They’re calling it “the first 4K broadcast from space.” And it isn’t. That doesn’t mean it isn’t cool, but it’s not that. Let’s back up. On April 26, to cap off the meeting of the National…
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FCC Chair Ajit Pai laid it all out yesterday. He does not plan to pursue new rules that would have allowed people to talk on their phones while on planes. As we all know, the rule…
AT&T has taken the next step toward building a nationwide wireless first responder network, according to an article published in Ars Technica. The network, called “FirstNet,” brings all fifty states into the same wireless network and will allow first…
Ever walk into a Verizon store with your AT&T phone? Not a lot you can do with it, is there? What about going into a Sprint store? Ever tried using T-Mobile’s data network if you don’t…
With the change to DTV we ended up with “Virtual” Channels what are these? The “real” channels are the channels the TV stations are using to transmit on. Back before HDTV, the channel number told us…
Let’s go over a few things about dipole antennas that I have picked up while being an amateur radio operator. I will start with what is known and go from there. I will then apply…
I was given an antenna by a family member who didn’t want it any longer: It is the RCA, ANT 140. The label said: Thomson Consumer Electronics, Deptford NJ 08096-2088. I don’t know who the…
Crisis “mostly” averted. With seconds to spare. DISH signed a long-term contract with Gray Television that preserved 100 local channels throughout the country. Of course the details are confidential, but the good news is DISH customers…
Yes, it’s true. The latest culprits in the fee fight wars are Gray Television and Bonten Media. Gray operates 100 stations throughout the country. You can see a full list here. Bonten’s 12 stations are mostly…
The FCC had started last year on a plan to require all cable (and presumably satellite) providers to open up cable box manufacturing so that consumers could buy their own boxes rather than rent them…
Broadcast TV has changed a lot over the years. Starting with an analog black-and-white signal in the 1940s, TV first went to color, added captioning, went stereo, added multiple audio tracks, and without a doubt the…
Every year, the smartest minds in the country get together and forecast what we’ll see in the next 12 months. All I’m saying is, there’s no one who could have guessed what we’d see in 2016,…
There’s no doubt at this point that the cell phone is the most important possession most people have. Assuming the weather was nice enough, I’m pretty sure most of us would do without pants instead of…
How do you talk about TV antennas, which are based on laws of physics that haven’t changed at all in 2016? That’s the question. This year, over-the-air antennas were big, and surprisingly there actually were some…
Well, time’s running out. DIRECTV Now, the streaming-only service, from AT&T, was expected to launch this month. Other sites claimed to have memos which put the launch at November 4, but it’s been two weeks…