[mythtv-users] OT: Indoor OTA HDTV Antenna Recommendations

Wed Jul 20 16:06:08 EDT 2005

On Wednesday 20 July 2005 14:49, Robert Johnston wrote:
> On 20/07/05, Michael J. Lynch <mlynch at gcom.com> wrote:
> > Robert Kulagowski wrote:
> > >
> > >> For what it's worth, HDTV signals are only broadcast on UHF so if 
you
> > >> only want to receive HDTV,  you may as well just get a UHF 
antenna.
> > >
> > >
> > > That's not correct.  CBS in Chicago is broadcasting HDTV on VHF.
> > 
> > Same here.  PBS is broadcast on channel 9.
> 
> Erm... Just in case you didn't know, VHF is the same frequency range
> as FM Radio. TV is (Usually) on UHF, even OTA.

Better clarify that.  OTA TV channels 2-13 are VHF (in the USA, anyway).  

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VHF

-JAC