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<P>E porque não, os Radioamadores ajudarem os menos preparados na mudança. Eu já
na actual situação analógica tenho feito por isso, em locais no interior onde a
população de mais idade não tem dinheiro para sistemas de televisão a pagar, o
único recurso é a via terrestre. É raro o fim de semana quando vou ao QTH
adicional, que não seja solicitado para dá uma vista de olhos a esta ou aquela
televisão. Quando for a mudança para o digital é perfeitamente natural que os
problema tenham uma dimensão maior... Temos de ser positivos e aceitar as novas
tecnologia. Se não, ainda teríamos a ver por uma Tv"zinha" a Preto e Branco como
aconteceu até aos meus 10 anos, altura que entrou a primeira TV a cores em
casa!!! Ainda me recordo como fosse hoje, um vizinho invejoso que disse à
minha mãe: "Eu gosto mais de ver a preto e branco"... hehehe. Ainda dever ter
uma TV sem cores com certeza...</P>
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style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=joao.a.costa@ctt.pt href="mailto:joao.a.costa@ctt.pt">João Gonçalves
Costa</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=cluster@radio-amador.net
href="mailto:cluster@radio-amador.net">'Resumo Noticioso Electrónico ARLA'</A>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, May 06, 2009 12:50
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> ARLA/CLUSTER: Passagem
atribulada para a TV Digital Terrestre nosE.U.A.</DIV>
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<H1>Hams' help still needed in DTV switchover </H1>
<P><FONT face=Verdana>Not everyone is ready for the upcoming United States
transition to all-digital television and ham radio's assistance is still
needed in the public awareness campaign. </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Verdana>Jim Meachen, ZL2BHF, reports:</FONT></P><FONT
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<P><FONT face=Verdana>According to the A.C. Neilsen Company, some 3.8 million,
or 3.4% of all United States households are still unprepared for the digital
television transition slated to take place on June 12th. </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Verdana>Geographically, Albuquerque, New Mexico, is the least
prepared, with 9.4% having no over-the-air digital reception capability. It’s
followed by the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex and Houston, Texas, each with 6.3%
of the citizenry not ready for the transition.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Verdana>On the other side of the equation, the most digital
ready cities appear to be New Haven and Hartford, Connecticut and the
Providence to New Bedford region of Rhode Island. Each of these have less than
one percent of their citizens unprepared for the digital TV change.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Verdana>As previously reported, several months ago the FCC
requested, through the ARRL, that ham radio operators assist their communities
in preparing for the digital television rollout. Many radio clubs across the
U.S. have <BR>reportedly become involved as advisors in this ongoing public
service effort, nationwide.</FONT></P>
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<P><EM><STRONG><FONT face=Verdana>Jim Meachen, ZL2BHF</FONT></STRONG></EM></P>
<P><BR><FONT face=Verdana>Again, the date for the transition to digital
television in the United States is June 12th. If your club wants to assist in
helping the public to be prepared for the move, please contact the
ARRL<BR></FONT><BR></P>
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