[QuadList] 1200 makes pictures

Guy Spiller quadruplex at verizon.net
Wed Jun 3 17:28:29 CDT 2009


Hi John....
KFDA....wow.  Small world!
My dad was the chief then GM, and for years, the Thursday night, live 
from the Fairgrounds, ringside wrestling announcer there back in the 
50's until '62 when we moved to Louisiana.
I remember seeing the first quad they had there when they first got it 
probably around 1960...a VR1000 in it's own room with big glass 
windows.  They had some kind of event/party there to show it off.  I 
remember standing with a bunch of the employees outside the window 
looking in in amazement.  It was something akin to watching the moon 
landing years later, I guess.  Mesmerizing.
It was such a spectacle in those early days to record and playback 
video.....I'll never forget that. 
Guy
www.GuySpiller.com

JR Schilberg wrote:
> Hi Park,
>
> Based upon my experience, Ampex was king. For example, I went from a 
> TCR-100 at WTMJ-TV 4 in Milwaukee to an ACR-25 at KTVQ-TV 2 in 
> Billings, MT, and the difference in system quality and engineering was 
> dramatic. The ACR-25 was truly an incredible feat of engineering.
>
> I guess you could say I knelt before the RCA's to beg (at WMVS-TV 
> Milwaukee), and the Ampex rigs to praise (Q-2, Billings and Amarillo). 
> This in spite of the fact that we did a LOT of diode checking on our 
> VR2000 editors at KFDA-TV 10 in Amarillo.
>
> One point of comparison, the mechanical design is quite memorable to 
> me. Whether an RCA transmitter, TK-27 or TK-28, or even a TP-7 slide 
> projector, there were always nagging bolt or screw locations, separate 
> lock washers where captive would've been ideal, or sharp finishes just 
> waiting to add to your array of arm scars. I REALLY grew weary of 
> those attributes!
>
> On a circuit design level, I guess I'd have a better comparison if I 
> had an RCA machine 734' below my channel 10 antenna, at the same time 
> my Ampex rigs rocked along.
>
> All the best,
>
> John
>
> =================
>
> Have knelt before the TR-70A, TR-70C, TR-4, TR-600 (barely), AVR-2, 
> AVR-3, ACR-25 (buffer version), VR-1200, VR-2000, Editec, the VPR-2 
> and the VPR-80
>
> John Schilberg
> 13327 Nevermore Drive
> Cypress, TX  77429-3123
> N29 57.159 W095 37.482
>
> Office: 281-955-5151
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>
>
>
> At 01:01 PM 6/3/2009, you wrote:
>> John,
>>
>> Thanks for the nice words.
>>
>> Since you have knelt before most of the quads, can you compare the
>> Ampex to the RCA? I worked for a company with RCA quads but didn't
>> spend that much time with them. Most of my experience is with Ampex.
>>
>> Best,
>> Park
>>
>> C. Park Seward
>> Visit us: http://www.videopark.com
>>
>>
>>
>> On May 31, 2009, at 4:21 PM, JR Schilberg wrote:
>>
>>> I don't suppose you'd want anyone other than us to use this, but...
>>>
>>> You're Mr. 2"!
>>>
>>> Nice job on gettin' that baby up & runnin'.
>>>
>>> Best to all,
>>>
>>> John
>>>
>>> =================
>>>
>>> Have knelt before the TR-70A, TR-70C, TR-4, TR-600, AVR-2, AVR-3,
>>> ACR-25 (buffer version), VR-1200, VR-2000, Editec, the VPR-2 and the
>>> VPR-80
>>>
>>> John Schilberg
>>> 13327 Nevermore Drive
>>> Cypress, TX  77429-3123
>>> N29 57.159 W095 37.482
>>>
>>> Office: 281-955-5151
>>> Cell - 713-725-1655
>>> Home: 281-955-1661
>>> Fax:    281-955-5118
>>> Email:  jschilberg at swbell.net
>>>
>>> At 04:53 PM 5/31/2009, you wrote:
>>>> Out illustrious Secretary likes to take old songs and make up new
>>>> words:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> "Bad Boards, Bad Boards
>>>>
>>>> Whacha gonna do
>>>>
>>>> Whacha gonna do when they crap on you
>>>>
>>>> Bad Boards, Bad Boards"
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Found several bad boards in the 1200. It's playing OK but now I need
>>>> to tweek.
>>>>
>>>> I'll send Ted a little video if he wants to post.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Best,
>>>> Park
>>>>
>>>> C. Park Seward
>>>> Visit us: http://www.videopark.com
>>>>
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Guy Spiller
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