Surfin': More Going ATV Digitally

Oct 10, 2008

By Stan Horzepa, WA1LOU Contributing Editor This week's Surfin' again considers Web sites related to Amateur Television (ATV) going digital. Amateur Television in Central Ohio has had the first US digital ATV (D-ATV) repeater system on the air for three years. Back to last week's Surfin' about Amateur Television (ATV) going digital, I received some comments that are worth repeating here. Steve Lampereur, KB9MWR, recommended these resources for further information on the topic: Fundamentals of Digital Television Transmission, by Gerald W. Collins, PE (ISBN 0-471-21376-4) and "Digital Amateur Television (D-ATV)," by Don Rotolo, N2IRZ, in the June 2004 issue of CQ Magazine. Bob Hale, N1WBD, commented that Dish Network uses MPEG-2/DVB in their satellite service to US customers: "One could homebrew a MPEG-2/DVB receiver and/or... [read full story]                    

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