Rca Tk-41

[julianburke]

Since most equipment being used today is much smaller that that was used 50 or so years ago, much of it is being brought home by the engineers or given to another facility. If you go to any good or larger hamfest, you will find this stuff. I recently went to the Shelby (NC) hamfest to find older ENG cameras were everywhere.

Regarding the digital transformation that is due to take place next february, it involves the transmitter and not so much of the studio gear. Transmitters can transmit digital or analog without too much modification. Most stations have already done this and are ready. Our local PBS channel 2 had to shut their secondary channel 15 off because of an aged klystron ($125,000?) that they had babied along but it didn't quite make it to the end before they install a new digital transmitter.

Just this morning at a flea market a man was selling a small handheld Casio color TV that uses 4 AA batteries. (kind of neat looking too) He wanted $20 for it but he may not realize it won't work after february! No, I didn't buy it as I have plenty and BTW, does anyone have a good idea of what to do with these Sony, Casios etc. when they no longer work? Perhaps a low power RF to make them work in your house, or just display them in your collectors case?