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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Sure David, I’ll tell what I
know. I had left the tech center to build the PBS satellite earth station
in <st1:place w:st="on">Northern Virginia</st1:place> in 77. When we
designed the MOT (Main Origination Terminal) building several people asked why
it was so big for such a relatively small operation. I always said it was
just for growth if needed. We did design a repair depot into it for the
system so that accounted for a lot of warehouse space, etc. As time went
on it proved to be a good thing that the space was there.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>After I left PBS in late 78 they were
about to switch to 1” as the SMPTE-C standard was about finalized.
They did switch over during the late 70s and the AVR-1s went to a good home at
Byron where they did dubbing of commercials for a few more years. PBS got
a quantity of VPR-2 for their 1” stable.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>The fire at the USPS headquarters at 475 L’
Enfant Plaza in the early 80’s (I can’t find the exact date) caused
all the water put into the upper floors of the plaza to run down to the basement
where PBS’ tech center was located and flooded out everything. When
the fire started they had the presence of mind to start handing tapes out the
window and got a lot of the library saved. These tapes were taken to the
MOT for storage and ABC supplied some VPRs they were about to dispose of.
So all that ‘space’ at the MOT allowed PBS to continue operations
for some time until the new building in <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Alexandria</st1:place></st1:City>
was built. I think WETA also helped get them over the hump during the
transition. All the gear in L’ Enfant was declared a total loss and
except for a few boards scavenged for spares nothing was saved.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Ironically, one of the tenants at 475 is
the National Fire Protection Association! I’m sure others may have
a more direct knowledge of the fire particulars, but these are what I know of
it. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Earlier, in the 70s, we had an outage from
the melting snow under cars in the garage running down into the lowest level of
the garage where the power entrance was. The high salt content from the
road salt made the water VERY conductive and blew the main buss bar to the
entire building. After we used a rented carnival generator for a few days
to stay up until the burned out buss bar could be replaced, it was decided we
had better get some backup power so a generator and switchover were installed
for PBS.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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[mailto:quadlist-bounces@quadvideotapegroup.com] <b><span style='font-weight:
bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>DCFWTX@aol.com<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Tuesday, July 28, 2009 8:36
AM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> <st1:PersonName w:st="on">quadlist@quadvideotapegroup.com</st1:PersonName><br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> Re: [QuadList] Computer
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>In a message dated 7/28/2009 6:19:16 AM Pacific Daylight
Time, bill.spencer@northstarstudios.tv writes:<br>
<br>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><font size=2 color=navy
face=Arial BACK="#ffffff" PTSIZE=10 FAMILY=SANSSERIF><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy;background:white'>One thing he got right
was the cover on the panel to the right of the transport was never closed on
any of our ten AVR-1 machines, but another error is that the lower right drawer
was always open to smack the TBC! Also, the lady shouldn’t be operating
those machines with that scarf around her neck!</span></font><font color=black
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FAMILY=SANSSERIF><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy;
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background:white'><br>
Bill,<br>
<br>
If you get a moment, would you tell the group what the basement flood was like
at PBS? Wasn't that the permanent exit from L' Enfant facilities? I believe
that I had already left the PBS affiliate that I was working for when that
occurred.<br>
<br>
Thanks.<br>
<br>
<br>
David Crosthwait<br>
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