Seattle update

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I don't know if something changed at the transmitter, or if it's just
random chance, but DTV reception of the Seattle NBC station has suddenly
become much more reliable west of Puget Sound.

The ABC station remains the only mainstream station with no DTV signal
delivery in the west part of Puget Sound. Two shopping channels and two
religious channels do not appear to be broadcasting continuously in DTV
yet.

-- Mark --

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Si vis pacem, para bellum.

 

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"Mark Crispin" <mrc@CAC.Washington.EDU> wrote in message
newsine.LNX.4.60.0404211059050.18712@shiva1.cac.washington.edu...
: I don't know if something changed at the transmitter, or if it's just
: random chance, but DTV reception of the Seattle NBC station has
suddenly
: become much more reliable west of Puget Sound.
:
: The ABC station remains the only mainstream station with no DTV signal
: delivery in the west part of Puget Sound. Two shopping channels and
two
: religious channels do not appear to be broadcasting continuously in
DTV
: yet.

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You can't get KOMO in HD?
Where are you.

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: -- Mark --
:
: http/staff.washington.edu/mrc
: Science does not emerge from voting, party politics, or public debate.
: Si vis pacem, para bellum.

 

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On Wed, 21 Apr 2004, Richard C. wrote:
> You can't get KOMO in HD?
> Where are you.

The south-west side of Bainbridge (brain-damage) Island, only about 8
miles as the crow flies from KOMO's tower on Queen Anne Hill.
Apparently, KOMO has a directional antenna that sends none of its signal
westwards. The other stations broadcasting from there come in fine.

I've never been able to pick up KOMO's DTV signal for more than about 1/2
second at a time.

-- Mark --

http/staff.washington.edu/mrc
Science does not emerge from voting, party politics, or public debate.
Si vis pacem, para bellum.

 

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"Mark Crispin" <MRC@CAC.Washington.EDU> wrote in message
newsine.WNT.4.60.0404211654180.3444@Tomobiki-Cho.CAC.Washington.EDU...
> On Wed, 21 Apr 2004, Richard C. wrote:
>> You can't get KOMO in HD?
>> Where are you.
>
> The south-west side of Bainbridge (brain-damage) Island, only about 8
> miles as the crow flies from KOMO's tower on Queen Anne Hill. Apparently,
> KOMO has a directional antenna that sends none of its signal westwards.
> The other stations broadcasting from there come in fine.
>
> I've never been able to pick up KOMO's DTV signal for more than about 1/2
> second at a time.

Have you called KOMO and asked the engineers if you should be receiving a
signal?

 

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On Thu, 22 Apr 2004, Charles Tomaras wrote:
> Have you called KOMO and asked the engineers if you should be receiving a
> signal?

I tried once, and didn't get through. I got the distinct impression that
KOMO didn't care much about DTV.

Two separate receivers show the same results. With a strenuous effort, I
can get the signal long enough to cause a brief non-zero blip on the
signal strength (and in the case of the Samsung 151, program the receiver
to know about channel 4-1). Only once did it last long enough that a
picture actually appeared, and it died about a second later.

I noticed that KING (channel 5-1, the NBC station) has improved greatly in
the past couple of weeks. I wonder what changed.

-- Mark --

http/staff.washington.edu/mrc
Science does not emerge from voting, party politics, or public debate.
Si vis pacem, para bellum.

 

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"Mark Crispin" <mrc@CAC.Washington.EDU> wrote in message
newsine.LNX.4.60.0404221032040.8480@shiva1.cac.washington.edu...
> On Thu, 22 Apr 2004, Charles Tomaras wrote:
>> Have you called KOMO and asked the engineers if you should be receiving a
>> signal?
>
> I tried once, and didn't get through. I got the distinct impression that
> KOMO didn't care much about DTV.
>
> Two separate receivers show the same results. With a strenuous effort, I
> can get the signal long enough to cause a brief non-zero blip on the
> signal strength (and in the case of the Samsung 151, program the receiver
> to know about channel 4-1). Only once did it last long enough that a
> picture actually appeared, and it died about a second later.

I can tell you from personal experience working on a video shoot in the KOMO
building and having talked face to face with the engineers that they are
totally dedicated to providing the best digital signal they possibly can.
First rate engineers with first rate experience. They were finding problems
with state of the art gear they purchased for their broadcast chain and
working with the manufactures to iron them out. You should try calling
again, say around mid-morning and ask to speak with someone in engineering.
The engineers are happy to talk with viewers and would be eager to help you
better receive the station. KOMO is a first rate operation in what is
unquestionably the most modern and well equipped station in Seattle.

Charles Tomaras

 

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I have no internal knowledge of KOMO but I will say as an HDTV
viewer... they were the first local station to put their HDTV signal
on Comcast and all of their locally produced programming is in 16:9
HDTV... a far cry from KING-TV. I think Charles is right... they are
more committed to HDTV than the other broadcasters at this point.
KIRO still doesn't even have an HD signal on cable yet.

"Charles Tomaras" <tomaras@tomaras.com> wrote in message news:<rpidnZpDvYgYxxXdRVn-ig@comcast.com>...
> "Mark Crispin" <mrc@CAC.Washington.EDU> wrote in message
> newsine.LNX.4.60.0404221032040.8480@shiva1.cac.washington.edu...
> > On Thu, 22 Apr 2004, Charles Tomaras wrote:
> >> Have you called KOMO and asked the engineers if you should be receiving a
> >> signal?
> >
> > I tried once, and didn't get through. I got the distinct impression that
> > KOMO didn't care much about DTV.
> >
> > Two separate receivers show the same results. With a strenuous effort, I
> > can get the signal long enough to cause a brief non-zero blip on the
> > signal strength (and in the case of the Samsung 151, program the receiver
> > to know about channel 4-1). Only once did it last long enough that a
> > picture actually appeared, and it died about a second later.
>
> I can tell you from personal experience working on a video shoot in the KOMO
> building and having talked face to face with the engineers that they are
> totally dedicated to providing the best digital signal they possibly can.
> First rate engineers with first rate experience. They were finding problems
> with state of the art gear they purchased for their broadcast chain and
> working with the manufactures to iron them out. You should try calling
> again, say around mid-morning and ask to speak with someone in engineering.
> The engineers are happy to talk with viewers and would be eager to help you
> better receive the station. KOMO is a first rate operation in what is
> unquestionably the most modern and well equipped station in Seattle.
>
> Charles Tomaras

 

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"Phillip Jefferies" <p.jefferies@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:721e69e0.0404271213.b898585@posting.google.com...
: I have no internal knowledge of KOMO but I will say as an HDTV
: viewer... they were the first local station to put their HDTV signal
: on Comcast and all of their locally produced programming is in 16:9
: HDTV... a far cry from KING-TV. I think Charles is right... they are
: more committed to HDTV than the other broadcasters at this point.
: KIRO still doesn't even have an HD signal on cable yet.
:
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But KIRO has the most HD programming.
It is not them, but Comcast.
I get KIRO HD OTA and it comprises over 50% of our HD viewing.
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