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G8vsjDave · 13th Jan 2019, 6:29 pm

It was way back in the early 50’s when my parents got their first Television. It was a Ferguson set, with two control knobs at the front , on/off and volume on one side and brightness on the other side, and of course, BBC only.
One afternoon while suffering from a childhood illness I switched on the television to find a program about the Monte Carlo Rally (I might be wrong about the content, it was a long time ago).
At the end of the program a message appeared on the screen to the effect that the program was an experimental colour transmission. I guess this was a 405 line NTSC test transmission. The date must have been mid 50’s. Does anybody else recall afternoon colour tests around that time?

Dave

13th Jan 2019, 6:29 pm	#1
G8vsjDave Pentode Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, UK. Posts: 231	405 line colour test transmissions It was way back in the early 50’s when my parents got their first Television. It was a Ferguson set, with two control knobs at the front , on/off and volume on one side and brightness on the other side, and of course, BBC only. One afternoon while suffering from a childhood illness I switched on the television to find a program about the Monte Carlo Rally (I might be wrong about the content, it was a long time ago). At the end of the program a message appeared on the screen to the effect that the program was an experimental colour transmission. I guess this was a 405 line NTSC test transmission. The date must have been mid 50’s. Does anybody else recall afternoon colour tests around that time? Dave