[GTALUG] update with a new question, is since I am going to sayal anyway...is ot: sort of, is it really impossible to get real cable anymore?

[Don Tai]

this OTA TV test should take no more than 10 minutes and needs only a newer
TV and an coat hanger antenna hooked to a coax cable

On Fri, 8 Dec 2023 at 16:01, Don Tai <dontai.canada at gmail.com> wrote:

> If you wish to reduce your OTA TV risk and see if it can work, maybe you
> can get a sighted person, find any modern TV with an ATSC tuner, coat
> hanger antenna, and see how many channels you can get. If you have a clear
> line of sight to the CN tower, then you should get at least 7 tv stations.
>
> You might wish to try this before moving ahead with an ATSC converter box,
> because it is so easy to do, non-destructive, takes very little time, and
> costs nothing.
>
> On Fri, 8 Dec 2023 at 15:00, Karen Lewellen via talk <talk at gtalug.org>
> wrote:
>
>> Hi amazing folks,
>> Okay, the capable tech who has been supporting my office computer needs
>> was here this morning.
>> Aside from taking my sharp calculator to repair the battery case issue,
>> and
>> providing a quite nifty DVD unit, complete with Ethernet port, memory
>> card, USB  abilities and cd playing, we discussed my converter box
>> antenna
>> project.
>> Ordering from amazon can be a complex frustrating affair due to how much
>> inclusion  varies.
>> Before I spend several ours on the phone, let me be certain that there is
>> no place
>>   in town, not factory direct or anyone where I can walk in and buy  an
>> atsc capable converter box?
>> my window does face the cn tower, on the right,  so it feels more and
>> more
>> possible that the indoor antenna  attempt is worth the effort.
>> Thanks,
>> Kare
>>
>>
>>
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