[QuadList] VTR introduction anniversaries: 1965

Wed Feb 9 21:19:58 CST 2011

I remember seeing the Visual machines at an NAB.  Did they sell many  of 
the TRT or the Ferenseh versions?

Also If I remember, the VR-2000 used tubes in the record  drivers.  I never 
got a chance to look at the books.

Visual sold a lot of stuff that was made up of other manufactures put  
together into a package for the US.

Chris Hill
WA8IGN

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In a message dated 2/9/2011 8:08:17 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
ted at quadvideotapegroup.com writes:

The March, 1965 NAB convention in Washington had a slew of camera  off
erings in black and white and color, and the introduction of several new  Quad 
and Helical tape recorders.

High Band color recording was the big deal in 1965,  following Ampex's 
introduction of High Band color with the VR-2000 in  1964.

Visual/Allen introduced the V/A 100G Quad—"The Continental"—which used  
Bosch transport and heads coupled with V/A electronics.  $100,000.

Visual/Allen was already known for converting tube-type Quads to solid  
state using assemblies it manufactured.  "Allenized"
 VR-1000's were seen in a lot of places.  

The above April 1966 ad from the Don Norwood collection shows the range  of 
"Allenizing" that the company pursued. 
(Double-click to open in your software to make larger)

RCA TRT series machines could be High Banded.  

I think there's a couple of lines missing from this ad in regard to TRTs.  
I think it should read "High Band your TRT machines and... eliminate  those 
racks of tubes with solid-state Allen Sync-Lock servo and  All-Band RF 
systems."  Allen also High Banded TR-22's, introduced by RCA  in 1961 as the 
first all solid state Quad VTR.

Allen would rebuild Ampex VR-1000's with solid state  electronics—
eliminating the racks in the process— and would put the VR-1000  transport into a new 
cabinet with Allen electronics to create a new machine it  called the "NB 
1000."

This photo of a Visual/Allen V/A 50G at Rev. Gene Scott's KHOF-TV, 30,  San 
Bernadino shows how a Bosch transport and head assembly was used to create  
a new Quad.
Bruce Braun is leaning on a VR-1000 transport console. 

Although it was a year behind Ampex introducing High Band  recorders, RCA 
debuted its TR-70 High Band, which ran $82,500.  
It was pitched as the "first fully integrated TV tape recording  system for 
high-band color recording and playback." 

It also showed a High Band update for the similar looking solid  state 
TR-22, introduced in 1961.
The 1966 TR-22HB was $72,000.  For ID purposes, the TR-22 had a VU  meter 
in the speaker area on the upper right side of the machine, while the  TR-70 
did not.

On the Helical side of life:

Sony showed its PV-120 2" helical.  This example was among the  machines 
that "collected" at WHIZ-TV, Zanesville, Ohio before it was sold to  QuadList 
member David Crosthwait in 2007.

This machine has 970 hours on it according to the meter, and a head  
maintenancee record with only 1967 dates.

Here's a look at the processing unit that went with it:

This isn't a comprehensive list of what happened with tape in  1965. 

Perhaps worth noting that February 1965—46 years ago—is when it was  
announced that Visual Electronics would market the Phillips/Norelco PC-60  color 
camera in the US, according to Albert Abramson's second book about TV.  CBS 
was rumored to get the first units at a cost of around $65,000. No  
indication of whether that was with lens or without.

Ted

Ted  Langdell
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Skype:  TedLangdell
e-mail: _ted at quadvideotapegroup.com_ (mailto:ted at quadvideotapegroup.com) 

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