[QuadList] TV Station Engineering Report

[Ted Langdell]

David, 

On the right-hand 2000, can you tell us what the panel above the waveform monitor did?  It replaced the sidecar picture monitor, which was moved to the overhead rack above.

Ted

Ted Langdell
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On Mar 20, 2013, at 6:05 AM, David Crosthwait wrote:

> 
> Hello Dennis,
> 
> Thank you for your very informative comments!
> 
> Burbank had six VR-2000's also. Although their main usage was for production and editing, each could have been put on-air. The Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson had exclusive use of two of them. The pair (14/16) both recorded the show and played it back to the East and West. They were maintained in tip-top shape. 
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> Here is an older shot of 19/20 in New York:
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> https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1969855118453&set=a.1969855038451.2095951.1005211240&type=3&theater
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> <268432_1969855118453_4009396_n.jpg>
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> Regards,
> 
> David Crosthwait
> DC Video
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> 
> On Mar 19, 2013, at 2:26 PM, Dennis Degan wrote:
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>> 
>> 
>> 		On Mar 19, 2013, at 1:42 PM, David Crosthwait wrote:
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>> > The VR 2000 was introduced in 1964, at least a full year ahead of the RCA high-bands. In the case of NBC NY and Burbank, this necessitated the purchase of the VR-2000's to stay competitive production wise. I believe Dennis has mentioned earlier that NBC NY aired to the network in prime time on VR-2000's. Did the General know this? 
>> 
>> 		I offer:
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>> 	NBC-NY had 6 Ampex VR-2000's.  Two were used in an edit room to assemble the soap opera "Another World":
>> 			<http://www.flickr.com/photos/dennisdegan/515356413/>
>> 	The remaining four machines were the main on-air VTR's used for prime-time programming; each pair (Primary & Protection) would alternate throughout the evening's programming.  These four VTR's were equipped with the best playback modules in order to provide the highest quality on-air picture.  Two of these are shown here:
>> 			<http://www.flickr.com/photos/dennisdegan/515355073/>
>> 	I'm pretty sure the General knew all about it.
>> 
>> 			Dennis Degan, Video Editor-Consultant-Knowledge Bank
>> 					NBC Today Show, New York
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