Thursday, July 05, 2007

Blog Logs - TV DX


Looks like some tropo conditions have been in recently. It's that time of the year, so keep that extra TV ready when conditions are prime.
Gayle VH

DTV
RF ID call and details
2 3.1 WWMT-DT Kalamazoo MI w/CBS David Letterman 16:9 HD
3.2 W MI-CW with CW7 on screen logo 4:3 SD Comics unleashed
with Byron Allen seen well with 77% s/n & steady signal 0409
28/Jun--Zichi MI
7 8.1 WOOD-DT Grand Rapids MI; NBC Tonight Show in 16:9 HD
8.2 WXSP Grand Rapids MI (see 41) w/Becker in 4:3 SD
8.3 24 hour News 8 Radar w/audio from Grand Rapids NOAA (KIG63/
WWF34) & video of Doppler radar all these were a little
jittery at only 54% s/n & some QRM from Detroit--this is the
1st time I've ever actually seen video for this station!
0403 28/Jun--Zichi MI
19 17.1 WXMI-DT Fox 17 with Sex in the City rerun full PSIP pro-
gramming info presumed to be HD but the source programming
was SD so hard to tell
17.2 WXMI-D2 w/The Tube SD 4:3 Music videos in fairly steadily
with 57% s/n 0411 28/Jun--Zichi MI
20 41.1 WOTC-DT with ABC Jimmy Kimmel Live & full PSIP programming
info
41.2 WXSP //8.2 also with Becker in VERY well with 78% s/n 0413
28/Jun--Zichi MI
44 43.1 WXPX-DT Ion w/Infomercial
43.2 QUBO w/Sheri Lewis and Lamb-chop
43.3 IONLife w/Bodog Fight
43.4 Worship w/Christian Music TV all pretty stead with 44% s/n
0415 28/Jun--Zichi MI
45 64.1 WLLS-DT w/Religious programming--old man with white hair
talking about the Bible...no PSIP programming data, & the
clock was set to EST rather than EDT...SD 4:3 only 54% s/n
& pretty stable. 0420 28/Jun--Zichi MI

Analog
46 WBSF Bay City MI with CW46 ID & Eye for an Eye with Extreme Akeem
VFA 2-44+ just barely made out video in the snow, but audio
was near perfect. 1st time this has made it in here. This
station is supposedly on RF30 ch 25.2 digital, & will flash
cut to DTV on 46 in Feb 2009 when analog must turn off...
wonder what WEYI will do with their 2nd stream then? 0445
28/Jun--Zichi MI
(MARE Tip Sheet #450)