I've been getting a better signal lately -- in the low 50's, but I'm one of the few Austinites who seem to get it.
As far as I can tell, they still haven't installed a transmission line to pass throught the FOX widescreen 480p feed -- it is just upconverted/stretched 480i.
Reprinted from
Original KTBC thread , this was Ken Smith's response to my inquiries on May 1:
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Well, I'm glad to hear that someone is able to get the signal ! We are still in the learning phase of our transmission system. We are presently only transmitting at 80 - 90 % allotted power. The output power does seem to fluctuate a bit.
I am also seeing some anomalies in the Constellation pattern that could affect receivers' capabilities of locking onto the signal.
We are still learning the capabilities of the various pieces of equipment, particularly the ones dealing with aspect ratio conversion. Once we get power levels resolved, we should be able to jump into the various ratio settings and conversions. Keep in touch and let me know what you think looks best.
We are upconverting our analog signal which is delivered to our NTSC transmitter. At present, I do not have a target date for delivering Fox's Widescreen signal to the transmitter site. We are investigating various options. I do not have a target date for increasing the power levels yet, either. |
Ken is the VP Eng. & Ops. for KTBC; his email is
[email protected] -- I would ask you don't deluge him; he has been good at answering my emails.
Later,
Joe
PS: As I reported in
another thread , KNVA expects to be on air by the end of the month, and expects to deliver the WB high definition feed this fall.