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<DIV>Welcome to the Group Fred!</DIV>
<DIV>I have a PTL postcard in the museum's collection at SMECC that
has Baker and the camera crews with TK-47s.. wonder what
year it was? Please let me know.</DIV>
<DIV>here you can see it here <A
href="http://www.smecc.org/rca_tk-47_television_camera.htm">http://www.smecc.org/rca_tk-47_television_camera.htm</A></DIV>
<DIV>and print off a picture of it.,</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Again WELCOME! </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Ed Sharpe archivist for SMECC </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
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<DIV>In a message dated 10/11/2013 9:57:06 P.M. US Mountain Standard Time,
fkovach@sbcglobal.net writes:</DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT size=2 face=Arial><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">I have been lurking for some time,
but decided to take the plunge and join the group.
<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT size=2 face=Arial><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT size=2 face=Arial><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">I am presently the Chief Engineer
of <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Global</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceType>’s TV studio in <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Springfield</st1:City>, <st1:State
w:st="on">MO.</st1:State></st1:place> I have been in broadcasting for 30
years; having interned at the PTL Television Network, where I got my first
taste of videotape on 2” and 1” and got hooked! After my internship, I
moved back to my hometown of <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City
w:st="on">Pittsburgh</st1:City>, <st1:State
w:st="on">PA</st1:State></st1:place> where I worked at WRS Video Labs,
starting as a dubber, but was soon promoted to Engineer and eventually to Shop
Foreman. While there, I maintained Ampex AVR-1’s and had the opportunity
to restore two AVR-2’s. I mainly worked on their Ampex 1” VPR-2B’s
though.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT size=2 face=Arial><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">After three years there, I met my
wife and moved to <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City
w:st="on">Florence</st1:City>, <st1:State w:st="on">SC</st1:State></st1:place>
to be closer to her. There I worked for WPDE-TV15, maintaining their
Umatic and Beta SP decks. In 1995, I transitioned into my present
position at <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">ICI</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceType>, which became <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Global</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceType></st1:place> in 2000.
<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT size=2 face=Arial><SPAN
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT size=2 face=Arial><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Presently, I have been called in
to maintain an RCA TR-600 at a sister studio here in town. I am enjoying
this “blast from the past” in my career, and look forward to doing more work
on the 2” format. While I am sure there are younger engineers than I who
work on 2”, I figure that I must be one of the youngest (at age 50) who
operated 2”; since I did so at the beginning of my
career.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT size=2 face=Arial><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT size=2 face=Arial><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">I am also working on a Sony 1” and
a <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Hitachi</st1:place></st1:City> 1”
VTR in the same facility. If anyone has knowledge of Hitachi 1” VTRs, or
knows of a 1” forum in cyberspace, I would appreciate the
information.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT size=2 face=Arial><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Having read the wisdom of many of
the engineers on this forum, I doubt that I will contribute much. I’m
not sure I have that much to contribute. But if I can help you somehow,
just ask.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: blue">Broadcast
Technician<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT color=blue size=2 face=Arial><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: blue">417-848-8381<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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Technician<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoAutoSig><FONT color=blue size=2 face=Arial><SPAN
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