In the pre-TV 1930s, hams had a frequency allocation in that general neighborhood...the old "5 meter" band...just a few mHz up from the present 6 meter allocations. Channel One was probably the most interference-prone of the VHF lowband channels with spring & summer "skip" being a real problem. Channel 2 wasn't a whole heck of a lot better...I can recall growing up in Western MN and attempting to get Channel 2 out of Minneapolis on a "skippy" day and getting Winnipeg instead. Sadly, TV DX like that is pretty much history.
03-26-2012, 03:02 PM
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