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Does this card work with the media code from dvbsky.net from kernel 4.x?

Quoted 12 lines · Timo_Helkiö

Hi

Common interface in Dvbsky T980C is not working with Ubuntu 15.10 kernel 4.2.0 and vanilla kernel 4.6 and latest dvb-drivers from Linux-media git. With Ubuntu 15.04 and kernel 3.19 it is working. I have tryid to find differences in drivers, but my knolege of c it is not possible. Erros message is "invalid PC-card".

I have also Tevii S470 with same PCIe bridge Conexant cx23885.

Quoted 7 lines

How to debug this? I can do minor changes to drivers for testing it.

Timo Helkiö
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Best Regards,
Max

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Quoted 18 lines · Nibble Max

Does this card work with the media code from dvbsky.net from kernel 4.x?

Quoted 14 lines · Timo_Helkiö

Hi

Common interface in Dvbsky T980C is not working with Ubuntu 15.10 kernel 4.2.0 and vanilla kernel 4.6 and latest dvb-drivers from Linux-media git. With Ubuntu 15.04 and kernel 3.19 it is working. I have tryid to find differences in drivers, but my knolege of c it is not possible. Erros message is "invalid PC-card".

I have also Tevii S470 with same PCIe bridge Conexant cx23885.

How to debug this? I can do minor changes to drivers for testing it.

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Timo Helkiö
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Best Regards,
Max

the code from dvbsky works, specificaly this one:
http://www.dvbsky.net/download/linux/media_build-bst-151028.tar.gz

i contacted dvbsky a month or two ago and complained about their old drivers no longer working on newer kernels, then i got the above link and CI works.

but, i would prefer a working solution using the official code that is in the kernel or the "proper" media_build.

there is several reports of this card being broken but unfortunately it looks like noone can fix it. unfortunately i dont know enough to debug kernel drivers or how the linux kernel works.

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In reply to Nibble Max
Quoted 24 lines · Nibble Max

Does this card work with the media code from dvbsky.net from kernel 4.x?

Quoted 12 lines · Timo_Helkiö

Hi

Common interface in Dvbsky T980C is not working with Ubuntu 15.10 kernel 4.2.0 and vanilla kernel 4.6 and latest dvb-drivers from Linux-media git. With Ubuntu 15.04 and kernel 3.19 it is working. I have tryid to find differences in drivers, but my knolege of c it is not possible. Erros message is "invalid PC-card".

I have also Tevii S470 with same PCIe bridge Conexant cx23885.

Quoted 7 lines

How to debug this? I can do minor changes to drivers for testing it.

Timo Helkiö
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Yes, with drivers from dvbsky.net CI is working, but other card TechnoTrend TT-connect CT2-4650 CI stoped working totaly. It has same chips as Dvbsky T980C:

Demodulator: Silicon Labs Si2168-A20
Tuner: Silicon Labs Si2158-A20
CI chip: CIMaX SP2HF

Dvbsky-based driver uses precompiled sit2_op.o insteadt of s12168 module.

Who could merge these?

Timo Helkiö

#3 lore raw

dtv-scan-table has two ATSC files?

I’m making some updates to the ATSC dtv-scan-tables. Two questions:

1)
Why do we have "us-ATSC-center-frequencies-8VSB” *and* "us-NTSC-center-frequencies-8VSB”? They appear to be identical. The later could, theoretically, list NTSC encoded channels instead of 8VSB, but doesn’t actually do that. Suggest removing it?

2)
A number of the channel listings in those files have not been used for television use for several years now. Specifically channels 2 to 6 and everything from 51 and up were long ago sold off to cell phone use.

Additionally, channel 37 was *never* used, at least in the US and Canada, because it interfered with radio astronomy (IIRC it was sitting on one of the Lyman lines).

Since scanning through all of these channels will no longer work, perhaps it would be time to remove them? It reduces the total scan list from 80 channels to only 45, and would greatly improve scan times.

#6 lore raw

PATCH 1/1 us-ATSC-center-frequencies-8VSB: Added channel numbers in comments to make the file easier to use by comparing against local channel lists.

In reply to Timo Helkiö

This is my first attempt at a patch, so please be gentle.

---
 atsc/us-ATSC-center-frequencies-8VSB | 78 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 78 insertions(+)
atsc/us-ATSC-center-frequencies-8VSB +78 -0
index e744878..abb05fb 100644
@@ -1,410 +1,488 @@
 # US ATSC center frequencies, use if in doubt
 
+# VHF low-band, channels 2 to 6, no longer used for television broadcasting
+
+#channel 2
 [CHANNEL]
 	DELIVERY_SYSTEM = ATSC
 	FREQUENCY = 57028615
 	MODULATION = VSB/8
 	INVERSION = AUTO
 
+#channel 3
 [CHANNEL]
 	DELIVERY_SYSTEM = ATSC
 	FREQUENCY = 63028615
 	MODULATION = VSB/8
 	INVERSION = AUTO
 
+#channel 4
 [CHANNEL]
 	DELIVERY_SYSTEM = ATSC
 	FREQUENCY = 69028615
 	MODULATION = VSB/8
 	INVERSION = AUTO
 
+#channel 5
 [CHANNEL]
 	DELIVERY_SYSTEM = ATSC
 	FREQUENCY = 79028615
 	MODULATION = VSB/8
 	INVERSION = AUTO
 
+#channel 6
 [CHANNEL]
 	DELIVERY_SYSTEM = ATSC
 	FREQUENCY = 85028615
 	MODULATION = VSB/8
 	INVERSION = AUTO
 
+# VHF high-band, channels 7 to 13, not common but a few digital stations on it
+
+#channel 7
 [CHANNEL]
 	DELIVERY_SYSTEM = ATSC
 	FREQUENCY = 177028615
 	MODULATION = VSB/8
 	INVERSION = AUTO
 
+#channel 8
 [CHANNEL]
 	DELIVERY_SYSTEM = ATSC
 	FREQUENCY = 183028615
 	MODULATION = VSB/8
 	INVERSION = AUTO
 
+#channel 9
 [CHANNEL]
 	DELIVERY_SYSTEM = ATSC
 	FREQUENCY = 189028615
 	MODULATION = VSB/8
 	INVERSION = AUTO
 
+#channel 10
 [CHANNEL]
 	DELIVERY_SYSTEM = ATSC
 	FREQUENCY = 195028615
 	MODULATION = VSB/8
 	INVERSION = AUTO
 
+#channel 11
 [CHANNEL]
 	DELIVERY_SYSTEM = ATSC
 	FREQUENCY = 201028615
 	MODULATION = VSB/8
 	INVERSION = AUTO
 
+#channel 12
 [CHANNEL]
 	DELIVERY_SYSTEM = ATSC
 	FREQUENCY = 207028615
 	MODULATION = VSB/8
 	INVERSION = AUTO
 
+#channel 13
 [CHANNEL]
 	DELIVERY_SYSTEM = ATSC
 	FREQUENCY = 213028615
 	MODULATION = VSB/8
 	INVERSION = AUTO
 
+# UHF, channels 14 to 51, most existing stations, almost all digital
+
+#channel 14
 [CHANNEL]
 	DELIVERY_SYSTEM = ATSC
 	FREQUENCY = 473028615
 	MODULATION = VSB/8
 	INVERSION = AUTO
 
+#channel 15
 [CHANNEL]
 	DELIVERY_SYSTEM = ATSC
 	FREQUENCY = 479028615
 	MODULATION = VSB/8
 	INVERSION = AUTO
 
+#channel 16
 [CHANNEL]
 	DELIVERY_SYSTEM = ATSC
 	FREQUENCY = 485028615
 	MODULATION = VSB/8
 	INVERSION = AUTO
 
+#channel 17
 [CHANNEL]
 	DELIVERY_SYSTEM = ATSC
 	FREQUENCY = 491028615
 	MODULATION = VSB/8
 	INVERSION = AUTO
 
+#channel 18
 [CHANNEL]
 	DELIVERY_SYSTEM = ATSC
 	FREQUENCY = 497028615
 	MODULATION = VSB/8
 	INVERSION = AUTO
 
+#channel 19
 [CHANNEL]
 	DELIVERY_SYSTEM = ATSC
 	FREQUENCY = 503028615
 	MODULATION = VSB/8
 	INVERSION = AUTO
 
+#channel 20
 [CHANNEL]
 	DELIVERY_SYSTEM = ATSC
 	FREQUENCY = 509028615
 	MODULATION = VSB/8
 	INVERSION = AUTO
 
+#channel 21
 [CHANNEL]
 	DELIVERY_SYSTEM = ATSC
 	FREQUENCY = 515028615
 	MODULATION = VSB/8
 	INVERSION = AUTO
 
+#channel 22
 [CHANNEL]
 	DELIVERY_SYSTEM = ATSC
 	FREQUENCY = 521028615
 	MODULATION = VSB/8
 	INVERSION = AUTO
 
+#channel 23
 [CHANNEL]
 	DELIVERY_SYSTEM = ATSC
 	FREQUENCY = 527028615
 	MODULATION = VSB/8
 	INVERSION = AUTO
 
+#channel 24
 [CHANNEL]
 	DELIVERY_SYSTEM = ATSC
 	FREQUENCY = 533028615
 	MODULATION = VSB/8
 	INVERSION = AUTO
 
+#channel 25
 [CHANNEL]
 	DELIVERY_SYSTEM = ATSC
 	FREQUENCY = 539028615
 	MODULATION = VSB/8
 	INVERSION = AUTO
 
+#channel 26
 [CHANNEL]
 	DELIVERY_SYSTEM = ATSC
 	FREQUENCY = 545028615
 	MODULATION = VSB/8
 	INVERSION = AUTO
 
+#channel 27
 [CHANNEL]
 	DELIVERY_SYSTEM = ATSC
 	FREQUENCY = 551028615
 	MODULATION = VSB/8
 	INVERSION = AUTO
 
+#channel 28
 [CHANNEL]
 	DELIVERY_SYSTEM = ATSC
 	FREQUENCY = 557028615
 	MODULATION = VSB/8
 	INVERSION = AUTO
 
+#channel 29
 [CHANNEL]
 	DELIVERY_SYSTEM = ATSC
 	FREQUENCY = 563028615
 	MODULATION = VSB/8
 	INVERSION = AUTO
 
+#channel 30
 [CHANNEL]
 	DELIVERY_SYSTEM = ATSC
 	FREQUENCY = 569028615
 	MODULATION = VSB/8
 	INVERSION = AUTO
 
+#channel 31
 [CHANNEL]
 	DELIVERY_SYSTEM = ATSC
 	FREQUENCY = 575028615
 	MODULATION = VSB/8
 	INVERSION = AUTO
 
+#channel 32
 [CHANNEL]
 	DELIVERY_SYSTEM = ATSC
 	FREQUENCY = 581028615
 	MODULATION = VSB/8
 	INVERSION = AUTO
 
+#channel 33
 [CHANNEL]
 	DELIVERY_SYSTEM = ATSC
 	FREQUENCY = 587028615
 	MODULATION = VSB/8
 	INVERSION = AUTO
 
+#channel 34
 [CHANNEL]
 	DELIVERY_SYSTEM = ATSC
 	FREQUENCY = 593028615
 	MODULATION = VSB/8
 	INVERSION = AUTO
 
+#channel 35
 [CHANNEL]
 	DELIVERY_SYSTEM = ATSC
 	FREQUENCY = 599028615
 	MODULATION = VSB/8
 	INVERSION = AUTO
 
+#channel 36
 [CHANNEL]
 	DELIVERY_SYSTEM = ATSC
 	FREQUENCY = 605028615
 	MODULATION = VSB/8
 	INVERSION = AUTO
 
+#channel 37, not used in USA and Canada due to interference with radio astronomy bands
 [CHANNEL]
 	DELIVERY_SYSTEM = ATSC
 	FREQUENCY = 611028615
 	MODULATION = VSB/8
 	INVERSION = AUTO
 
+#channel 38
 [CHANNEL]
 	DELIVERY_SYSTEM = ATSC
 	FREQUENCY = 617028615
 	MODULATION = VSB/8
 	INVERSION = AUTO
 
+#channel 39
 [CHANNEL]
 	DELIVERY_SYSTEM = ATSC
 	FREQUENCY = 623028615
 	MODULATION = VSB/8
 	INVERSION = AUTO
 
+#channel 40
 [CHANNEL]
 	DELIVERY_SYSTEM = ATSC
 	FREQUENCY = 629028615
 	MODULATION = VSB/8
 	INVERSION = AUTO
 
+#channel 41
 [CHANNEL]
 	DELIVERY_SYSTEM = ATSC
 	FREQUENCY = 635028615
 	MODULATION = VSB/8
 	INVERSION = AUTO
 
+#channel 42
 [CHANNEL]
 	DELIVERY_SYSTEM = ATSC
 	FREQUENCY = 641028615
 	MODULATION = VSB/8
 	INVERSION = AUTO
 
+#channel 43
 [CHANNEL]
 	DELIVERY_SYSTEM = ATSC
 	FREQUENCY = 647028615
 	MODULATION = VSB/8
 	INVERSION = AUTO
 
+#channel 44
 [CHANNEL]
 	DELIVERY_SYSTEM = ATSC
 	FREQUENCY = 653028615
 	MODULATION = VSB/8
 	INVERSION = AUTO
 
+#channel 45
 [CHANNEL]
 	DELIVERY_SYSTEM = ATSC
 	FREQUENCY = 659028615
 	MODULATION = VSB/8
 	INVERSION = AUTO
 
+#channel 46
 [CHANNEL]
 	DELIVERY_SYSTEM = ATSC
 	FREQUENCY = 665028615
 	MODULATION = VSB/8
 	INVERSION = AUTO
 
+#channel 47
 [CHANNEL]
 	DELIVERY_SYSTEM = ATSC
 	FREQUENCY = 671028615
 	MODULATION = VSB/8
 	INVERSION = AUTO
 
+#channel 48
 [CHANNEL]
 	DELIVERY_SYSTEM = ATSC
 	FREQUENCY = 677028615
 	MODULATION = VSB/8
 	INVERSION = AUTO
 
+#channel 49
 [CHANNEL]
 	DELIVERY_SYSTEM = ATSC
 	FREQUENCY = 683028615
 	MODULATION = VSB/8
 	INVERSION = AUTO
 
+#channel 50
 [CHANNEL]
 	DELIVERY_SYSTEM = ATSC
 	FREQUENCY = 689028615
 	MODULATION = VSB/8
 	INVERSION = AUTO
 
+#channel 51, no longer used to clear interference with cell bands
 [CHANNEL]
 	DELIVERY_SYSTEM = ATSC
 	FREQUENCY = 695028615
 	MODULATION = VSB/8
 	INVERSION = AUTO
 
+# the following frequencies were formerly part of the UHF band before the digital transition
+# but were sold off to cell carriers and are no longer used for television
+
+#channel 52
 [CHANNEL]
 	DELIVERY_SYSTEM = ATSC
 	FREQUENCY = 701028615
 	MODULATION = VSB/8
 	INVERSION = AUTO
 
+#channel 53
 [CHANNEL]
 	DELIVERY_SYSTEM = ATSC
 	FREQUENCY = 707028615
 	MODULATION = VSB/8
 	INVERSION = AUTO
 
+#channel 54
 [CHANNEL]
 	DELIVERY_SYSTEM = ATSC
 	FREQUENCY = 713028615
 	MODULATION = VSB/8
 	INVERSION = AUTO
 
+#channel 55
 [CHANNEL]
 	DELIVERY_SYSTEM = ATSC
 	FREQUENCY = 719028615
 	MODULATION = VSB/8
 	INVERSION = AUTO
 
+#channel 56
 [CHANNEL]
 	DELIVERY_SYSTEM = ATSC
 	FREQUENCY = 725028615
 	MODULATION = VSB/8
 	INVERSION = AUTO
 
+#channel 57
 [CHANNEL]
 	DELIVERY_SYSTEM = ATSC
 	FREQUENCY = 731028615
 	MODULATION = VSB/8
 	INVERSION = AUTO
 
+#channel 58
 [CHANNEL]
 	DELIVERY_SYSTEM = ATSC
 	FREQUENCY = 737028615
 	MODULATION = VSB/8
 	INVERSION = AUTO
 
+#channel 59
 [CHANNEL]
 	DELIVERY_SYSTEM = ATSC
 	FREQUENCY = 743028615
 	MODULATION = VSB/8
 	INVERSION = AUTO
 
+#channel 60
 [CHANNEL]
 	DELIVERY_SYSTEM = ATSC
 	FREQUENCY = 749028615
 	MODULATION = VSB/8
 	INVERSION = AUTO
 
+#channel 61
 [CHANNEL]
 	DELIVERY_SYSTEM = ATSC
 	FREQUENCY = 755028615
 	MODULATION = VSB/8
 	INVERSION = AUTO
 
+#channel 62
 [CHANNEL]
 	DELIVERY_SYSTEM = ATSC
 	FREQUENCY = 761028615
 	MODULATION = VSB/8
 	INVERSION = AUTO
 
+#channel 63
 [CHANNEL]
 	DELIVERY_SYSTEM = ATSC
 	FREQUENCY = 767028615
 	MODULATION = VSB/8
 	INVERSION = AUTO
 
+#channel 64
 [CHANNEL]
 	DELIVERY_SYSTEM = ATSC
 	FREQUENCY = 773028615
 	MODULATION = VSB/8
 	INVERSION = AUTO
 
+#channel 65
 [CHANNEL]
 	DELIVERY_SYSTEM = ATSC
 	FREQUENCY = 779028615
 	MODULATION = VSB/8
 	INVERSION = AUTO
 
+#channel 66
 [CHANNEL]
 	DELIVERY_SYSTEM = ATSC
 	FREQUENCY = 785028615
 	MODULATION = VSB/8
 	INVERSION = AUTO
 
+#channel 67
 [CHANNEL]
 	DELIVERY_SYSTEM = ATSC
 	FREQUENCY = 791028615
 	MODULATION = VSB/8
 	INVERSION = AUTO
 
+#channel 68
 [CHANNEL]
 	DELIVERY_SYSTEM = ATSC
 	FREQUENCY = 797028615
 	MODULATION = VSB/8
 	INVERSION = AUTO
 
+#channel 69
 [CHANNEL]
 	DELIVERY_SYSTEM = ATSC
 	FREQUENCY = 803028615
 	MODULATION = VSB/8
 	INVERSION = AUTO
 
+# UHF formerly had changes 70 through 83 as well
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#4 lore raw

Re: dtv-scan-table has two ATSC files?

In reply to Maury Markowitz

Em Wed, 9 Dec 2015 20:04:57 -0500
Maury Markowitz <[email protected]> escreveu:

Quoted 4 lines

I’m making some updates to the ATSC dtv-scan-tables. Two questions:

1)
Why do we have "us-ATSC-center-frequencies-8VSB” *and* "us-NTSC-center-frequencies-8VSB”? They appear to be identical. The later could, theoretically, list NTSC encoded channels instead of 8VSB, but doesn’t actually do that. Suggest removing it?

Hmm... maybe we could, instead, keep one of them as a "complete" ATSC possible channel list, and the other ones with the unregulated channels stripped.

Quoted 5 lines

2)
A number of the channel listings in those files have not been used for television use for several years now. Specifically channels 2 to 6 and everything from 51 and up were long ago sold off to cell phone use.

Additionally, channel 37 was *never* used, at least in the US and Canada, because it interfered with radio astronomy (IIRC it was sitting on one of the Lyman lines).

For terrestrial TV, those are unused, but perhaps the ATSC/NTSC channeling might still be used by some cable operator.

Also, those channeling files work on other Countries outside America, like South Korea.

Quoted 2 lines

Since scanning through all of these channels will no longer work, perhaps it would be time to remove them? It reduces the total scan list from 80 channels to only 45, and would greatly improve scan times.--

I rename one of the files to "us-ATSC-T-center-frequencies-8VSB" with just the channels that are actually regulated for terrestrial (air) broadcast, and keep the other file renamed to let is be clearer. Something like:
"us-ATSC-C-center-frequencies-8VSB" or even keeping it named as "us-NTSC-center-frequencies-8VSB".

Regards,
Mauro

#7 lore raw

Re: [PATCH] us-ATSC-center-frequencies-8VSB: Added channel numbers in comments to make the file easier to use by comparing against local channel lists.

In reply to Maury Markowitz

Em Wed, 9 Dec 2015 21:47:10 -0500
Maury Markowitz <[email protected]> escreveu:

Quoted 13 lines

This is my first attempt at a patch, so please be gentle.

---
 atsc/us-ATSC-center-frequencies-8VSB | 78 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 78 insertions(+)
atsc/us-ATSC-center-frequencies-8VSB +0 -0
index e744878..abb05fb 100644

atsc/us-ATSC-center-frequencies-8VSB line 6

Quoted 6 lines
atsc/us-ATSC-center-frequencies-8VSB +3 -0
@@ -1,410 +1,488 @@
 # US ATSC center frequencies, use if in doubt
 
+# VHF low-band, channels 2 to 6, no longer used for television broadcasting
+
+#channel 2
 [CHANNEL]

You could, instead, put the channel number inside the [], like:

[CHANNEL 2]

I actually think that this makes the file better readable. Take a look at this file, for example:
isdb-t/br-Brazil

(that's basically the basic channeling used on NTSC, except that ISDB-T
main carrier is not at the center of the channel, so the frequencies there have a shift when compared with the analog TV frequencies).

There, I opted to put a notes about the unused frequencies at the header. This very same file is also used on other Countries in South and Central America.

Quoted 482 lines
atsc/us-ATSC-center-frequencies-8VSB +75 -0
 	DELIVERY_SYSTEM = ATSC
 	FREQUENCY = 57028615
 	MODULATION = VSB/8
 	INVERSION = AUTO
 
+#channel 3
 [CHANNEL]
 	DELIVERY_SYSTEM = ATSC
 	FREQUENCY = 63028615
 	MODULATION = VSB/8
 	INVERSION = AUTO
 
+#channel 4
 [CHANNEL]
 	DELIVERY_SYSTEM = ATSC
 	FREQUENCY = 69028615
 	MODULATION = VSB/8
 	INVERSION = AUTO
 
+#channel 5
 [CHANNEL]
 	DELIVERY_SYSTEM = ATSC
 	FREQUENCY = 79028615
 	MODULATION = VSB/8
 	INVERSION = AUTO
 
+#channel 6
 [CHANNEL]
 	DELIVERY_SYSTEM = ATSC
 	FREQUENCY = 85028615
 	MODULATION = VSB/8
 	INVERSION = AUTO
 
+# VHF high-band, channels 7 to 13, not common but a few digital stations on it
+
+#channel 7
 [CHANNEL]
 	DELIVERY_SYSTEM = ATSC
 	FREQUENCY = 177028615
 	MODULATION = VSB/8
 	INVERSION = AUTO
 
+#channel 8
 [CHANNEL]
 	DELIVERY_SYSTEM = ATSC
 	FREQUENCY = 183028615
 	MODULATION = VSB/8
 	INVERSION = AUTO
 
+#channel 9
 [CHANNEL]
 	DELIVERY_SYSTEM = ATSC
 	FREQUENCY = 189028615
 	MODULATION = VSB/8
 	INVERSION = AUTO
 
+#channel 10
 [CHANNEL]
 	DELIVERY_SYSTEM = ATSC
 	FREQUENCY = 195028615
 	MODULATION = VSB/8
 	INVERSION = AUTO
 
+#channel 11
 [CHANNEL]
 	DELIVERY_SYSTEM = ATSC
 	FREQUENCY = 201028615
 	MODULATION = VSB/8
 	INVERSION = AUTO
 
+#channel 12
 [CHANNEL]
 	DELIVERY_SYSTEM = ATSC
 	FREQUENCY = 207028615
 	MODULATION = VSB/8
 	INVERSION = AUTO
 
+#channel 13
 [CHANNEL]
 	DELIVERY_SYSTEM = ATSC
 	FREQUENCY = 213028615
 	MODULATION = VSB/8
 	INVERSION = AUTO
 
+# UHF, channels 14 to 51, most existing stations, almost all digital
+
+#channel 14
 [CHANNEL]
 	DELIVERY_SYSTEM = ATSC
 	FREQUENCY = 473028615
 	MODULATION = VSB/8
 	INVERSION = AUTO
 
+#channel 15
 [CHANNEL]
 	DELIVERY_SYSTEM = ATSC
 	FREQUENCY = 479028615
 	MODULATION = VSB/8
 	INVERSION = AUTO
 
+#channel 16
 [CHANNEL]
 	DELIVERY_SYSTEM = ATSC
 	FREQUENCY = 485028615
 	MODULATION = VSB/8
 	INVERSION = AUTO
 
+#channel 17
 [CHANNEL]
 	DELIVERY_SYSTEM = ATSC
 	FREQUENCY = 491028615
 	MODULATION = VSB/8
 	INVERSION = AUTO
 
+#channel 18
 [CHANNEL]
 	DELIVERY_SYSTEM = ATSC
 	FREQUENCY = 497028615
 	MODULATION = VSB/8
 	INVERSION = AUTO
 
+#channel 19
 [CHANNEL]
 	DELIVERY_SYSTEM = ATSC
 	FREQUENCY = 503028615
 	MODULATION = VSB/8
 	INVERSION = AUTO
 
+#channel 20
 [CHANNEL]
 	DELIVERY_SYSTEM = ATSC
 	FREQUENCY = 509028615
 	MODULATION = VSB/8
 	INVERSION = AUTO
 
+#channel 21
 [CHANNEL]
 	DELIVERY_SYSTEM = ATSC
 	FREQUENCY = 515028615
 	MODULATION = VSB/8
 	INVERSION = AUTO
 
+#channel 22
 [CHANNEL]
 	DELIVERY_SYSTEM = ATSC
 	FREQUENCY = 521028615
 	MODULATION = VSB/8
 	INVERSION = AUTO
 
+#channel 23
 [CHANNEL]
 	DELIVERY_SYSTEM = ATSC
 	FREQUENCY = 527028615
 	MODULATION = VSB/8
 	INVERSION = AUTO
 
+#channel 24
 [CHANNEL]
 	DELIVERY_SYSTEM = ATSC
 	FREQUENCY = 533028615
 	MODULATION = VSB/8
 	INVERSION = AUTO
 
+#channel 25
 [CHANNEL]
 	DELIVERY_SYSTEM = ATSC
 	FREQUENCY = 539028615
 	MODULATION = VSB/8
 	INVERSION = AUTO
 
+#channel 26
 [CHANNEL]
 	DELIVERY_SYSTEM = ATSC
 	FREQUENCY = 545028615
 	MODULATION = VSB/8
 	INVERSION = AUTO
 
+#channel 27
 [CHANNEL]
 	DELIVERY_SYSTEM = ATSC
 	FREQUENCY = 551028615
 	MODULATION = VSB/8
 	INVERSION = AUTO
 
+#channel 28
 [CHANNEL]
 	DELIVERY_SYSTEM = ATSC
 	FREQUENCY = 557028615
 	MODULATION = VSB/8
 	INVERSION = AUTO
 
+#channel 29
 [CHANNEL]
 	DELIVERY_SYSTEM = ATSC
 	FREQUENCY = 563028615
 	MODULATION = VSB/8
 	INVERSION = AUTO
 
+#channel 30
 [CHANNEL]
 	DELIVERY_SYSTEM = ATSC
 	FREQUENCY = 569028615
 	MODULATION = VSB/8
 	INVERSION = AUTO
 
+#channel 31
 [CHANNEL]
 	DELIVERY_SYSTEM = ATSC
 	FREQUENCY = 575028615
 	MODULATION = VSB/8
 	INVERSION = AUTO
 
+#channel 32
 [CHANNEL]
 	DELIVERY_SYSTEM = ATSC
 	FREQUENCY = 581028615
 	MODULATION = VSB/8
 	INVERSION = AUTO
 
+#channel 33
 [CHANNEL]
 	DELIVERY_SYSTEM = ATSC
 	FREQUENCY = 587028615
 	MODULATION = VSB/8
 	INVERSION = AUTO
 
+#channel 34
 [CHANNEL]
 	DELIVERY_SYSTEM = ATSC
 	FREQUENCY = 593028615
 	MODULATION = VSB/8
 	INVERSION = AUTO
 
+#channel 35
 [CHANNEL]
 	DELIVERY_SYSTEM = ATSC
 	FREQUENCY = 599028615
 	MODULATION = VSB/8
 	INVERSION = AUTO
 
+#channel 36
 [CHANNEL]
 	DELIVERY_SYSTEM = ATSC
 	FREQUENCY = 605028615
 	MODULATION = VSB/8
 	INVERSION = AUTO
 
+#channel 37, not used in USA and Canada due to interference with radio astronomy bands
 [CHANNEL]
 	DELIVERY_SYSTEM = ATSC
 	FREQUENCY = 611028615
 	MODULATION = VSB/8
 	INVERSION = AUTO
 
+#channel 38
 [CHANNEL]
 	DELIVERY_SYSTEM = ATSC
 	FREQUENCY = 617028615
 	MODULATION = VSB/8
 	INVERSION = AUTO
 
+#channel 39
 [CHANNEL]
 	DELIVERY_SYSTEM = ATSC
 	FREQUENCY = 623028615
 	MODULATION = VSB/8
 	INVERSION = AUTO
 
+#channel 40
 [CHANNEL]
 	DELIVERY_SYSTEM = ATSC
 	FREQUENCY = 629028615
 	MODULATION = VSB/8
 	INVERSION = AUTO
 
+#channel 41
 [CHANNEL]
 	DELIVERY_SYSTEM = ATSC
 	FREQUENCY = 635028615
 	MODULATION = VSB/8
 	INVERSION = AUTO
 
+#channel 42
 [CHANNEL]
 	DELIVERY_SYSTEM = ATSC
 	FREQUENCY = 641028615
 	MODULATION = VSB/8
 	INVERSION = AUTO
 
+#channel 43
 [CHANNEL]
 	DELIVERY_SYSTEM = ATSC
 	FREQUENCY = 647028615
 	MODULATION = VSB/8
 	INVERSION = AUTO
 
+#channel 44
 [CHANNEL]
 	DELIVERY_SYSTEM = ATSC
 	FREQUENCY = 653028615
 	MODULATION = VSB/8
 	INVERSION = AUTO
 
+#channel 45
 [CHANNEL]
 	DELIVERY_SYSTEM = ATSC
 	FREQUENCY = 659028615
 	MODULATION = VSB/8
 	INVERSION = AUTO
 
+#channel 46
 [CHANNEL]
 	DELIVERY_SYSTEM = ATSC
 	FREQUENCY = 665028615
 	MODULATION = VSB/8
 	INVERSION = AUTO
 
+#channel 47
 [CHANNEL]
 	DELIVERY_SYSTEM = ATSC
 	FREQUENCY = 671028615
 	MODULATION = VSB/8
 	INVERSION = AUTO
 
+#channel 48
 [CHANNEL]
 	DELIVERY_SYSTEM = ATSC
 	FREQUENCY = 677028615
 	MODULATION = VSB/8
 	INVERSION = AUTO
 
+#channel 49
 [CHANNEL]
 	DELIVERY_SYSTEM = ATSC
 	FREQUENCY = 683028615
 	MODULATION = VSB/8
 	INVERSION = AUTO
 
+#channel 50
 [CHANNEL]
 	DELIVERY_SYSTEM = ATSC
 	FREQUENCY = 689028615
 	MODULATION = VSB/8
 	INVERSION = AUTO
 
+#channel 51, no longer used to clear interference with cell bands
 [CHANNEL]
 	DELIVERY_SYSTEM = ATSC
 	FREQUENCY = 695028615
 	MODULATION = VSB/8
 	INVERSION = AUTO
 
+# the following frequencies were formerly part of the UHF band before the digital transition
+# but were sold off to cell carriers and are no longer used for television
+
+#channel 52
 [CHANNEL]
 	DELIVERY_SYSTEM = ATSC
 	FREQUENCY = 701028615
 	MODULATION = VSB/8
 	INVERSION = AUTO
 
+#channel 53
 [CHANNEL]
 	DELIVERY_SYSTEM = ATSC
 	FREQUENCY = 707028615
 	MODULATION = VSB/8
 	INVERSION = AUTO
 
+#channel 54
 [CHANNEL]
 	DELIVERY_SYSTEM = ATSC
 	FREQUENCY = 713028615
 	MODULATION = VSB/8
 	INVERSION = AUTO
 
+#channel 55
 [CHANNEL]
 	DELIVERY_SYSTEM = ATSC
 	FREQUENCY = 719028615
 	MODULATION = VSB/8
 	INVERSION = AUTO
 
+#channel 56
 [CHANNEL]
 	DELIVERY_SYSTEM = ATSC
 	FREQUENCY = 725028615
 	MODULATION = VSB/8
 	INVERSION = AUTO
 
+#channel 57
 [CHANNEL]
 	DELIVERY_SYSTEM = ATSC
 	FREQUENCY = 731028615
 	MODULATION = VSB/8
 	INVERSION = AUTO
 
+#channel 58
 [CHANNEL]
 	DELIVERY_SYSTEM = ATSC
 	FREQUENCY = 737028615
 	MODULATION = VSB/8
 	INVERSION = AUTO
 
+#channel 59
 [CHANNEL]
 	DELIVERY_SYSTEM = ATSC
 	FREQUENCY = 743028615
 	MODULATION = VSB/8
 	INVERSION = AUTO
 
+#channel 60
 [CHANNEL]
 	DELIVERY_SYSTEM = ATSC
 	FREQUENCY = 749028615
 	MODULATION = VSB/8
 	INVERSION = AUTO
 
+#channel 61
 [CHANNEL]
 	DELIVERY_SYSTEM = ATSC
 	FREQUENCY = 755028615
 	MODULATION = VSB/8
 	INVERSION = AUTO
 
+#channel 62
 [CHANNEL]
 	DELIVERY_SYSTEM = ATSC
 	FREQUENCY = 761028615
 	MODULATION = VSB/8
 	INVERSION = AUTO
 
+#channel 63
 [CHANNEL]
 	DELIVERY_SYSTEM = ATSC
 	FREQUENCY = 767028615
 	MODULATION = VSB/8
 	INVERSION = AUTO
 
+#channel 64
 [CHANNEL]
 	DELIVERY_SYSTEM = ATSC
 	FREQUENCY = 773028615
 	MODULATION = VSB/8
 	INVERSION = AUTO
 
+#channel 65
 [CHANNEL]
 	DELIVERY_SYSTEM = ATSC
 	FREQUENCY = 779028615
 	MODULATION = VSB/8
 	INVERSION = AUTO
 
+#channel 66
 [CHANNEL]
 	DELIVERY_SYSTEM = ATSC
 	FREQUENCY = 785028615
 	MODULATION = VSB/8
 	INVERSION = AUTO
 
+#channel 67
 [CHANNEL]
 	DELIVERY_SYSTEM = ATSC
 	FREQUENCY = 791028615
 	MODULATION = VSB/8
 	INVERSION = AUTO
 
+#channel 68
 [CHANNEL]
 	DELIVERY_SYSTEM = ATSC
 	FREQUENCY = 797028615
 	MODULATION = VSB/8
 	INVERSION = AUTO
 
+#channel 69
 [CHANNEL]
 	DELIVERY_SYSTEM = ATSC
 	FREQUENCY = 803028615
 	MODULATION = VSB/8
 	INVERSION = AUTO
 
+# UHF formerly had changes 70 through 83 as well
#5 lore raw

Re: dtv-scan-table has two ATSC files?

In reply to Mauro Carvalho Chehab
Quoted 5 lines · Mauro Carvalho Chehab

Hmm... maybe we could, instead, keep one of them as a "complete" ATSC possible channel list, and the other ones with the unregulated channels stripped.

OK I will upload a new patch “turning off” the unused channels. They will just be commented out.

Quoted 2 lines

For terrestrial TV, those are unused, but perhaps the ATSC/NTSC channeling might still be used by some cable operator.

But that’s why there’s the us-Cable-XXX files? Isn’t this case is already handled?

Quoted 2 lines

Also, those channeling files work on other Countries outside America, like South Korea.

I will make a kr-ATSC-center-frequencies-8VSB for this. And Mexico too.

And I volunteer for any other lingering documentation that needs doing.

Quoted 2 lines

"us-ATSC-C-center-frequencies-8VSB" or even keeping it named as "us-NTSC-center-frequencies-8VSB”.

This I can accept, but then one question: what is the right DELIVERY_SYSTEM = ? It would not be ATSC, is NTSC a proper value here?

#8 lore raw

PATCH 1/1 ca-ON-Toronto: adding scan file for Toronto, Canada, added channel numbers

In reply to Maury Markowitz

I have moved the channel numbers into the CHANNEL lines. I used the “physical channel number” which seems appropriate in this case. I would like to add a working entry for 22, but not sure what the DELIVERY_SYSTEM is?

---
 atsc/ca-ON-Toronto | 200 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 200 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 atsc/ca-ON-Toronto
atsc/ca-ON-Toronto new file +200 -0
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3923f64
@@ -0,0 +1,200 @@
+#------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# location			   : Toronto, ON, Canada
+# provider			   : OTA
+# date (yyyy-mm-dd)    : 2015-12-09
+# provided by (opt)    : [email protected]
+#------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+#
+# The following list are the main channels available in Toronto, including
+# both local channels as well as those from the US in the Buffalo area.
+# More distant stations like Rochester and Syracuse are listed below
+#
+#------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# CFTO, Toronto CTV, physical channel 9, virtual channel 9, 17.4 kW, 1611' CN tower, 43.642500 -79.387222
+[CHANNEL 9]
+	DELIVERY_SYSTEM = ATSC
+	FREQUENCY = 189028615
+	MODULATION = VSB/8
+	INVERSION = AUTO
+
+# WUTV, Buffalo FOX, physical channel 14, virtual channel 29, 1000 kW, 981' tower, 43.025612 -78.928373
+[CHANNEL 14]
+	DELIVERY_SYSTEM = ATSC
+	FREQUENCY = 473028615
+	MODULATION = VSB/8
+	INVERSION = AUTO
+
+# CHCH, Hamilton independent, physical channel 15, virtual channel 11, 132 kW, unknown tower, 43.207500 -79.774167
+[CHANNEL 15]
+	DELIVERY_SYSTEM = ATSC
+	FREQUENCY = 479028615
+	MODULATION = VSB/8
+	INVERSION = AUTO
+
+# CICA, Toronto TVO, physical channel 19, virtual channel 19, 106.5 kW, 1611' CN tower, 43.642500 -79.387222
+[CHANNEL 19]
+	DELIVERY_SYSTEM = ATSC
+	FREQUENCY = 503028615
+	MODULATION = VSB/8
+	INVERSION = AUTO
+
+# CBLT, Toronto CBC, physical channel 20, virtual channel 5, 38 kW, 1611' CN tower, 43.642500 -79.387222
+[CHANNEL 20]
+	DELIVERY_SYSTEM = ATSC
+	FREQUENCY = 509028615
+	MODULATION = VSB/8
+	INVERSION = AUTO
+
+# CBLFT, Toronto CBC French, physical channel 25, virtual channel 25, 2.5 kW, 1611' CN tower, 43.642500 -79.387222
+[CHANNEL 25]
+	DELIVERY_SYSTEM = ATSC
+	FREQUENCY = 539028615
+	MODULATION = VSB/8
+	INVERSION = AUTO
+
+# WNLO, Buffalo CW, physical channel 32, virtual channel 23, 1000 kW, 994' tower, 43.030057 -78.920594
+[CHANNEL 32]
+	DELIVERY_SYSTEM = ATSC
+	FREQUENCY = 581028615
+	MODULATION = VSB/8
+	INVERSION = AUTO
+
+# WGRZ, Buffalo NBC, physical channel 33, virtual channel 2, 480 kW, 968' tower, 42.718671 -78.562801
+[CHANNEL 33]
+	DELIVERY_SYSTEM = ATSC
+	FREQUENCY = 587028615
+	MODULATION = VSB/8
+	INVERSION = AUTO
+
+# CHCJ, Hamilton CTV Two, physical channel 35, virtual channel 35, 390 kW, unknown tower, 43.231667 -79.859167
+[CHANNEL 35]
+	DELIVERY_SYSTEM = ATSC
+	FREQUENCY = 599028615
+	MODULATION = VSB/8
+	INVERSION = AUTO
+
+# CITS, Hamilton CTS, physical channel 36, virtual channel 36, 5 kW, unknown tower, 43.207500 -79.774167
+[CHANNEL 36]
+	DELIVERY_SYSTEM = ATSC
+	FREQUENCY = 605028615
+	MODULATION = VSB/8
+	INVERSION = AUTO
+
+# WKBW, Buffalo ABC, physical channel 38, virtual channel 7, 358 kW, 1420' tower, 42.637505 -78.619719
+[CHANNEL 38]
+	DELIVERY_SYSTEM = ATSC
+	FREQUENCY = 611028615
+	MODULATION = VSB/8
+	INVERSION = AUTO
+
+# WIVB, Buffalo CBS, physical channel 39, virtual channel 4, 790 kW, 1368' tower, 42.659227 -78.625581
+[CHANNEL 39]
+	DELIVERY_SYSTEM = ATSC
+	FREQUENCY = 623028615
+	MODULATION = VSB/8
+	INVERSION = AUTO
+
+# CJMT, Toronto Omni, physical channel 40, virtual channel 40, 19.5 kW, 1611' CN tower, 43.642500 -79.387222
+[CHANNEL 40]
+	DELIVERY_SYSTEM = ATSC
+	FREQUENCY = 629028615
+	MODULATION = VSB/8
+	INVERSION = AUTO
+
+# CIII, Toronto Global, physical channel 41, virtual channel 41, 38 kW, 1611' CN tower, 43.642500 -79.387222
+[CHANNEL 41]
+	DELIVERY_SYSTEM = ATSC
+	FREQUENCY = 635028615
+	MODULATION = VSB/8
+	INVERSION = AUTO
+
+# WNED, Buffalo PBS, physical channel 43, virtual channel 17, 473 kW, 1110' tower, 43.207500 -79.774167
+[CHANNEL 43]
+	DELIVERY_SYSTEM = ATSC
+	FREQUENCY = 647028615
+	MODULATION = VSB/8
+	INVERSION = AUTO
+
+# CITY, Toronto independent, physical channel 44, virtual channel 57, 21 kW, 1611' CN tower, 43.642500 -79.387222
+[CHANNEL 44]
+	DELIVERY_SYSTEM = ATSC
+	FREQUENCY = 653028615
+	MODULATION = VSB/8
+	INVERSION = AUTO
+
+# CFMT, Toronto Omni 2, physical channel 47, virtual channel 47, 22.2 kW, 1611' CN tower, 43.642500 -79.387222
+[CHANNEL 47]
+	DELIVERY_SYSTEM = ATSC
+	FREQUENCY = 671028615
+	MODULATION = VSB/8
+	INVERSION = AUTO
+
+# WNYO, Buffalo MyN, physical channel 49, virtual channel 49, 198 kW, 946' tower, 42.782838 -78.457521
+[CHANNEL 49]
+	DELIVERY_SYSTEM = ATSC
+	FREQUENCY = 683028615
+	MODULATION = VSB/8
+	INVERSION = AUTO
+
+#------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+#
+# The following stations are much more difficult to receive from the Toronto
+# area, either weaker transmitters, being at odd angles, or are further from
+# the Toronto area
+#
+#------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+# WBBZ, Buffalo MeTV, physical channel 7, virtual channel 67, 26.9 kW, unknown tower, 42.567839 -78.723083
+[CHANNEL 7]
+	DELIVERY_SYSTEM = ATSC
+	FREQUENCY = 177028615
+	MODULATION = VSB/8
+	INVERSION = AUTO
+
+# CKVR, Barrie A, physical channel 10, virtual channel 10, 11 kW, 1611' CN tower, 44.351389 -79.698333
+[CHANNEL 10]
+	DELIVERY_SYSTEM = ATSC
+	FREQUENCY = 195028615
+	MODULATION = VSB/8
+	INVERSION = AUTO
+
+# CHEX, Peterborough CBC, physical channel 12, virtual channel 12, 20 kW, unknown tower, 44.328056 -78.299444
+[CHANNEL 12]
+	DELIVERY_SYSTEM = ATSC
+	FREQUENCY = 207028615
+	MODULATION = VSB/8
+	INVERSION = AUTO
+
+# WPXJ, Batavia ION, physical channel 23, virtual channel 51, 455 kW, unknown tower, 42.895061 -78.015288
+[CHANNEL 23]
+	DELIVERY_SYSTEM = ATSC
+	FREQUENCY = 527028615
+	MODULATION = VSB/8
+	INVERSION = AUTO
+
+# WYNB, Buffalo independent, physical channel 26, virtual channel 26, 243 kW, unknown tower, 42.393392 -79.228653
+[CHANNEL 26]
+	DELIVERY_SYSTEM = ATSC
+	FREQUENCY = 545028615
+	MODULATION = VSB/8
+	INVERSION = AUTO
+
+# CKVP, St. Catherine's TVO, physical channel 42, virtual channel 42, 11 kW, 496' tower, 43.051667 -79.300833
+[CHANNEL 42]
+	DELIVERY_SYSTEM = ATSC
+	FREQUENCY = 641028615
+	MODULATION = VSB/8
+	INVERSION = AUTO
+
+#------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+#
+# The following stations are NTSC analog
+#
+#------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+# CHEX, Courtice CBC, physical channel 22, virtual channel 22, 6 kW, unknown tower, 43.954167 -78.806389
+#[CHANNEL 22]
+#	DELIVERY_SYSTEM = ATSC
+#	FREQUENCY = 521028615
+#	MODULATION = VSB/8
+#	INVERSION = AUTO
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