On 1/23/2009 6:29 PM, Andy wrote:
>>> The lower VHF channels are MOSTLY going away / being reassigned to other
>>> services, except in some areas.
>> There's a lot of channel switching around, but I think you'll find the
>> low VHF including channel 2 will still be widely used and are not going
>> away. They certainly are not being reassigned to other services. The
>> only reassignments to other services are channels 56 and up.
>
> Recently I scanned a listing of old/new channel assignments, and almost all
> the VHF-low channels (2-6) were being vacated. It wasn't a thorough check,
> but I saw very few staying down there. This was a surprise to me, since I
> had thought everyone (except the upper UHF channels) were staying put after
> the smoke cleared.
The World Above 50 MHz column in this month's QST (February) QST has a
table listing the VHF-low DTV stations, post-transition. There will be a
total of 38; channel 5 is most popular with 13 stations. Channels 2 & 3
have 7 stations each.
73,
Mike K1MK
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