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Jul 14, 2008  •  Post A Comment

Something unusual happened in an article published by TVWeek in September. On a story about the first government-approved DTV converter set-top box, an enthusiastic commentator, “Mary … the Cat Lady,” fielded questions from several site readers.
Today Mary Robinson joins us a guest writer for her new blog, “Digital Transition Answers.” In it, Ms. Robinson will discuss the many and varied important issues leading up to the big analog-to-digital switch next year.
In the 200 or so days before the transition, Ms. Robinson will help readers prepare for DTV, answering questions ranging from the technical to the trivial. “You are the ones who are impacted by the switchover,” she reminds readers in her first post.

16 Comments

  1. Note to Mary Robinson:
    Please discuss all aspects of this transition. This include how one sided the educating is. One example, Why is it you do not hear about curing multipath issues, which I am experincing. I never see anything on what to do if you do not get DTV and what to do to stop the issue from continuing.
    Currenty, I do not recieve reliable signals from “full power” towers 9 miles away. Reason, I am not facing the tower sites and have signals bounging off of traffic [metal cars, trucks ambulances, busses, etc.] and other buildings. I am in an apartment building, 3rd floor. I have contacted ALL OF THE TOLEDO TV engineers, without getting the problem solved.
    I was told to look for a narrow beam width antenna. But without beam width specs, its hard to see what to get. I searched “17 degrees, beam width” lith littel success.
    That’s just one issue of the UGLY.
    The other one I experience, apartment managers, condo associations, neighborhoods, etc., not allowing antennas. The FCC made a 1996 ruling and ammended it in 1999. The 1996 and 1999 Telecommunications acts say that in my local common area, I can have an antenna. My last apartment (ACCESSIBLE COUNTRY TRAILS, a “Preferred Properties” site , mary liggins manager) did not allow me to have an antenna and said I would be evicted if I put one out. This was in 2001, afte the 1999 ruling. My current building (ARLINGTON SOUTH APARTMENTS, in Toledo, Ohio) had made persons at their “3307 Arlington” location remove a dish, AFTER the 1999 telecom act. Why was there no punishment for either? Is it fair to waste our tax money for a ruling that isn’t enforced???
    These are 2 prime examples of the ugly.
    These issues are important to iron out the issues and educate the public.
    All I am asking, please investigate and try to do a thorough job. So far, I’ve only seen “half A*@ed” reporting and opinions on DTV, to make it look better than it is.
    Lets not forget that there are no “portable TV’s” to take downstairs, during severe events, such as tonados, hurricanes, etc. The 8-vsb signals are already difficult to get in without a set moving around.
    I’ve brought this set of issues to light to various “news agencies”, with nobody picking them up. They seem to figure that everyone gets DTV perfectly and that NYC doesn’t have a “blck hole”, where DTV doesn’t penetrate. BUT, THIS IS WELL DOCUMENTED. They can’t ignore that documentation forever, Because diaries are at stake. We all know what that means.
    The site also appears to not be taking anymore comments on her topics. July 4th was the last one.

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