Calgary Travel Forum

Hi

I am coming to Alberta in May,

I am hiring an rv to travel around in.

I want to purchase a portable television to use in the Rv.

Can someone tell me what the reception is like in that area and what frequencies the channels are broadcast on ( is the systen PAL or different..

Will I be able to pick up the channels on a portable system.

Many thanks

steve

Quite a few campgrounds offer cable tv hookups now. Most have wireless internet as well.
If it's basic tv using an aerial you want, you'll be disappointed. With the growth of cable and High Definition there is not a lot of demand for this type of transmission anymore so it has become the domain of the Canadian broadcasting Corporation (English & French channels) and CTV (private national).
Just pick up a small portable when you arrive as a PAL set will not work on NTSC, you can probably get one here for $50 then you can just give it away when you are done with it.
The other thing is that if you are going to Alberta you will spend a lot of time in the mountains and tv reception is very poor there.

Your RV rental company probably has tv's for rent, probably no more money than buying and you don't have to wonder what to do with it after your holiday. It will also save you the hassle of driving around in your RV, to find a place that will sell you a TV.

And, as stated, you can pretty much forget about picking up any channels on an antenna, unless you are right in Calgary or Edmonton. You will need cable hook up or a satellite to get any reception outside of the major centres. We live 40 miles south of Calgary and can't get any TV reception in our house with an antenna.