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<DIV>Ted:</DIV>
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<DIV>Yes, you are correct about the date for the Hickory station. They had
a TRT-1 and a TRT-1B. The first TRT-1's that I ever saw in person were at
WBTV in Charlotte, but the one's at WHKY were the first I ever operated.</DIV>
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<DIV>Don</DIV></DIV>
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<A title=ted@quadvideotapegroup.com
href="mailto:ted@quadvideotapegroup.com">Ted Langdell</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=dwnorwood@embarqmail.com
href="mailto:dwnorwood@embarqmail.com">Don Norwood</A> ; <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 7:31
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [QuadList] Fun with a PCP-90
and AVR-2 at WRET-TV, Charlotte/Possible TR-70C motor service source</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>Whoops...
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV>Eyes not focused well. Brain not recognizing visual input. That's what I
get for staying up until 4am and getting up at 8.</DIV>
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<DIV>The station signed on as WCTU-TV, and was Charlotte's first Indy, July 9,
1967. I gather WHKY, 14, Hickory, NC hit "ON" Feb. 14, 1968? </DIV>
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<DIV>With a TRT-1B (if I recall correctly) that you used to run and that David
Crosthwait now has in Burbank? David's posted pix here of that move.</DIV>
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<DIV>Ted</DIV>
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<DIV>On Sep 16, 2010, at 4:16 PM, Don Norwood wrote:</DIV><BR
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<DIV>Hi Ted:</DIV>
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<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>
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<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>
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<DIV>Don </DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B><SPAN
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PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B><SPAN
class=Apple-converted-space> </SPAN>[QuadList] Fun with a PCP-90 and
AVR-2 at WRET-TV,Charlotte/Possible TR-70C motor service source</DIV>
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<DIV>Just had an enjoyable and lengthy chat on the phone with new member
Larry Odham in the Knoxville, TN area.</DIV>
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<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>
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<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>
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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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<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>
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<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>
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<DIV>Hope this wakes you up in the middle of a drowsy Thursday
afternoon.</DIV>
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<DIV>Ted</DIV>
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