Thank-you NotoriousBRK,
That was fast and extremely helpful. The UCM4540: Digital QAM Modulator/Upconverter seems like the right tool for the job. It appears to be full digital, which will be great, the only downside I can see to this is the lack of dual transmission (Dig and Ang) until the analog is full fazed out. That being said it's a hell of a lot better than a 2-way split or RF/AV patch job to see analog ch.59. Notorious also keep your eyes out for this; http://www.aartech.ca/scfm-59-logenex-digital-rf-modulator.html This is the old, somewhat troublesome unit, but I spoke to an engineer today at Logenex who "states" the new FUll dig supported with analog backup version goes into field testing April with a hopeful launch date in July/Aug. Currently they state it will probably retail for 2000-2500 CAD, with a somewhat hopeful SRP of around $1500 by launch. We'll see.
As far as contacting the cable co for a possible free QAM, I will try tomorrow, lucky for me I work for them.....
Thanks again
