[Tig] antenna work may be good business

[Bob Friesenhahn]

On Mon, 11 Feb 2008, Rob Lingelbach wrote:

> an article in today's NY Times talks about people who use
> rabbit ears may not be able to receive digital TV signals
> next year (when it's mandated) due to digital's "cliff effect"

Evaluate your local digital reception capabilities here:

   http://www.antennaweb.org/

The site does not use the highly technical term "rabbit ear" anywhere. 
In fact, they do not include indoor antennas in their estimator even 
if you might be able to use one since their behavior is so 
unpredicable.

Every home owner in the USA should make sure that they have a fully 
functional outdoor antenna on a mast.  We have an inalienable right to 
erect television antenna masts up to 12 feet above the roofline, and 
they may be taller if necessary to obtain good reception, and the 
contruction is safe.  The FCC rules regarding over the air reception 
are summarized at "http://www.fcc.gov/mb/facts/otard.html".

Bob
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