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If the goal is to promote OTA broadcasting and reception ... THEN ...
( ... bring the magic of the GH to the masses ... keep the BDU's honest ... give the broadcasters a hand ... and increase the OTA viewership option )
I envision / I imagine - that at some point in the future - the good and most widely useful GH antenna designs should be made easily available to the masses.
How best to do that ?
Would that would mean some sort of manufacturing and sales?
Would that mean some sort of self assembly "Kit".
Imagine the GH designs ... make them modular.
A basic GH antenna - designed so NA rods and NA rod reflectors can be added if needed / or to allow experimentation and testing ... (bolt on or clip on assemblies / sub assemblies ).
Then, a way to attach 2 of these modular GH's together - if you want or need a DBGH.
(ability to do this is all incorporated into the basic frame and design of the antenna). [Like a MECHANO or LEGO toy kit.]
More and better antennas, w/options= more OTA viewers=more viewership=more ad revenues and money for broadcasters=more interest in broadcasting=more investment in broadcasting=more transmitters and programming and more interest in conversion to quality digital broadcasting.
If good GH designs have been developed here on the Digital Home Forum, by DH members here on the Forum... then the next logical step is to get those antennas "Out There".
(Keep control over the designs ... keep them "public domain" ... but license those designs out for manufacture ... w/conditions)
If the GH designs are a good thing - then make them available to the general public - including those, who, for whatever reason, may not wish to try and build their own.
For your consideration.
( ... bring the magic of the GH to the masses ... keep the BDU's honest ... give the broadcasters a hand ... and increase the OTA viewership option )
I envision / I imagine - that at some point in the future - the good and most widely useful GH antenna designs should be made easily available to the masses.
How best to do that ?
Would that would mean some sort of manufacturing and sales?
Would that mean some sort of self assembly "Kit".
Imagine the GH designs ... make them modular.
A basic GH antenna - designed so NA rods and NA rod reflectors can be added if needed / or to allow experimentation and testing ... (bolt on or clip on assemblies / sub assemblies ).
Then, a way to attach 2 of these modular GH's together - if you want or need a DBGH.
(ability to do this is all incorporated into the basic frame and design of the antenna). [Like a MECHANO or LEGO toy kit.]
More and better antennas, w/options= more OTA viewers=more viewership=more ad revenues and money for broadcasters=more interest in broadcasting=more investment in broadcasting=more transmitters and programming and more interest in conversion to quality digital broadcasting.
If good GH designs have been developed here on the Digital Home Forum, by DH members here on the Forum... then the next logical step is to get those antennas "Out There".
(Keep control over the designs ... keep them "public domain" ... but license those designs out for manufacture ... w/conditions)
If the GH designs are a good thing - then make them available to the general public - including those, who, for whatever reason, may not wish to try and build their own.
For your consideration.