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A Merry Digital Christmas
Being an Engineer, I am always curious how things work. While setting up the technical logistics for Wes’ weather reports from Crabtree Valley Mall here in Raliegh, I had a few minutes to talk to Santa as he took a break to see if we could clear up a few things.
Not everyone believes in Santa, [...]
Creatively Resting: IP 10.4.09.001
October is Internet Pumpkin Month, where you throw me an idea, question, or subject and I toss back a blog post for you. You have already tossed some great ideas my way. One in particular I am acting on. “Hey Russ, why don’t you take a break?”
Well, maybe it was more like just go away [...]
Channel Scanning, Peaking antenna, and searching for channels
Seventeen to go!
17 days to the switch! I received some good questions today I want to share with everyone. Here’s an excerpt from a reader that posted a comment.
I decided to let cable go to save money and then realized all the shows I watch are on regular TV anyway. Will miss the DVR but I will [...]
R U RDY 4 DTV?
If you can read the title properly, then you are likely ready for June 12th. Are you ready for DTV seems silly to ask only a few weeks away, but it’s a fact that not every house is ready. The FCC released the statistics from last Thursday’s Nationwide soft test, and North Carolina ranked high in the [...]
Looks like somebody’s got a case of the Mundaze!
I guess I don’t need to tell you I am not a fan on Mondays. It’s always my busiest day of the week, but at least the Sun came out even though it was a little unseasonably cool this morning. I don’t really mind being busy when it’s a productive busy, and I had a [...]
Welcome to the 30 day countdown. Again.
It’s not exactly time travel like in Star Trek, but certainly a feeling of deja vue! Haven’t we been here before? That’s right, the 30 day countdown is here again. I doubt we’ll stop the clock again, so let’s get ready together with 30 blogs in 30 days. I will be posting everyday, as well [...]
How far is it to the cliff?
If you read the comments hidden at the bottom of each post, you may already know reader Gene Falk and I have been exchanging comments on the magic circle of coverage TV stations “should” be reaching. He’s found the formulas to calculate the distance between a transmitting antenna, and a receiving antenna. Basically, how far is [...]
Maximizing the Antenna
My antenna was doing fine, but I felt it could be a bit better and I wanted to search the airwaves for “hidden treasure”. I mentioned earlier in a post about DXing, but another form of searching the airwaves is peeking into neighboring markets. It’s fairly easy to pick up analog signals from Richmond, VA. [...]
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