TV Test/alignment gear on the cheap (and small)

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The VA-62 is not a proper sweep/marker generator it's multiburst pattern (which you can get off a test pattern DVD) can be used for a crude "visual alignment", but I would not put much stock in it's usefulness asside from being good at testing/touching up an alignment from proper gear.

A B&K 415 (if I've got the number right) is a good easy to use all in one 45 Mhz rig.

The 21MHz TV IF were on their way out in the mid 50's, so most gear that can do it is big tube stuff or expensive specialty gear.

Personally, I feel unless you plan to do a TON of TV work, are a perfectionist, and or know one of your projects has extreme screwdriver drift in it's alignment, your better off not wasting your time with alignments.

I've owned over 100 TVs by now and serviced a good portion of them. I've yet to do an alignment despite having the gear...I've got a few sets that could use it, but it just ain't that important.