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<DIV>Don</DIV>
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<DIV>There was a lot that was done by other folks for RCA. The monitors
were made by Conrac and others. The TO-4 scopes were made by someone
else. In the areas of cameras, pedestals were made by others. The
Film projectors were usually RCA but they did use Gray, Kodak, and other
projector makers. The cheaper educational stuff was made by others a
lot. The encoders, racks, and patch panels, internal power
supplies, etc. </DIV>
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<DIV>So it was like any other manufacture, a lot was made for them. They
did the integration for you. Or the parts were used in a bigger
item. </DIV>
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<DIV>Chris Hill</DIV>
<DIV>WA8IGN</DIV>
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<DIV>
<DIV>In a message dated 3/25/2011 10:17:53 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
dwnorwood@embarqmail.com writes:</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=3>Chris covered everything! Excellent
answer.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=3>I actually thought 2 things were unusual. The
non-composite that he mentioned, and the fact that RCA used a Ball Brothers
SEG in the switcher. How often did they incorporate something from
another manufacturer in their products?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=3>Here's the first page of the catalog.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial; BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=mailto:Chill315@aol.com href="mailto:Chill315@aol.com">Chill315@aol.com</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=mailto:quadlist@quadvideotapegroup.com href="mailto:quadlist@quadvideotapegroup.com">quadlist@quadvideotapegroup.com</A>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Friday, March 25, 2011 8:20
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [QuadList] Another
Switcher Picture Puzzle</DIV>
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<DIV>What gave it away is the style of the mix handle. RCA all the
way.</DIV>
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<DIV>It is a RCA PTS-1 Switcher model 8/6D</DIV>
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<DIV>RCA sold this in the educational market. They called it
Professional equipment. </DIV>
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<DIV>It is a Ball effects panel at the top right.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>What is unusual is that the switcher is a non-composite switcher.
The top A B buss were the mix effects that fed the wipe and key
generator. The upper right panel did the control of that buss.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>The output was fed to the MIX only buss in the center. The delay
was matched so that you could dissolve in a key or wipe.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Lastly, the busses fed the COMPOSITE switches at the lower right.
Here would be the early quad machine or helical that was not locked to
house or the network feed. </DIV>
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<DIV>RCA built this from little modules that were jumped together with
little cables that had phono connectors at each end. These would fit
on a 1 RU tray with three modules per tray. </DIV>
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<DIV>Chris Hill</DIV>
<DIV>WA8IGN</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>
<DIV>In a message dated 3/24/2011 11:57:18 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
dwnorwood@embarqmail.com writes:</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=3>David's pic of the TE-60 reminded me of a system that I
thought was interesting because of an uncharacteristic design feature for
the manufacturer, and maybe a bit more difficult to identify. It was
definitely quad era, and I've seen one feeding a VR-1100.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3>1) Who made this switcher</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3>2) What was the model number</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3>3) What's unusual about it</FONT></DIV>
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