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I just read another article today about people losing their TV due to the DTV transition. My proposal would be to make the corporations(not taxpayers) who are so interested in the TV spectrum pay for basic satellite for the people cannot receive DTV(due to their location, etc). The payments should continue as long as the non-reception problems of DTV continue. Otherwise, these corporations will be simply stealing ad-supported TV from some viewers. Not fair at all in my opinion.
Still, this does not solve the bad weather issue with DTV (and satellite) that I have seen(even at 30 miles). This is another reason that I think the complete removal of analog TV broadcasting is a bad idea.
As to the 20 mile range, I live at least 30 miles and have no problems(even with the reduced power levels used now) when the weather is good. Even my mother rural Oklahoma (70 miles from the transmitter) can receive some stations in good weather. I am not sure where this idea of a 20 mile limit came from.
As a last note, at my last antique radio convention, I had a discussion with a person who works in the TV transmission industry. He confirms what Robert Grant says about the close-in receivers having more trouble than the receivers farther out.
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