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From: Don Y <blockedofcourse@foo.invalid>
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Subject: Re: Who remembers how bad analogue television was?
Date: Thu, 27 Feb 2025 18:29:27 -0700
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On 2/27/2025 5:46 PM, Chris Jones wrote:
> If reception conditions were poor, yes the picture could degrade a bit, but 
> that is far preferable to the behaviour of digital systems that completely drop 
> out halfway through the movie if the rain gets too heavy.

Is it the presence of the water in the air that is the problem?
I've noted the correlation but assumed it was because of the
effects of wind and rain on the *tree* that is in my line-of-sight
to the broadcast towers.

I.e., if the transmitter had a COMPLETELY unobstructed path to my
antenna, would rain *still* be a problem?

> If you're watching an 
> off-air recording that is particularly frustrating, because moving the aerial 
> could only have been done in the past. A good outdoor aerial is much more 
> necessary than it used to be.
> 
>