As I See It

I have been in love with television and broadcasting since we got an old black & white TV when I was in 4th grade.  My 65th birthday is February 17, 2009, and the United States is celebrating it by shutting down analog television broadcasting. Sort of……

I am convinced this is absolutely the right thing to do. And I am absolutely convinced we are not prepared for the consequences.

First of all, those most affected are those with antennas.  So why do we pick the middle of winter when climbing on a roof in northern states is at its most treacherous?  And, do we have any idea how many people, regardless of how good their antennas, will fall off the digital reception cliff?

I have purchased my digital converters and tested them with my existing roof antenna and rotor.  With analog I get a good usable signal from Manchester, NH and a couple mostly usable from Boston. Great signals from Windsor, VT, VT and NH public television.  Somewhere around 10 depending on which you consider usable.

With digital I get glorious digital and HD signals from 3 stations.  NH and VT public TV and Windsor, VT. No Boston, no Manchester, no nothing else. Gone, dead, kaput, zilch, nada.

I have seen the future and it is very limited!

—-David S. Calef

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