A UHF TV antenna... licenced under GPLv3!

[Duncan MacGregor]

On Saturday 15 March 2008 18:18:37 walterdnes-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w at public.gmane.org wrote:
>   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.

CITY in Toronto was channel 79. 

Today, OMNI 2 is channel 69.



>   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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