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SIGNALS DUE TO MULTIPATH.  THE DTV T SOLUTION THIS PAST SPRING, I BECAME
AWARE OF A NEW LOW COST SOLUTION FOR DIGITAL TELEVISION.  THE SPRING 2014
ISSUE OF AMATEUR TELEVISION QUARTERLY HAD SEVERAL ARTICLES ABOUT HAMS GREAT
EXPERIENCES USING NEW DTV EQUIPMENT FROM HI DES TECHNOLOGIES OF TAIWAN.
THEY OFFERED FOR SALE DTV MODULATORS AND RECEIVERS THAT USED THE EUROPEAN
BROADCAST DTV T STANDARD.  I IMMEDIATELY ORDERED THEIR MODEL HV 100EH
MODULATOR 560 AND MODEL HV 110 RECEIVER 169.  WE USE THE EUROPEAN SYSTEM
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INSTEAD OF THE USA ATSC 8 VSB BROADCAST STANDARD BECAUSE OF THE COST AND
EQUIPMENT SIZE.  I HAVE NEVER FOUND ANY 8 VSB MODULATORS AVAILABLE AT A
REASONABLE COST THAT HAMS COULD AFFORD, NOR IN A SMALL SIZE SUITABLE FOR
PORTABLE ARES OPERATIONS.  THE HV 100EH MODULATOR IS FULLY SYNTHESIZED AND
COVERS FROM 50 TO 950 MHZ AND 1200 TO 1350 MHZ, THUS INCLUDING THE 70
CENTIMETER, 33 CENTIMETER, AND 23 CENTIMETER AMATEUR BANDS WHERE VIDEO IS
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