On 5/1/23 12:51, Carlos E. R. wrote:
One transmitter site is located on Mount Soledad 22-miles north of us, a second is on Otay Mountain, about 11-miles NE of us. The problem is we're in a bit of a valley. The neighborhood was originally built with
40-foot TV masts on each house, then in the mid 1980's the area was wired for CATV. The antennas then started to disappear. Ours actually fell over of it's own accord around 1989. So going back to OTA would require a significant mast on our roof. Also, note that many of those listed stations are located in Tijuana and are only Spanish speaking.
Just have the community put a digital transmitter in the centre of the valley. 20 channels at least.
Easier said than done. Leasing tower space, obtaining right-of-entry, FCC licensing and permits, etc. Studies would have to be done to identify interference problems, jurisdictional overlaps, threats to endangered species, effects on carbon footprints, and such. It would be a nightmare. You might recall that a couple of months ago I was looking into Internet access via microwave link? The company came out and determined that we were dark for their service. There's a good antenna farm not too far away and the guy said they've tried to install their repeater there, but they just couldn't get things lined up. Remember, this is California, the home of Big Government and the Regulation State. Regards, Lew