[QuadList] Introduction: Phillip G. Shaw

[dcfwtx at aol.com]

Hello Peter,

Welcome to the group! Attached is a picture of one of your past 
memories.

While working for NBC Burbank, where six TCR 100's operated, along with 
TR70A, B, and C's, there were early adaptations of the TCR to Stereo. I 
think this would have been about 1985. It actually sounded excellent 
on-air! Perhaps you were responsible for those modifications to VTR's 
5/7, 6/8, and later 9/11 in the Burbank tape room.
Not too many TCR's anywhere now. The last I saw on air was in a 
northern state in 1997. It was one of the only 2" VTR's I do not have 
have in the collection.

I operated the TR800 in the Quality Video remote truck in Vegas a 
couple of times. Too bad it came out so late in the game. Is it true 
that the video scanner had problems that was a the major cause of the 
delayed introduction (that was the rumor we heard)?

We look forward to more of your stories, and field service 
"nightmares", if any.

Best Regards,

David Crosthwait
DC Video
Archive Videotape Re-mastering
177 West Magnolia Blvd.
Burbank, CA. 91502
818-563-1073
818-563-1177 (fax)
818-285-9942 (cell)
DCFWTX at AOL.COM
DAVID at DCVIDEO.COM
WWW.DCVIDEO.COM
-----Original Message-----
From: Phil <pshaw at sitestar.net>
To: QuadList at quadvideotapegroup.com
Sent: Thu, 7 Aug 2008 8:15 am
Subject: [QuadList] Introduction: Phillip G. Shaw

I was a Field Engineer for RCA Broadcast systems 1979- 1983 supporting 
all
the Quad's (Blg 2-8 Tech Alert).



The only RCA Machine that I have never worked on was the TRT 1C 
(color). I
did work on the TRT-1B (Mono). I was supporting the TR800 in 1983.. 
This 1"
machine had > 2000 ECO (Engineering Change Orders) that proved more 
than a
challenge in the Field, that's why I transferred to NBC Broadcast 
Systems
Engineering Group.



I finished my career at NBC-NYC as an Engineering Project Manager 
(Network).
Retired now living in Canada for summer, Arizona in winter



I rebuilt the TCR-100's all over the World (my bread & butter). The 
TCR-100
was the only Quad that was modified for discrete Stereo (I was the NBC
Project engineer that installed stereo @ NBC Network in 1989)



Just My opinion:

Best Reel-to-Reel Quad.. TR-70C  (Servo in a drawer)

Best 1" reel to reel.. Ampex VPR3 (tape handling)

Best Project left on drawing board "RCA Silver Lake"



RCA old-timers missed : Bill Triplet, Luther, Thomas (Mod/Demod),  and 
all
the Friday Engineering lunch Group from Blg 17 & 2.



Phillip G. Shaw

Pshaw at sitestar.net








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