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mahatmakanejeeves

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2. I have a bunch of those things too.

Reply to hlthe2b (Reply #1)

Wed Jul 19, 2023, 07:52 AM

Jul 2023

I have long thought that every major city should have one analog TV station so that people could watch on those battery-powered 5" TVs that were so handy in emergencies. I kept one going during a power outage caused by a weather emergency some years ago. A motorcycle battery was my power source.

And good morning.

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July 13, 2021, was the last day of analog TV in the United States, other than Alaska. [View all] mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2023 OP

what I miss: There used to be a tv analog radio band that mini-radios/walkman type devices hlthe2b Jul 2023 #1

I have a bunch of those things too. mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2023 #2

one of the worst mistakes we ever made n/t gay texan Jul 2023 #3