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post #6571 of 6771
9/25/11 at 12:25am
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Originally Posted by austinsho View Post

Listen, it's hard to get KBVO if you're 17 feet from the towers! No kidding, don't feel like you're alone. It runs a total of 75 watts. In comparison, KXAN runs five million.

KXAN operates with 700,000 watts ERP. It was 5,000,000 watts ERP when it was analog.

KBVO's 75 watt ERP is due to antenna gain. The transmitter output (TPO) is 5 watts. Furthermore KBVO is directional, thus the 75 watts is what's produced in the main lobe. On the backsides of the pattern, the ERP is a staggering 27 watts.
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post #6572 of 6771
9/25/11 at 9:51am
If you have a high mounted fringe antenna point it towards Llano and try to pick up KBVO 14. I can get it quite well in Georgetown when I orient my attic antenna to the west, but at the expense of losing some Austin/Waco stations. So I point to the southwest to the sweet spot for everything... but with this compromise KBVO 14 is usually only watchable during the evening (with a DTVPal DVR).
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post #6573 of 6771
9/25/11 at 11:52am
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Originally Posted by re_nelson View Post

KXAN operates with 700,000 watts ERP. It was 5,000,000 watts ERP when it was analog.

KBVO's 75 watt ERP is due to antenna gain. The transmitter output (TPO) is 5 watts. Furthermore KBVO is directional, thus the 75 watts is what's produced in the main lobe. On the backsides of the pattern, the ERP is a staggering 27 watts.

My bad, thanks for catching it.

Do you have a link to the map of KBVO's pattern?
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post #6574 of 6771
9/25/11 at 12:03pm
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Originally Posted by austinsho View Post

Do you have a link to the map of KBVO's pattern?

Here's KBVO's 75 watt Longley-Rice map and contour:

http://www.rabbitears.info/contour.p...30.33%2C-97.79

And the 660,000 watt maps for their Llano facility:

http://www.rabbitears.info/contour.p...30.67%2C-98.56
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post #6575 of 6771
9/29/11 at 1:28pm
Just noticed that KEYE is being sold to Sinclair broadcasting (if FCC approves). I sure hope that the retransmission rights are in place for a long time since IIFC Sinclair plays hardball even more then LIN does. http://www.examiner.com/market-in-au...roadcast-group
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post #6576 of 6771
10/9/11 at 3:23pm
I recently had HD TWC disconnected due to the cost. However, TWC seems to have forgotten to shut off my SD cable feed, so I still get SD channels 21-72 along with the usual 15xx in HD. I'm wondering if there is any way to get these channels, channels like Food network (32) or ESPN in HD? I'm not complaining because until tw cuts me off, its free, but curious if buying a TV tuner for a computer or a cable box of some sort would do the trick. I've read some stuff about renting a cable card from TW for $6/mo too. I'm really a tv noob, so please bear with me.

Help, anyone?
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post #6577 of 6771
10/9/11 at 3:46pm
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Originally Posted by RationalBeing View Post

I recently had HD TWC disconnected due to the cost. However, TWC seems to have forgotten to shut off my SD cable feed, so I still get SD channels 21-72 along with the usual 15xx in HD. I'm wondering if there is any way to get these channels, channels like Food network (32) or ESPN in HD? I'm not complaining because until tw cuts me off, its free, but curious if buying a TV tuner for a computer or a cable box of some sort would do the trick. I've read some stuff about renting a cable card from TW for $6/mo too. I'm really a tv noob, so please bear with me.

Help, anyone?

Do you still have cable internet through TW? If so, cable companies cannot turn off SD signals if you have internet. They can only turn off/on digital broadcasts. I suspect this is what's happening.
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post #6578 of 6771
10/9/11 at 3:58pm
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Do you still have cable internet through TW? If so, cable companies cannot turn off SD signals if you have internet. They can only turn off/on digital broadcasts. I suspect this is what's happening.

I do still have Road Runner. So basically as long as I have a splitter it isn't tw cable forgetting to turn off the SD cable channels, its that they can't, period?

If that is the case, do all Road runner users have SD cable, they just need a splitter, or is this a case of "because I had TV beforehand, they just can't cut off my SD signal now" ?
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post #6579 of 6771
10/9/11 at 4:10pm
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Originally Posted by RationalBeing View Post

If that is the case, do all Road runner users have SD cable, they just need a splitter,

I believe that's the case.

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or is this a case of "because I had TV beforehand, they just can't cut off my SD signal now" ?

Not likely.
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post #6580 of 6771
10/9/11 at 4:16pm
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Originally Posted by ckenisell View Post

I believe that's the case.



Not likely.


Do you happen to have any source for this info? Googling it doesn't churn many results because its too many search terms. Any info I can glean would be helpful!
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post #6581 of 6771
10/9/11 at 4:31pm
I too would love to know where it says cable co's cannot shut off SD channels for internet only customers.

Until then, the correct answer is most likely this, TWC has not come out to your residence and placed the filter/trap on your line to block the analog TV frequencies. The filter will allow the frequency(s) the internet needs but will kill the analog channels you are currently receiving. The in-the-clear HD QAM signals should remain unless you disconnect all service. When I lived in Austin, it took about a month for TWC to catch up. Perhaps you will be lucky and your line will remain unfiltered...
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post #6582 of 6771
10/9/11 at 4:34pm
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Originally Posted by julesism View Post

I too would love to know where it says cable co's cannot shut off SD channels for internet only customers.

Until then, the correct answer is most likely this, TWC has not come out to your residence and placed the filter/trap on your line to block the analog TV frequencies. The filter will allow the frequency(s) the internet needs but will kill the analog channels you are currently receiving. The in-the-clear HD QAM signals should remain unless you disconnect all service. When I lived in Austin, it took about a month for TWC to catch up. Perhaps you will be lucky and your line will remain unfiltered...

Its been well over a month is the thing. Also, theres no hope of converting these into HD channels, though?
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post #6583 of 6771
10/9/11 at 5:12pm
Pretty sure that's a no. You need a cable box from TWC that is authorized to receive the channels or a TV/tuner card that takes a cable card which I believe would also need to be authorized.
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post #6584 of 6771
10/11/11 at 12:01pm
Anyone want to guess if Belo and DIRECTV will come to agreement without the channel being pulled come 11/1, http://www.kvue.com/directv ?
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post #6585 of 6771
10/12/11 at 1:22pm
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Originally Posted by ckenisell View Post

Do you still have cable internet through TW? If so, cable companies cannot turn off SD signals if you have internet. They can only turn off/on digital broadcasts. I suspect this is what's happening.

I think you mean they sometimes have difficulty shutting off the analog signals. SD can definitely be digital.
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post #6586 of 6771
10/12/11 at 1:28pm
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Originally Posted by allargon View Post

I think you mean they sometimes have difficulty shutting off the analog signals. SD can definitely be digital.

Correct. Yes.
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post #6587 of 6771
10/28/11 at 4:53pm
Anyone here in DirecTV have a major breakup in local channels from 5:20 p.m. today (Friday) until about 6:00 p.m.?

I showed breakup in all local HD channels.
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post #6588 of 6771
10/28/11 at 5:06pm
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Originally Posted by austinsho View Post

Anyone here in DirecTV have a major breakup in local channels from 5:20 p.m. today (Friday) until about 6:00 p.m.?

I showed breakup in all local HD channels.

Saw it also, second time in a couple weeks at about the same time that I saw it on the HD channels, SD were fine.
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post #6589 of 6771
10/29/11 at 1:52pm
Good, it wasn't must me then! I called and reported it, as I saw the same thing as well...HD bad, SD good.
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post #6590 of 6771
10/31/11 at 2:20pm
If anyone with a DishNetwork DVR with an over the air tuner is reading this, please respond!

I'm considering going to Dish, but want the OTA capability like I now have with Direct. But I've been told that on a market-by-market basis you may or may not get a complete program guide for the subchannels, such as 18-3 and 54-2. Does anyone here have any info on this?

Thanks! Mike Nassour
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post #6591 of 6771
11/2/11 at 8:27am
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Originally Posted by austinsho View Post

If anyone with a DishNetwork DVR with an over the air tuner is reading this, please respond!

I'm considering going to Dish, but want the OTA capability like I now have with Direct. But I've been told that on a market-by-market basis you may or may not get a complete program guide for the subchannels, such as 18-3 and 54-2. Does anyone here have any info on this?

Thanks! Mike Nassour

I'll need to double check when I get home, but I believe I no longer get the generic digital data for 18-3. I believe I also get the proper programming guide for 54-2, too.
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post #6592 of 6771
11/2/11 at 9:33am
Durnit, that's what I was afraid of. I'd really appreciate you checking this for me, as those are the two channels we're really interested in.

thanks! mn
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post #6593 of 6771
11/5/11 at 6:12pm
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Originally Posted by austinsho View Post

If anyone with a DishNetwork DVR with an over the air tuner is reading this, please respond!

I'm considering going to Dish, but want the OTA capability like I now have with Direct. But I've been told that on a market-by-market basis you may or may not get a complete program guide for the subchannels, such as 18-3 and 54-2. Does anyone here have any info on this?

Thanks! Mike Nassour

I just looked at my 722 box. 18-3 and 54-2 just show "Digital Service", no programming info.
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post #6594 of 6771
11/5/11 at 8:53pm
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Originally Posted by mullet34 View Post

I just looked at my 722 box. 18-3 and 54-2 just show "Digital Service", no programming info.

That's a deal killer....thanks for the update! mn
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post #6595 of 6771
11/9/11 at 8:02am
Does anyone know if TWC locks down all of the cable card channels or is it "copy freely"? I am looking to get a cable card with my HDHR3 Prime.
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post #6596 of 6771
11/10/11 at 6:16am
TWC locks all but the locals and c-span.
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post #6597 of 6771
11/11/11 at 6:01pm
Is there any box from timewarner better than the 8240HDC? Its so slow, its worse than my 6 year old 8300.

Is there anyway to get the new boxes? Everytime I go there they only have the same 8240. You can't even call them to see if anything is available. So I just waste 45min to check if anything is new.
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post #6598 of 6771
11/12/11 at 6:23pm
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Originally Posted by sog35 View Post

Is there any box from timewarner better than the 8240HDC? Its so slow, its worse than my 6 year old 8300.

Is there anyway to get the new boxes? Everytime I go there they only have the same 8240. You can't even call them to see if anything is available. So I just waste 45min to check if anything is new.

They have the Motorola DCX3400-M that I think is their best and most stable box ever. It doesn't support an external drive but it does have a 500GB internal drive. I picked one up at the new service center in Hancock Center about six months ago.

They recently told a friend of mine that he couldn't choose what DVR model, that he had to take what they gave him. But I bet if you threatened to move to Dish or DirecTV they might be more willing to give you the Motorola one.
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post #6599 of 6771
11/29/11 at 10:38am
Anyone here have TWC and use their own dvr setup (HDHomerun/Ceton)? I just contacted them and they say that I need 1 STB to get cable through them. I had never heard of this before and I do not need the box since I only want a cable card to use with my HDHomerun Prime. Any advice would be helpful. Thanks.

UPDATE: Nevermind, got a hold of someone who is a bit more knowledgeable over the phone. They do not require you to get a box to get service. A cablecard will suffice.
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post #6600 of 6771
11/29/11 at 4:20pm
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Originally Posted by utee05 View Post

Anyone here have TWC and use their own dvr setup (HDHomerun/Ceton)? I just contacted them and they say that I need 1 STB to get cable through them. I had never heard of this before and I do not need the box since I only want a cable card to use with my HDHomerun Prime. Any advice would be helpful. Thanks.

UPDATE: Nevermind, got a hold of someone who is a bit more knowledgeable over the phone. They do not require you to get a box to get service. A cablecard will suffice.

You probably know this but you are going to want a tuning adapter as well. They should not charge you for it if I remember correctly. Please let me know how it goes as I am considering that route after my Tivo contract ends.
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