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Re: [RTTY] W1AW CW on 3581.5kc

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Subject: Re: [RTTY] W1AW CW on 3581.5kc
From: Bill Turner <dezrat@outlook.com>
Date: Tue, 3 Jun 2014 14:48:32 -0700
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On 6/3/2014 11:52 AM, Joe Subich, W4TV wrote:
The color burst oscillator in NTSC color TV sets was 3581.59 ...

REPLY:

Actually, you're a wee bit off there. It's 3.579545.4545... a number burned in my memory from my TV repair days.

If you have a lot of time on your hands, there is a discussion of why it's such an odd number:

http://www.repairfaq.org/samnew/tvfaq/tvwinsswf.htm

73, Bill W6WRT
dezrat@outlook.com
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