwatchable with frequent pauses in the audio and heavy pixelation and =
=3D
picture freezes."
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