<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica" size="3">Mitch, what can you tell us about the use of different brands of VTRs aboard the Midwest plane(s)?</font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica" size="3"><br></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica" size="3">You report RCA TR-4 vertical decks being airborne.</font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica" size="3"><br></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica" size="3">The Midwest project was the subject of posts in July 2010:</font></div><blockquote class="webkit-indent-blockquote" style="margin: 0 0 0 40px; border: none; padding: 0px;"><div><a href="http://mail.quadvideotapegroup.com/pipermail/quadlist_quadvideotapegroup.com/2010-July/002966.html"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica" size="3">http://mail.quadvideotapegroup.com/pipermail/quadlist_quadvideotapegroup.com/2010-July/002966.html</font></a></div></blockquote><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica" size="3"><br></font></div><blockquote class="webkit-indent-blockquote" style="margin: 0 0 0 40px; border: none; padding: 0px;"><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica" size="3">One source <a href="http://www.meldrum.co.uk/mhp/knackers/behind.html">http://www.meldrum.co.uk/mhp/knackers/behind.html</a></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica" size="3">shows Ampex VR-1001 vertical transports being used in a DC-6.</font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica" size="3"><img alt="Inside MPATI DC-6 " width="324" height="274" id="1c297175-1d9b-4008-8f1e-6756d8614f7a" apple-width="yes" apple-height="yes" src="cid:7179A713-AE82-4B48-B838-6B811603DC24@gateway.2wire.net"></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica" size="3"><br></font></div></blockquote><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica" size="3"><br></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica" size="3">The Vietnam YouTube showed Lockheed SuperConstellations.</font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica" size="3"><br></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica" size="3">This page about the Connies has more about the Vietnam television versions:</font></div><blockquote class="webkit-indent-blockquote" style="margin: 0 0 0 40px; border: none; padding: 0px;"><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica" size="3"><a href="http://www.dean-boys.com/ec-121.htm">http://www.dean-boys.com/ec-121.htm</a></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica" size="3"><br></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica" size="3"><a href="http://www.dean-boys.com/extras/ec121typ.htm">NC-121J</a>--Four R7V-1/C-121Js were converted to NC-121J for use as airborne television transmitters in Viet Nam. A Number of others were converted and many were one of a kind. Some were used for "Black" psychological operations.</font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica" size="3"><br></font></div></blockquote><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica" size="3">And UK off-shore ship-based Radio Caroline's founder had plans for a "Connie" based television opperation:</font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica" size="3"><a href="http://www.cherishedtelevision.co.uk/caroline.html">http://www.cherishedtelevision.co.uk/caroline.html</a></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica" size="3"><br></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica" size="3">More about airborne television here:</font></div><blockquote class="webkit-indent-blockquote" style="margin: 0 0 0 40px; border: none; padding: 0px;"><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica" size="3"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stratovision">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stratovision</a></font></div><div><br></div></blockquote><div><div style="font-size: 11px; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font-size: 13px; ">Ted</font></div><div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; "><font class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; "><br></span></font></div><div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; "><font class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; ">Ted Langdell</span></font></div><div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; ">Secretary</span></div><div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; "><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 style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; "><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><font class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><br></font></div><div><div>On Sep 11, 2013, at 1:28 PM, J. Mitch Hopper wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><br>
<style> BODY { font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px; }</style>Those are the same planes used for MPATI - Midwest Program for Airborne Television.<br>
I started in the quad world with the State of Illinois and TR-70s producing or duplicating some of the educational classroom television programs that were shipped to Indianapolis where our fleet was stationed. Hard to see the long UHF antenna boom that dropped from the belly of the plane. They flew long figure-eight paths over Illinois and Indiana. Don't know if the military or MPATI was first. I vaguely remember special operations that were necessary if the boom failed to retract before landing. They involved a sledge hammer and hinge-pins!<br>
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The planes I knew all had TR-4s and (I think) TR-60 - though the video shows what is probably a TR-22-HB. My laptop video isn't too clear.<br>
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I'll take my comfy VTR room and an 8-5 shift any day!<br>
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Sent from my remote device.
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J. Mitch Hopper<br>
Custom Video Systems <br>
<a href="mailto:id@brainmist.com">id@brainmist.com</a> <br></blockquote></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><br><div>
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