<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div>The March, 1965 NAB convention in Washington had a slew of camera offerings in black and white and color, and the introduction of several new Quad and Helical tape recorders.</div><div><br></div><div>High Band color recording was the big deal in 1965, following Ampex's introduction of High Band color with the VR-2000 in 1964.</div><div><br></div><div>Visual/Allen introduced the V/A 100G Quad—"The Continental"—which used Bosch transport and heads coupled with V/A electronics. $100,000.</div><div><br></div><div><img height="371" width="536" apple-width="yes" apple-height="yes" src="cid:1AE230B1-F38F-4361-BFD1-4534E43BBC20"></div><div><br></div><div>Visual/Allen was already known for converting tube-type Quads to solid state using assemblies it manufactured. "Allenized"</div><div> VR-1000's were seen in a lot of places. </div><div><br></div><div>The above April 1966 ad from the Don Norwood collection shows the range of "Allenizing" that the company pursued. </div><div>(Double-click to open in your software to make larger)</div><div><br></div><div>RCA TRT series machines could be High Banded. </div><div><br></div><div>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... <i>eliminate those racks of tubes with</i> 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.</div><div><br></div><div>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."</div><div><br></div><div>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.</div><div>Bruce Braun is leaning on a VR-1000 transport console. </div><div><img height="357" width="536" apple-width="yes" apple-height="yes" src="cid:9826F05D-FE34-4E4D-B604-DA23266759CD"></div><div><br></div><div>Although it was a year behind Ampex introducing High Band recorders, RCA debuted its TR-70 High Band, which ran $82,500. </div><div>It was pitched as the "first fully integrated TV tape recording system for high-band color recording and playback." </div><div><img id="il_fi" height="225" width="225" style="padding-right: 8px; padding-top: 8px; padding-bottom: 8px; " src="cid:1BAE8234-23F1-4617-8199-10E86E79052B"></div><div>It also showed a High Band update for the similar looking solid state TR-22, introduced in 1961.</div><div>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.</div><div><br></div><div><div>On the Helical side of life:</div></div><div><br></div><div>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.</div><div><img height="649" width="536" apple-width="yes" apple-height="yes" src="cid:F3AA6CAE-27BD-40BB-8E8B-0E7C3AE62CF6"></div><div><br></div><div>This machine has 970 hours on it according to the meter, and a head maintenancee record with only 1967 dates.</div><div><br></div><div>Here's a look at the processing unit that went with it:</div><div><img height="402" width="536" apple-width="yes" apple-height="yes" src="cid:823C247F-4935-43A1-8D58-FECC3610D4DF"></div><div><br></div><div>This isn't a comprehensive list of what happened with tape in 1965. </div><div><br></div><div>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.</div><div><br></div><div>Ted</div><div apple-content-edited="true"> <div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; font-size: 14px; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div><font class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; "><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; ">Ted Langdell</span></font></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; ">Secretary</span></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; ">Skype: <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span>TedLangdell</span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; ">e-mail:<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span><a href="mailto:ted@quadvideotapegroup.com">ted@quadvideotapegroup.com</a></span></font></div></div></div></div> </div><br></body></html>