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Category: DTV

TV Broadcasters struggle to remain relevant. Probably too little, too late.

February 15, 2008 Sean T. Analog Transition, DTV, NAB, rant, TV

Traditional, over-the-air TV broadcasters are pretty screwed. Time and technology are rapidly shooting past and only now are they collectively[…]

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Visiting an SF Landmark. Sutro Tower.

February 1, 2008 Sean T. Analog Transition, DTV, Fun, HDTV, TV

Not many people get inside Sutro Tower, so I consider myself pretty fortunate. My current employer doesn’t have transmit facilities[…]

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Ah, the smell of something free…

January 3, 2008 Sean T. Analog Transition, DTV, HDTV, TV

It’s a new year and as of the first of the year every Sally-Shopper and Johnny-Bag-O-Donuts is eligible for their[…]

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DTV Transition

November 14, 2007 Sean T. Analog Transition, DTV, HDTV, rant

For the old…. err.. “seasoned” television viewer that doesn’t understand what a “Tivo” is and still tunes in to re-runs[…]

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HDTV and Me (and my soapbox)…

October 1, 2004 Sean T. DTV, HDTV, rant

I am a fond proponent and avid ‘flag waver’ of local broadcasting and free HDTV and I would be happy[…]

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KHOG RF Combiner

September 1, 2002 Sean T. DTV, HDTV, Projects

Since a new tower had been erected in 1997 with HDTV in mind, it already featured a broadband RFS panel[…]

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HDTV Transmitter Installation

September 1, 2002 Sean T. DTV, HDTV, Projects

For this facility (KHOG) the gain of the antenna was considerable so that only about 10kW TPO would be needed[…]

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HDTV Encoding Rack Design

May 1, 2002 Sean T. DTV, HDTV, Projects

Here is a project I am justifiably proud of. Our corporate engineering management had determined that we were to use[…]

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DTV Antenna Installation

March 1, 2002 Sean T. DTV, HDTV, Projects

A few grainy images of the Andrew side-mounted antenna we ordered for the KHBS DTV transmitter in Poteau, Oklahoma (which[…]

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Digital Tower Erection

December 1, 2001 Sean T. DTV, HDTV, Projects

Because there was simply no room on the existing tower to place a DTV antenna that would be even marginally[…]

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