<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div><span></span></div><div><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><div><span></span></div><div><div><span></span></div><div><div>Thought you'd want to know that the ATSC 3.0 demonstration station is taking shape on Black Mountain in Las Vegas.</div><div><br> One of the people helping to build the station is QuadList member John Turner, head honcho at Turner Engineering in New Jersey.</div><div><br></div><div>He advised the Old VTR's group this morning:</div><div><br></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"></p></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">"We are building a real time ATSC 3.0 transmission system on ch 50 at Black Mountain for the convention. Pulling this RF off air at the Grand Lobby and North Hall. Big demo will be a 65” LG OLED consumer receiver being sold in Korea today.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Content is UHD stored on a Harmonic (Omneon) 50TB, 2 RU server. The server is playing out digital video at 8X 1080I!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Sure interesting to compare this new system to the 1960’s analog VTRs.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">John (My 50<sup>th</sup> consecutive NAB this year)"</span></p></div><div><br></div></blockquote><div><br></div><div>Turner helped build the ATSC 3.0 station at NAB last year, and has participated in a number of other NAB demonstration projects over the last several decades.<br><br>He also enjoys restoring Quad and other vintage video tape equipment in his company's New Jersey facility.</div><div><br></div><div>The "NextGen TV" demo area is in the Grand Lobby between North and Central halls. </div><div><img src="cid:5512338B-8EB4-437B-89A6-8316CC882FCF" alt="image2.png" id="5512338B-8EB4-437B-89A6-8316CC882FCF"></div><div><br></div><div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">More about the ATSC 3.0 demo here:</span></div><div></div></div><div><a href="http://atsc.org/news-release/next-gen-tv-hub-showcase-benefits-new-broadcast-tv-standard-2017-nab-show/#.WO-pPjxHaEc">http://atsc.org/news-release/next-gen-tv-hub-showcase-benefits-new-broadcast-tv-standard-2017-nab-show/#.WO-pPjxHaEc</a></div><div><br></div><div>"Tomorrow's technology" is just a short walk away from where the Museum of Broadcast Technology is bringing a showcase of vintage television gear to the entrance of Northhall opposite the taxi drop off. </div><div><br></div><div>In the last several years, the Museum's exhibit has showcased 2" quad video recorders along with a number of portable television cameras from the mid to late 70s and early 80s.</div><div><br></div><div>MBT's Paul Beck advises this year's display is RCA: "<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">One original TK-31 with tubed power supply and one TK-34 with WP-16 and external focus regulator. And... an original ZOOMAR 3x1 studio lens. </span></div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br>Yep ! (Image) Orthicons are making a come back !!! You just wait and see !!!!</span>"</div><div><br></div><div><img src="cid:3C5A9CC7-D86D-4191-8539-E690755DC0DF" alt="image1.jpeg" id="3C5A9CC7-D86D-4191-8539-E690755DC0DF"></div><div><br></div><div><img src="cid:65D023DE-9FE2-46C9-B154-5B1D98ECB7F4" alt="image2.jpeg" id="65D023DE-9FE2-46C9-B154-5B1D98ECB7F4"><br><div><br></div><div>Should be an interesting NAB, that's for sure!</div><div><br></div><div>I'll have an announcement about the "Annual Quad Videotape Group Luncheon at NAB" in a forthcoming separate email.<br><br>As always it will be on 12:30 PM, Tuesday, April 25, 2017. The location is being identified. It will likely be near the MBT exhibit.</div><div><br></div><div>Looking forward to seeing folks there. Unless something changes dramatically in the next two weeks, we will be walking the floor rather than standing in a booth.</div><div></div><div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Ted</span></div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div></span><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Ted Langdell</span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Secretary, Quad Videotape Group</span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><a href="mailto:Ted@quadvideotapegroup.com">Ted@quadvideotapegroup.com</a></span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">(530)301-2931</span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Dictated into and Sent from my iPhone, which is solely responsible for any weird stuff I didn't catch.<br></span></div></div></div></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div></body></html>