Exam Week is Over!
Apologies for my absence over the past week. I've had exams and whatnot, and that kept me very busy. I feel good about them all though, so there's plenty of good news there.
Today I spent part of my day fixing the subchannel listings so the physical channel would be listed based on the MPEG Stream "Program Number" rather than just numbering 1, 2, 3, etc. This means that a lot of stations now have their first subchannel appearing as xx.3 instead of xx.1. This behavior is correct. I also managed to receive WUPV-DT from Richmond this morning, so I am now missing only WWBT-DT. Receiving that station would complete my Richmond section.
After I did that, I dragged my computer, tuner, and antenna to the dining hall's second floor which has one particular window with a clean line of sight to Carter's Mountain. I attempted to receive WVPT-DT1 on channel 11, which does 0.4 kW from there supposedly, but never got more than 30% signal (60% is required to decode the signal). While there, I met with someone involved in the amateur radio club here, and we ended up playing with every piece of reception equipment I have. This included my IBOC radio, shortwave, and the Insignia NS-7HTV I have. After talking to him, I'm strongly considering attempting to get a license. It sounds interesting.
Some notes relating to TV now; it seems Georgia PBS has been lighting up stations. In addition to WGTV which has been on the air for some time, I've heard multiple reports that WXGA, WMUM, and WVAN are on the air, plus a single report that WNGH (formerly WCLP) is also on the air. All of these have had their single subchannel added, and none of them map to their analog channel numbers. Still to come are WACS, WABW, and WCES.
I also found out that Bismarck's ABC station has a digital up, mapping to 1-1. This is, of course, not allowed by the FCC. It sounds like they installed the equipment and didn't bother configuring it, as some PSIP devices default to 1-1 out of the box. I recall the Weigel stations (WCIU in Chicago and WDJT in Milwaukee) mapped to 1-1 for some time because of this.
I'll be returning home tomorrow and likely on Tuesday or Wednesday will make a post about a gift I've received. I'll also be touring a station tomorrow, and will write about that as well.
I'm updating the DTR in a few minutes, and then heading to bed. Adios!
Today I spent part of my day fixing the subchannel listings so the physical channel would be listed based on the MPEG Stream "Program Number" rather than just numbering 1, 2, 3, etc. This means that a lot of stations now have their first subchannel appearing as xx.3 instead of xx.1. This behavior is correct. I also managed to receive WUPV-DT from Richmond this morning, so I am now missing only WWBT-DT. Receiving that station would complete my Richmond section.
After I did that, I dragged my computer, tuner, and antenna to the dining hall's second floor which has one particular window with a clean line of sight to Carter's Mountain. I attempted to receive WVPT-DT1 on channel 11, which does 0.4 kW from there supposedly, but never got more than 30% signal (60% is required to decode the signal). While there, I met with someone involved in the amateur radio club here, and we ended up playing with every piece of reception equipment I have. This included my IBOC radio, shortwave, and the Insignia NS-7HTV I have. After talking to him, I'm strongly considering attempting to get a license. It sounds interesting.
Some notes relating to TV now; it seems Georgia PBS has been lighting up stations. In addition to WGTV which has been on the air for some time, I've heard multiple reports that WXGA, WMUM, and WVAN are on the air, plus a single report that WNGH (formerly WCLP) is also on the air. All of these have had their single subchannel added, and none of them map to their analog channel numbers. Still to come are WACS, WABW, and WCES.
I also found out that Bismarck's ABC station has a digital up, mapping to 1-1. This is, of course, not allowed by the FCC. It sounds like they installed the equipment and didn't bother configuring it, as some PSIP devices default to 1-1 out of the box. I recall the Weigel stations (WCIU in Chicago and WDJT in Milwaukee) mapped to 1-1 for some time because of this.
I'll be returning home tomorrow and likely on Tuesday or Wednesday will make a post about a gift I've received. I'll also be touring a station tomorrow, and will write about that as well.
I'm updating the DTR in a few minutes, and then heading to bed. Adios!
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