Analog over the air NTSC after Feb 2009 in the USA

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Ham radio operators will still be able to transmit NTSC after Feb 2009. Most hams who do this mode use frequencies in the 440MHz ham band, which can be received on a TV using CATV channels 57 thru 60 with the TV set connected to an antenna. The above channels are the outputs of ham TV repeaters (similar to "translators" in the TV broadcast bands), and hams uplink NTSC signals to the repeaters. No, ham radio operators will not be doing "broadcast" style TV shows. One ham will send a signal for a while, then stop, and another ham will "talk" to the first ham via TV signals on the same repeater for a while. This could be deathly boring after a while , but it will give your analog CATV equipped TV set something to watch...