Converter box working for you?

[Kelena]

The garage of my house has an enormous television antennae on it. I have never tried it, but there it is. Trying it out is on my to do list.

[ef9]

Digital Television for Hilo Area
On January 15, 2009, all Hilo area analog television transmitters (except Hawaii PBS) will shut down. There will be some changes in channels and locations, both at the time of transition and after the date of transmission. These are noted. Because there will be channel changes after the transition date, you will need to periodically rescan your digital televisions and converter boxes. If you lose a channel that was already planned to move, you probably lost reception because the move has taken place.
Digital Channels:
NBC: Will move from Channel 2 analog to Channel 22 digital. Location will remain on Banyan Drive.
PBS: Will remain on Channel 4 analog until late March or so. Will then move to Channel 28 digital. Location will remain in Keaukaha, 2.5 miles east of Banyan Drive.
CBS: Will continue to transmit on Channel 9, converting from analog to digital. Location will remain in Piihonua, 1.5 miles upslope from Hilo Medical Center.
Fox: Will move from Channel 11 analog to Channel 21 digital. Location will move from Banyan Drive to Piihonua, same location as CBS. Will later move from Channel 21 digital to Channel 11 digital. Distance from Banyan Drive to Piihonua is 4.7 miles.
ABC: Will move from Channel 13 analog to Channel 18 digital. Remaining on Banyan Drive. Will later move from Channel 18 digital to Channel 13 digital, and will relocate from Banyan Drive to Piihonua, same location as CBS.
Lesea: Will move ffrom Channel 14 analog to Channel 23 digital. Will move from Banyan Drive to Piihonua, same location as CBS.
TBN: Will continue to transmit on Channel 34, moving from analog to digital. Location will remain at Pepeekeo.
KHHB: Will move from Channel 5 analog to Channel 7 digital. Will remain at Pepeekeo.
Antenna Directions for Outdoor Antennas:
The following directions are to receive the four major commercial networks (ABC, NBC, CBS, Fox) plus PBS, after all of the transmitters have been moved to their final locations. Note that all of the VHF transmitters (CBS, ABC, Fox) will be located at
a single site in Piihonua. The two UHF transmitters (NBC, PBS) will be located in the Banyan Drive-Keaukaha area. This might make it desirable to use two separate antennas, one for VHF and aimed toward Piihonua, the other for UHF and aimed at a midpoint between Banyan Drive and Keaukaha. See separate paper concerning antenna selection.
For the UHF stations, I have chosen a center point between Banyan Drive and PBS’ Keaukaha transmitter site to measure distance. The two true directions are one to Basyan Drive and the other to Keaukaha. Mag is the magnetic compass direction, which is 11 degrees less than true north. Use your compass to align your antenna.
VHF UHF
Location True Mag Dist. True: Ave. Mag Dist.
Papaaloa 163 152 18.9 mi. 144-149 135 20.5 mi.
Ninole 172 161 15.5 mi. 148-155 140 16.4 mi.
Hakalau 183 172 12.5 mi. 151-161 145 12.6 mi.
Pepeekeo 193 182 7.5 mi. 145-160 142 7.2 mi.
Kea’au 314 303 8.8 mi. 348-006 346 8.9 mi.
Haena 296 285 11.1 mi. 318-335 315 8.4 mi.
Kurtistown 325 314 9.5 mi. 355-012 352 9.0 m i.
Mt. View 349 338 11.3 mi 012-023 006 12.9 mi.
Glenwood 004 353 16.6 mi. 019-026 012 18.1 mi.
Volcano 019 008 20.3 mi. 029-034 021 23.5 mi.
HPP (Upper) 315 304 14.3 mi. 333-344 328 12.0 mi.
HPP (Lower) 304 293 14.4 mi. 321-332 315 11.0 mi.
Orchidland 324 313 13.4 mi. 343-354 338 12.0 mi.
Ainaloa (L) 321 310 16.0 mi. 338-348 332 14.0 mi.
Ainaloa (U) 327 316 16.3 mi. 344-353 338 14.9 mi.
Hawn Ac (L) 332 321 13.2 mi. 354-005 348 12.8 mi.
Hawn Ac (U) 341 330 13.4 mi. 001-011 355 13.9 mi.
Fern Acres 345 334 14.2 mi. 003-014 358 15.0 mi.
Eden Roc 352 341 15.7 mi. 008-017 001 16.9 mi.
Pahoa 321 310 19.4 mi. 335-342 327 17.4 mi.
Hawn Bch (U) 311 300 19.0 mi. 324-331 317 16.0 mi.
Hawn Bch (L) 306 295 19.2 mi. 318-325 311 15.8 mi.
Nanavale 315 304 20.8 mi. 327-334 320 18.0 mi.
Leilani 322 311 21.7 mi. 334-340 326 19.7 mi.
Kapoho 307 296 25.0 mi. 316-320 309 21.6 mi.
Pohoiki 312 301 25.8 mi. 322-327 314 22.8 mi.
Opihikao 320 309 25.9 mi. 330-335 322 23.5 mi.
Kehena 329 318 25.9 mi. 340-345 332 24.3 mi.
Black Sands 332 321 23.8 mi. 343-349 335 22.6 mi.
Kalapana 337 326 26.7 mi. 347-353 339 26.2 mi.
Note: Terrain may obstruct reception for Kalapana, Black Sands, Kehena, and Opihikao. Any reception will require a very good antenna, well-aimed, and probably with a preamp

[StillHope]

ef9,do you know which make is the best ?
Some brand names I never heard.

[Bob Orts]

quote:

---

Originally posted by seekir

I wondered if there were dedicated digital antennas, thanks for letting us know Bob. Are they significantly better than the old analog units for digital signals?

---

They are better simply because they are designed specifically for digital signal reception. Analog antennas do work but not always.