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It's an attenuator. There weren't many stations in the early days of TV broadcasting so they made the front ends very sensitive to allow for poor aerials and distance. If you had a station nearby it could overload the front-end, so hence the attenuator. As more stations signed on, the overall sensitivity of sets lessened. In 1972 we replaced our '59 color Admiral with an RCA and it was a dog in comparison. Horrible audio compared to the Admiral and extremely insensitive. Had to boost the hell out of the signal to avoid ghosts and snow.
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Last edited by CELT; 06-20-2004 at 04:33 PM.
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