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ppppenguin · 25th Dec 2006, 1:13 pm

Does anyone know who first used the term "Vectorscope"?

I always thought this was a Tektronix trademark but now I'm not so sure. In the July 1957 issue of Practical Television there is a picture of a vectorscope type of instrument on the front cover. On page 573 an article refers to a Vectorscope (with intial capital letter) made by Marconi's Wireless Telegraph Company. There is no acknowledgement of it as a Tektronix trademark.

Presumably the earliest TV vector instruments must have dated back to the dawn of the NTSC system in 1953.

25th Dec 2006, 1:13 pm	#1
ppppenguin Retired Dormant Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: North London, UK. Posts: 6,168	Vectorscope Does anyone know who first used the term "Vectorscope"? I always thought this was a Tektronix trademark but now I'm not so sure. In the July 1957 issue of Practical Television there is a picture of a vectorscope type of instrument on the front cover. On page 573 an article refers to a Vectorscope (with intial capital letter) made by Marconi's Wireless Telegraph Company. There is no acknowledgement of it as a Tektronix trademark. Presumably the earliest TV vector instruments must have dated back to the dawn of the NTSC system in 1953.