(meteorobs) A naive question

[Siddhartha Jain]

I chose the FM radio way because:
- I could find more references on the internet of people using FM radios
- The equipment seemed simple enough for a newbie like me to setup
- Low costs, I acquired the reasonably good radio (Yamaha TX-480) for
about $50 shipped.

But given the FM station density in my area, I am now reading up on
other methods like using a wideband scanner for VHF/UHF. And that
brought up another question to my mind. How does this work once
broadcasters in the US are forced to move to the HD standard?

- Siddhartha


On 5/28/07, Richard Kramer <kramer at sria.com> wrote:
> At 05:04 AM 5/28/2007, you wrote:
> >Hi,
> >
> >Now with my yagi antenna setup, I am searching for a FM station to
> >*listen* to and this is where I need the most help (a search on
> >radio-locator.com says there are no unused frequencies around my zip
> >code!!).
>
> I'm having a hard time understanding why there seems to be such
> emphasis on using the FM radio band. Wouldn't it be easier to use
> distant VHF and UHF television stations?
>
> Richard
>
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