[linux-dvb] Re: DVB-T in Australia problem

["Christian Hack" <christianh@pdd.edmi.com.au>]

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: linux-dvb-bounce@linuxtv.org 
> [mailto:linux-dvb-bounce@linuxtv.org] On Behalf Of Robert Schlabbach
> Sent: Monday, 22 September 2003 2:23 PM
> To: linux-dvb@linuxtv.org
> Subject: [linux-dvb] Re: DVB-T in Australia problem
> 
> 
> From: "Malcolm Caldwell" <malcolm.caldwell@ntu.edu.au>
> > I have been trying to get a DVB-T card working in Darwin Australia.
> >
> > Card is:
> >
> > Sep 17 18:05:33 guava kernel: DVB: registering new adapter
> > (TT-Budget/WinTV-NOVA-T  PCI).
> > Sep 17 18:05:34 guava kernel: DVB: registering frontend 1:0
> > (Grundig 29504-401)...
> 
> AFAIK, this is a UHF-only frontend, designed to receive only 
> 8MHz bandwidth
> channels at carrier frequencies >300MHz. Since Australia uses 
> both VHF and
> UHF channels, and only 7MHz channels, this card is generally 
> considered not
> suitable for use in Australia.
> 

In Australia in the a larger capital cities, yes this is true that most
channels are VHF. However according to the www.dba.org.au website, the
Darwin channels should be:

ABC   On-Air UHF 30 543.5 MHz Deloraine Rd 
SBS   On-Air UHF 29 536.5 MHz Deloraine Rd 
Nine  On-Air UHF 31 550.5 MHz Deloraine Rd 
Seven Oct-03 UHF 32 557.5 MHz Deloraine Rd 

Not sure about the 6 vs 7 vs 8 MHz bandwidth setting though.

> I think you want the newer version of this card, which has a 
> TDM1316L +
> TDA10045H frontend on it. The newer version can receive both 
> VHF and 7MHz
> bandwidth channels.
> 

I have a Hauppauge Nova-T with this tuner/frontend combo (TDM1316L +
TDA10045H) and it works fine in Brisbane  where most channels are VHF.
The only one that isn't is SBS.

CH



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