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Originally Posted by john_w
Why not allow standard def. amateur broadcasts? Now, that would be cool! Probably wouldn't be too common, but it would be kind of fun to see what pops up out there.
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They got 'em already, John!
"Amateur television (ATV) is used on four UHF channels just below 14, especially for repeater output and direct communications. ATV repeater inputs may also be on other channels not near the broadcast bands." (from
http://www.answers.com/topic/north-a...on-frequencies )
So that means you can find present-day ATV broadcasting between 447MHz and 471MHz
This corresponds to the CABLE channels 62 through 66, approximately, NOT the over-the-air channel numbers. Any cable-ready TV or VCR will be able to get these channels. (from
http://www.jneuhaus.com/fccindex/cablech.html )
If you have an outdoor antenna or rabbit ears, just switch the TV or VCR from over-the-air reception to cable reception and try to see what you can get... if anything. Transmitters are from what I recall about 100W max. Usually this will be near larger cities.
Tom