Standards converter article in BVWS Bulletin - UK Vintage Radio Repair and Restoration Discussion Forum

ppppenguin · 9th Oct 2006, 1:48 pm

Some of you may have read my article in the Autumn 2006 Bulletin. Unfortunately a gremlin has crept in resulting in the pictures having no captions. Also my instructions to the editor about pictures and captions have been printed verbatim at the end of the article.

The pictures are as follows:

BBC CO6/501 analogue standards converter. Taken at the Vintage Wireless Museum.
Analogue to digital converter from BBC CO6/509 digital converter. Taken at the Vintage Wireless Museum.
A version of Darius's converter. Note the careful shileding of the RF section.
Two views of the later Aurora converter with integral modulator

Since writing the article, keen followers of the forum will have seen that Kat has done a lot more work with her designs, including 819 lines. Mon dieu! The low cost of the new Aurora has encouraged sales which may now be approaching 100 units. I don't think that these 2 approaches compete with each other at all and both have helped to foster a healthy(?) interest in 405 line TV.

For those of you who are not members of the BVWS I'll put the text of the article in the forum soon.

oldeurope · 9th Oct 2006, 4:56 pm

Hi Jeffrey,
thanks for this nice article. I am happy to see my converter (MK II) in the bulletin

.

Kind regards,
Darius

David_Robinson · 10th Oct 2006, 12:58 pm

Yes, thanks for the kind words Jeffrey. I don't think I've ever been in a Hall of Fame before.

9th Oct 2006, 1:48 pm	#1
ppppenguin Retired Dormant Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: North London, UK. Posts: 6,168	Standards converter article in BVWS Bulletin Some of you may have read my article in the Autumn 2006 Bulletin. Unfortunately a gremlin has crept in resulting in the pictures having no captions. Also my instructions to the editor about pictures and captions have been printed verbatim at the end of the article. The pictures are as follows: BBC CO6/501 analogue standards converter. Taken at the Vintage Wireless Museum. Analogue to digital converter from BBC CO6/509 digital converter. Taken at the Vintage Wireless Museum. A version of Darius's converter. Note the careful shileding of the RF section. Two views of the later Aurora converter with integral modulator Since writing the article, keen followers of the forum will have seen that Kat has done a lot more work with her designs, including 819 lines. Mon dieu! The low cost of the new Aurora has encouraged sales which may now be approaching 100 units. I don't think that these 2 approaches compete with each other at all and both have helped to foster a healthy(?) interest in 405 line TV. For those of you who are not members of the BVWS I'll put the text of the article in the forum soon.

9th Oct 2006, 4:56 pm	#2
oldeurope Retired Dormant Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Solingen, Germany Posts: 727	Re: Standards converter article in BVWS Bulletin Hi Jeffrey, thanks for this nice article. I am happy to see my converter (MK II) in the bulletin . Kind regards, Darius

10th Oct 2006, 12:58 pm	#3
David_Robinson Retired Dormant Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Nottingham, UK Posts: 94	Re: Standards converter article in BVWS Bulletin Yes, thanks for the kind words Jeffrey. I don't think I've ever been in a Hall of Fame before.