RE: political Ads
It is the nature of Google ads. We don't choose the ads nor know what they will be beforehand.
We can block them. We have in the past and will continue to do so. But you will have to provide us the Domain. Right-click on the add, get the URL and paste it here.
Tom
RE: What is this??
UHF/ VHF no longer matters! EVERYTHING is digital. If you don't have a digital TV you're not gonna get any channels unless you have a converter box. Yes, the booster does work, you need to have the TV set correctly to receive the proper input though!
Low-power and translator TV broadcast stations, were exempt from the analog to digital transition deadline and are still allowed to broadcast analog signals. Only the full-power stations were required to switch.
There are over 120 such stations in my home state of North Carolina. Here is a source for all stations eligible for the exemptions.
Here is a source for all such stations.
UHF and VHF still matters. Whether the signal is digital or analog matters to the television tuner. Whether the signal is VHF or UHF, matters to the antenna. Both VHF and UHF signals are still being used by the broadcasters, depending on the market.
Tom
RE: Posting "rig" pictures
You have not uploaded a signature picture; you have uploaded a personal picture in your profile. Rig pictures are also uploaded on the profile page. If it is telling you the picture is too large, then it probably is. What is the width, height, and file size of the picture you are trying to upload?
Signature pictures are uploaded on your preferences page, not the profile page. The My Preferences link is just to the left of the My Profile link. Size restrictions are even greater for signatures.
Here are the size restrictions.
Maximum sizes for signatures:Maximum sizes for profiles:
Width: 500 pixels 640 pixels
Height: 100 pixels 480 pixels
File:30 KB 100 KB
If you need help resizing the pictures, I will do it for you. Send me a PM.
Tom
RE: TV Signal Question
For half a year now, most over-the-air stations have been broadcasting digital signals, as mandated by the government. Although the picture, if you can pick it up (see below), is of higher quality than the old analog pictures, generally, the stations are not broadcasting HD signals. Since the digital signals take much less bandwidth than analog signals, they could broadcast HD if they wanted to. Instead, most stations have opted to use their extra bandwidth to create additional channels.
Many have reported not being able to pick up stations when they are located in the same campground, etc, in which they used to get analog signals. I have not experienced this. However, there is a greater need to have the antenna pointed in the correct direction to get digital signals.
Tom
RE: Profile and Signature Pictures
Thanks for you're help. All my attention was focused on the size of the pic. and I was overlooking the file size. As you can see.....it works, but then you already knew that.;)
You may find it beneficial to crop the picture before resizing it.
Tom
RE: just testing
All that says is what the display engine will edit. It doesn't say what the moderators will accept. I think most of would prefer they not be used, but would leave them, depending on how they are used.
I don't think any of George Carlin's words are allowed.
Tom
RE: Profile and Signature Pictures
Is the server accepting sig pics yet. Every time I try, it errors out on me. It deleted my old pic, but will not download my new pic, which i resized down to acceptable size. Thanks for your help.
Tell us the size, width, height, and file size of your picture.
Tom
RE: machine gun fire
Times have changed, the responses have changed because of it.
Yes, I think this is beginning to happen. As I stated in my second line, "the 'fair and balanced' information that is now being offered".
You ignored the point of my post. But then, you believe everything that paints Mexico in a negative light is deleted.
Tom
RE: machine gun fire
Nope. I know that my decision was right. Just making sure that people considering going there don't get just one side of the story.
If you take the time to read just my past post http://www.trailerlife.com/cforum/index.cfm/fuseaction/search/parms/sw%7B%7D|km%7B%7D|kl%7B%7D|fm%7B%7D|pd%7B365%7D|ma%7Brocmoc%7D/sr/1.cfm you will see a balance presentation of the topic Mexico Safety and there are MANY many others that are providing info also. Let it go and enjoy your life & travels. Enough is enough!
rocmoc n AZ/Mexico
Yes I did, and yes it was. HOWEVER, for a long time now, potential tourists have been asking questions on this forum about the safety of traveling to Mexico. And instead of getting the "fair and balanced" information that is now being offered, they were getting the "Chamber of Commerce" pitch, describing the peace and tranquility, the "Land of Milk and Honey", all of the wonderful things to be found there. And whenever anyone challenged that view, they were flamed as being outsiders that didn't have the facts, and didn't have any first-hand information. I think that many people who visited Mexico are now beginning to see that they were misled regarding the potential for danger. I don't care if people visit Mexico, or spend their winters there - that's their choice. I just care that they aren't being sold a bill-of-goods.
I think your characterization is incorrect. Generally, members who have asked about traveling in Mexico for the first time have received good advice. Yes, there were those who always saw sunshine and there were those who always saw darkness. And there were those who gave good advice at the time.
Here is a couple of quotes from a year ago.
Pacific John: Unsourced and inaccurate alarmism amount to trolling, something most forums frown upon. It's not clear why we tolerate this sort of disruptive sensationalism.
Over the years, we have had a number of informative, credible crime reports, like Moisha's recent report, but the post upthread is anything but.
moisheh: I agree with Pacific John.
Another quote from Pacific John is indicative of the advice being giving at that time.
Pacific John: Experienced Mexixo RVers are always cautious, but not overly concerned about visiting most of the country, especially tourist areas. Thousands of snowbirds travel to lower Baja, Mazatlan and below every winter. If there were accounts of violence against tourists, you'd hear first or second hand accounts here. A large fraction of the violence the above poster mentions occurs in Ciudad Juarez between rival drug gangs, a place I'd actually visit, because friends in El Paso know their way around, but it's not a place people take RVs. Culiacan also has a decades-long reputation for drug gang violence, but again, it doesn't seem to effect tourists.
When threads are started with the apparent intent of trolling, they usual don't get a happy reception, but when member's have asked honest question about traveling in Mexico, I think they have gotten a balanced response.
Times have changed, the responses have changed because of it.
Tom
RE: Wingman Upgrade to Help Receive HD T.V.
You can find many threads discussing the Wingman. Here is one in which SCVJeff reports on his serious analysis.
Winegard 'Wingman" comparison results
Tom
