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Old 20-Sep-2011, 10:54 PM   #29
be236
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Originally Posted by GroundUrMast View Post
I can still see a couple of analog Canadian stations here in Seattle. They're quite noisy (snowy). Analog kept working when the signal got weak. OTA DTV has quite a bit of forward error correction ability engineered into the ATSC standard so it looks perfect right up to the point where the receiver can no longer decode valid data. Digital signals are prone to that phenomenon, referred to as 'cliff effect' where, when close to the minimum, a slight decrease in signal to noise will produce a dramatic increase in error rate.
Wow... you're just down the road from me? Nice... Do you have any good recommendations for antenna installer? Or have you done any yourself?

Basically I'd like to do a J-mount (under-the-eave mount) so as not to alter the roof itself, plus I'm afraid of heights.

The only BC station (lower mainland) that is still analog is CHEK 6 that I know of... the fact that you can get it in Seattle (maybe you live on Queen Anne hill).
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