[flavoie]

I decided to call the digitaltv.gc.ca site phone number about Global Ottawa today. I was pleasantly surprised to get an understanding person on the line from Canadian Heritage. It sounds like specific discussions happened with the CRTC and CRTC doesn't want to police low emitting stations because it would cost too much.

The Canadian Heritage person did mention one interesting tidbit - there are Consumer associations that can push these issues forward. I don't know if I can post the link, but the link I was given was to Union des Consommateurs. I filled their online form about post-transition reception.

 

[flavoie]

Subwoofer impact on channel 6 CIII-Ottawa

I made a huge discovery today. I had my subwoofer turned off due to some receiver testing. This morning I got Global CIII at SNR of 22, I thought it was unusually high since when I got it, it was not day time and it was barely making it, very marginal. I turn the sub back ON, and Global goes between 0 and marginal.

What i'm wondering is if the subwoofer interferes with channel 6 reception at my antenna, at my tuner(s) or both.

I really must have a marginal signal coming in to see a subwoofer interfere like this.

 

[flavoie]

IMHO if the current HD and SD channels are the same, then it's better to keep the SD subchannel at 4:3 for people with SD-quality, square TVs.

If it's a different sub-channel with different content, then SD Widescreen would be nice.

 

[flavoie]

The "funnier" part of this is... SRC Ottawa/Gatineau locks in at 100% all the time at my place and I have a hard time getting Global Ottawa.

 

[flavoie]

Let's play musical chairs. I guess Global Ottawa could now go to channel 9 at the top of the tower ? SRC's new application mentions a lower tower height.

 

[flavoie]

Translation from OttawaGuy999
@flavoie ... I wonder if that lower tower height is only (or in part ?), caused be a revision in the topographical data ?

I don't know. Ideally they could share the antenna for 30,34,40, i.e. all the other french channels located in the same channel range.

 

[flavoie]

GREAT news on the proposed move of CIII Ottawa to 14. Sounds like I may be able to turn my subwoofer back on. Yes, ciii-6 was so low power I had to turn my subwoofer off to watch it.