Yes, by over scan I mean that the image is clipped, horizontally and vertically. The resolution I am running is 16x9 and my TV is technically 4x3, but the TV has a 'compression' function that adds the black lines above and below, so the image is technically 'streched' but it is really not an issue...

Charles Steinkuehler wrote:

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All,

Thank you for the information.

I have been doing a lot of reading, and its starting to come together.

I did finally get something working, kind of. Below is the modeline that I finally ended up using. (via alot of trail and error) The color is fine, but there is a lot of over scan.

Modeline "1280x720" 75.27 1280 1312 1592 1624 720 735 742 757

No level of tweaking, got rid of the over scan. I finally decided to use the --geometry setting for mythfrontend (instructing the application to only use part of the screen, the visible part)

I have a feeling that the note in the manual about not using the monitor with a PC was CYA by Toshiba.

If anyone has suggestions to get rid of the over scan, I am listening. (A 12 pack of Boulevard to the person with the answer that works.)

Can you describe your problem in more concrete terms than "over scan"?

Is the image aspect ratio correct, or is it "stretched" horizontally or vertically?

Is all of the X desktop displayed on-screen, or are parts of it 'clipped' by the monitor's bezel.

If parts of the display are clipped, is it horizontal, vertical, or both?

etc...

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Leo Mauler wrote:

Does anyone on here have a Ham Radio License? I'm trying to track down the minimum Ham Radio License to create and use a Packet Radio system.

The National Association for Amateur Radio (ARRL), http://www.arrl.org/, has all the ham radio license classes and what frequencies they can use. Wikipedia has a nice definition of Packet Radio, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Packet_radio. Neither one mentions the minimum Ham Radio license to operate a Packet Radio setup.

I'm interested in getting a Ham License and would like to experiment with Packet Radio, but I'm rotten at Morse code and the Technician license doesn't require any Morse code. Can you operate a Packet Radio setup using Technician-class frequencies?

Yes.

I have a Technician license, which I got so I could run 50MHz R/C controllers for BattleBots (*MUCH* less crowded than the 74 MHz band at the events!).

I don't do packet radio, but you can run packets on most of the Technician frequencies. Any of the frequency bands that are yellow (data) and have a 'T' beside them (technician) on the following chart would be usable: http://www.arrl.org/FandES/field/regulations/Hambands_color.pdf

You don't have to use any particular frequency unless you're trying to talk to other folks, in which case, you need to use the frequency they're on (or get them to use yours! :).

I think a lot of packet stuff runs on the 2meter band, but I'm not directly involved, so I can't say for sure.

- -- Charles Steinkuehler charles@steinkuehler.net