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To: usconservative
What about old analog TVs without any attached digital gizmos. Could they ever be used as an alternate communication system? I don't see how, but perhaps you may want to ask backwoods-engineer if he can think of anything.

Amateur radio operators already use old analog TVs to receive amateur TV transmissions, since we "hams" can use either the old analog or new digital methods of transmitting video. Any cable-ready TV will receive on cable channel 57, which is 421.25 MHz, the most common amateur TV repeater output, and cable channel 60 (439.25 MHz) is the most common repeater input frequency. So, to have a 2-way video conversation, one guy transmits on channel 60, and receives on channel 57, and the other guy does the opposite.

226 posted on 10/23/2011 2:14:52 PM PDT by backwoods-engineer (Any politician who holds that the state accords rights is an oathbreaker and an "enemy... domestic.")
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To: backwoods-engineer

That is good news. Cabel ready TV channel 57... will this work on direct TV & Dish TV too?


238 posted on 10/23/2011 8:32:31 PM PDT by Domestic Church (AMDG ...)
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