A cool new DTV map from the FCC to help you prepare for the transition

We've long been a fan of free over-the-air (OTA) HD and have been over to antennaweb.org on a number of occasions to help others assess the viability of going cable-less. And while this has worked pretty well for us, we were excited to see this new tool on the FCC's site that shows a much prettier map and even more useful stats that try to predict the signal strength available at your house. We're not sure how accurate the "receive power" estimates are, but we're sure they are more useful than no data at all. So if you're trying to figure out if you need to make any changes to your antenna farm post-transition on the 12th, head on over and check it out.

[Via The Digital Media Zone]

[(Unverified) Posted Jun 4th 2009 11:40AM]

pretty sweet

[(Unverified) Posted Jun 4th 2009 3:52PM]

I have to imagine the numbers are fairly accurate. The ones showing above are within 2 or 3 dBm of what I was told I should get when I called several local stations. For all I know they were just using the same map, but that's what they go by for signal strength in a location.

[(Unverified) Posted Jun 4th 2009 4:27PM]

So when you click on the Gain/Loss map, the dashed vs. solid line difference is the amount of signal strength gain they expect to pickup when they shut off their analog signal and go full power on the digital? I'll pick up the whole Miami market if that is the case.

[(Unverified) Posted Jun 5th 2009 10:10PM]

this amp isn't so new, Ive been using it to align outside antennas for close to 3 months or so. Now it is new to anyone who needs it. and its very accurate.