Behind the Tube: A History of Broadcasting Technology and BusinessTells the story of the unseen foundation of modern radio, television, and cable - the technology that enables programming to reach an audience. |
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... Plumbicon was felt , required extraordinary salesmanship . Enter the Plumbicon Early in 1965 , CBS showed color pictures on the air with technical quality that received rave reviews from New York's television critics . The pictures were ...
... Plumbicon was felt , required extraordinary salesmanship . Enter the Plumbicon Early in 1965 , CBS showed color pictures on the air with technical quality that received rave reviews from New York's television critics . The pictures were ...
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... Plumbicon successfully in spite of years of effort . Philips first demonstrated a commercial camera using Plumbicon tubes , the PC - 70 , at the 1965 NAB convention . It was distinguished not only by the use of Plumbicons but also by an ...
... Plumbicon successfully in spite of years of effort . Philips first demonstrated a commercial camera using Plumbicon tubes , the PC - 70 , at the 1965 NAB convention . It was distinguished not only by the use of Plumbicons but also by an ...
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... Plumbicon was another important contribution to camera technology . Like the Plumbicon , the Saticon , developed by NHK , the Japanese national network , in 1973 , is a photoconductive tube that uses an arsenic - selenium compound as ...
... Plumbicon was another important contribution to camera technology . Like the Plumbicon , the Saticon , developed by NHK , the Japanese national network , in 1973 , is a photoconductive tube that uses an arsenic - selenium compound as ...
Contents
THE ORIGINS OF RADIO AND TELEVISION TECHNOLOGY | 1 |
AM RADIO BROADCASTING | 57 |
FM RADIO BROADCASTING | 113 |
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