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<DIV>Hi Ted:</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>You probably know this, but that station was purchased in about
'70 by Ted Turner who renamed it WRET (his initials are RET). Over the
years, I knew a number of the folks that worked there, and
although I visited while Dennis worked there, I never met him.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>The Ampex gear that they had, at least in the early 70's, was leased
from Ampex. The machines were VR-1200's....don't think they ever had a
VR-2000.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Don </DIV>
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style="FONT: 10pt arial; BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=ted@quadvideotapegroup.com
href="mailto:ted@quadvideotapegroup.com">Ted Langdell</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A
title=QuadList@quadvideotapegroup.com
href="mailto:QuadList@quadvideotapegroup.com">Quad List</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, September 16, 2010 6:29
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [QuadList] Fun with a PCP-90 and
AVR-2 at WRET-TV,Charlotte/Possible TR-70C motor service source</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV>
<DIV>Just had an enjoyable and lengthy chat on the phone with new member Larry
Odham in the Knoxville, TN area.</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV>During a discussion of his need for a TR-70C capstan motor or a
replacement for the glass tachometer disc on the back I googled "RCA
TR-70C."</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV>This 1977 Video Tour of independent station WRET-TV, 36, Charlotte popped
up, but there's not a 70 to be seen here. Ampex is, though.</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV>And so is QuadList member Dennis Degan, who's now an editor for the
Today Show at NBC, NY. He's the person you see threading up the VR-2000
in the first segment. Dennis posted the clips to his YouTube
channel.</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV>Advisory:<I> (Warning Will Robinson!) </I>There are some (bleep)
words not bleeped in the videos, so be prepare to use your fingers to hit
"Mute" quickly. Oh, and blink to avoid the index finger near the head of the
first segment.</DIV>
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class=Apple-style-span><A
href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NAp1Q7BTUxQ">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NAp1Q7BTUxQ</A> Segment
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class=Apple-style-span><A
href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NAp1Q7BTUxQ">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3JAWv7SLLdo</A>
Segment 2</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV>WRET-TV is now Belo's WCNC, Charlotte, the NBC affiliate. You're
not likely to see something like this repeated there.</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV>We did find something potentially useful: </DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV>Possible TR-70C Capstan Motor service:</DIV>
<DIV><A
href="http://www.servorep.com/PMIKollmorgenPage.html">http://www.servorep.com/PMIKollmorgenPage.html</A></DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV></DIV>
<DIV>Hope this wakes you up in the middle of a drowsy Thursday
afternoon.</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV>Ted</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV><BR>
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<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px"><FONT style="FONT: 12px Helvetica" size=3
face=Helvetica>Ted Langdell</FONT></DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px"><FONT style="FONT: 12px Helvetica" size=3
face=Helvetica>Secretary</FONT></DIV>
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