Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/02/14

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Subject: [Leica] Ancient TV relic
From: jhnichols at lighttube.net (Jim Nichols)
Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2011 17:30:09 -0600
References: <AANLkTi=1w09rhZ5XOpyhpM_bQoe6TWOBVFv9zYmVPghf@mail.gmail.com> <20110214222944.GP12875@jbm.org>

Thanks, Jeff.  Yeah, the rear part is a VHF Yagi, with some bent rods, while 
the front was optimized for UHF.

Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jeff Moore" <jbm at jbm.org>
To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org>
Sent: Monday, February 14, 2011 4:29 PM
Subject: Re: [Leica] Ancient TV relic


> 2011-02-14-16:36:05 Lawrence Zeitlin:
>> The change to digital over-the-air broadcasting was the kiss of death for
>> this relic from the past.  I just haven't had the time or energy to take 
>> it
>> down.
>
> Yeah, as LZ said, the UHF-optimized part of the array (which is what I
> assume that whole small-scale front part is) should work a treat for
> over-the-air HDTV.
>
> Oh, and nice photo, too.  Somehow conjures up '50s/'60s Cold War
> military technology pictures, maybe partly because of the colors.
>
> -Jeff
>
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In reply to: Message from lrzeitlin at gmail.com (Lawrence Zeitlin) ([Leica] Ancient TV relic)
Message from jbm at jbm.org (Jeff Moore) ([Leica] Ancient TV relic)