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raditechman · 14th Jul 2016, 3:55 pm

The "Convertible/ready for 625" sets when converted became dual standard. The two most popular channels BBC1 and ITV being on 405 only for several years.
BBC2 (the only channel on 625 back then) was not popular and many people even with dual standard sets watched 405 most of the time.
They then found that if they did switch to 625 it did not work as the valves in the UHF tuner had failed.

John

14th Jul 2016, 3:55 pm	#90
raditechman Heptode Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: West London, UK. Posts: 867	Re: Earliest BBC2 Sets? The "Convertible/ready for 625" sets when converted became dual standard. The two most popular channels BBC1 and ITV being on 405 only for several years. BBC2 (the only channel on 625 back then) was not popular and many people even with dual standard sets watched 405 most of the time. They then found that if they did switch to 625 it did not work as the valves in the UHF tuner had failed. John