I don't remember the exact address, but I'm pretty sure I drove up Bollinger Canyon to get to his house. It was definitely west of the 680, nestled in the...
I'm preparing to make the plunge into HDTV. I still have much reseach to do. First questions to this forum is regarding OTA near Stoneridge Mall. I'm in an...
... It would help to provide more specific location information. Maybe I don't spend enough time shopping, but I don't even know what city Stoneridge Mall is...
For those of you who were unaware, KQED is more HD-viewer-friendly than some other stations. In particular, you may subscribe to "HDTV Alerts" to get advance...
hello all I live in Novato and I have a DTC 100 with a Channel Master 4228 antenna. I'm pointed south towards Sutro and I am only able to get KGO 7-1 and KQED...
I am Larry Kenney's partner, and I'll send this under his name since I am not on this list. I am a ham radio operator, and a registered electrical engineer in ...
... Bill, I second your thoughts on this subject. Multipath reflections are the cause of most digital TV reception problems. Although I am almost 30 miles away...
Stephen Couch (stephen_couch@...) has sent you an article. Personal message: This article mentions a HDTV roadshow in SF on October 16. Thought this...
Tom Funk: I am probably the guy Chris is referring to. I live near the intersection of Marsh and Bollinger. Chris helped me set-up my antenna. I do not have...
Hey Tom, good to see you are still on the list. Hope all is well with you! I'm sure if you can get the signals you could, he can as well. Chris ... From:...
Is there a signal strength measuring "gadget" that I can use to test the HDTV signal at my house to verify the signal strength before installing antenna etc.? ...
... Yes, he's called Ray Herring at KGO. He has a signal testing van he sometimes is willing to swing by your house to test what you can pick up. He came by...
Bill Choissier made some interesting points in a post yesterday about antenna reflections. I was reviewing Ray Herring's website and found this PDF of Sutro ...
... Ok, that is pretty close to me. I've tried very simple methods to try to get reception (grab an antenna and go up on the roof), but was unsuccessful. If...
Hi all, Is it my imaginination or has KRON shifted to a "stretched" full screen transmission on 4.1? I recall it was much, much better before. Anyone else...
If anyone is interested, there is a program called "radio mobile" that calculates field strength of a signal based on the Longley Rice model of propagation. ...
Tom, I have a CM 4248 and it is aboput 9 feet above the soof ridge (single story house.) Call me on 925-989-9480 and we can arrange a time for you to see the...
... Yes. It looks pretty awful. ... No, I don't, only the general address 4listens@... . Of course, they may have done this because someone complained...
ktvu did the same thing recently. i was watching the giants game the other day and all the heads were cut off. Someone on the AVS forum was asking around...
And now KGO is back to bars!!! What is going on here? Bobby C...
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Younghong Cho
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Aug 29, 2002 8:58 pm
That's interesting... :) But I have to admit it's very tough for the widescreen monitors when most of the contents are still in 4:3... I don't think there...
I have seen them stretch the image on KTVU, but that's how they get the signal to us. The picture they are sent is anamorphic, just like the high-end DVDs,...
While KRON has gone to stretch mode, the management at KGO has decided to stop the "distortovision", as some have called it, on channel 7.1. KGO is now in a...
... there aint. i vote for all stations to stay 4:3 until they have majority in 16:9. i can stand a few black bars for a news segment or so... -- Leo G....
I like the cropped 16x9 picture, though I'd like to see them dynamically switch it depending on content (because it simply doesn't work on show programming)....
not true. the picture quality on the digital stations is much better then the crap you get from the dish. if i want to watch a giants game on ktvu-dt, it...
Hello, I am trying to think of a way to test whether or not I have the potential to pick up HD OTA channels without dumping the $600 for the box. My...
OK how much would you be willing to pay to have me come out and set up a temporary antenna and test the signal? Chris aka the antenna doctor ... ADVERTISEMENT ...
I live near the Hillsdale Mall in San Mateo. Can I get DTV / HDTV? I have Directv. Going with Directv's HD setup does not give me enough channels to justify...
