A UHF TV antenna... licenced under GPLv3!

[walterdnes-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w at public.gmane.org]

  The GPL licence sort of keeps this on topic.  The web site is at
http://www.digitalhome.ca/ota/superantenna complete with source code,,,
errr... ummmh... design specs.  And the discussion thread is at
http://www.digitalhome.ca/forum/showthread.php?t=81982

  The original Hoverman antenna lacked sufficient bandwidth for the
entire UHF band.  Gain started falling off at about channel 54, and it
was basically useless by the time you got to 83.  Those old farts in the
audience who remember channel 83, raise your hands.

  Years later, channels 70..83 were turned over to radio comms (the 800
mhz band).  But the Hoverman antenna still had problems with channels
54..69.  With the shutdown of NTSC OTA (Over The Air) broadcasts, to be
replaced by more efficient ATSC (2009/02/17 in the USA and 2011/08/31 in
Canada), the UHF band will shrink down to channel 51.  And the optimized
Gray-Hoverman antenna can beat the Channel Master CM4228, which is the
best consumer-grade antenna this side of parabolic mostrosities usually
seen only at cableco head-ends.

  For those of us in the GTA, a whole bunch of Toronto and Buffalo
digital stations are available, with the prime-time evening schaedule,
and most weekend sports, being in stunning high-definition.  And unlike
Rogers or Bell *IT'S FREE AS IN BEER*.

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