On February 17, 2009 Regular TV stations will be required to switch to
Digital Transmission. The government is issuing
$40 coupons good for the purchase of a
Digital to Analog Converter Box. These will work fine in your RV with the typical bat wing antenna from Winegard.
Low power TV stations (LPTV) will not be required to switch to
Digital. These are the low power translators and TV staions that only serve a small community. Since these are usually in remote areas where RVs camp, it is advantageous to have a feature called Analog Pass Thru in the converter. This allows you to continue to watch
Analog TV Stations. If you don't get a converter with
Pass Thru you can use a
Splitter and
A/B Switch.
Link to apply for $40 coupon - two per household
http://www.ntia.doc.gov/dtvcoupon/index.htmlLink to info about LPTV and Pass Thru Converters & how to configure splitter & A/B switch
http://www.lptvanswers.com/Map of LPTV stations - also useful when camping in areas where you can't get Ch 2-13
http://www.ntia.doc.gov/dtvcoupon/LPTVmap.html mapWIT Club News article on DTV in April Issue
http://www.winnebagoind.com/resources/service/pdfs/2008-04%20Digital%20Television.pdf