[QuadList] can anyone add info on telemation productions

[Bill Carpenter]

Yes Folks,

Lyle Keyes started Telemation, sometime before Nov of 1965 when I got into this 
TV business.
They designed, built, and distributed equipment to the very new cable TV 
business. They also were distributors for Ampex 1" pre A VTR's. 

As I understand Lyle had worked at GE and had worked with their camera products.
Utah Scientific was the next business.
Robert Bacon was also involved with business.
The Sheraton Park Hotel was a major venue for TV trade shows, and I can remember 
in about 1969 @ a NAEB show standing in the Lobby with Lyle & Bob and a six pac 
of Bud (this was emergency rations, in case the elevators got stuck again)
ChromaIII was his own color camera mainly aimed at GE and IVC to show he could 
build a better camera. 

In those days as a VTR design engineer, I said "That if it didn't move Tape, it 
shouldn't make pictures", so I was not so much into cameras.

Bye for now, Bill

 





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Sent: Fri, December 10, 2010 3:33:45 AM
Subject: Re: [QuadList] can anyone add  info on telemation productions

Telemation had a number of interesting products.  The black and white  cameras 
that they made were very prolific in the cable and educational  market.  I 
thought that they did a beautiful job with their design.  I  remember the simple 
unit that had a built in sync generator that you could  option up to RS-170.  
The viewfinder was about 5 inches and was an add on  to the basic design.  The 
case was different so that you had to buy it as OEM.  The little camera cable 
used about a one inch diameter connector that  was unique to Telemation.  But it 
worked and you could make a studio real  cheap and compact.  

 
I did not know that they sold the IVC cameras.  They were a unique  design that 
did work and were also a pain in the but.  We started with two  of the 500A's at 
GTN in Detroit.  They had a special red tube and  did great on reds.  

 
I do remember Lyle Keyes.  Did he start Utah  Scientific?  He was a great sales 
person for them.  I almost bought a  router from him.
 
Chris Hill
WA8IGN


      
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