THE TV YEARS

Summary of Artcials

LINK YEAR DESCRIPTION
 * 1936 Details of the 180-line transmissions from the Eiffel Tower, January 1936.
 * 1936 Details of the French system's synchronisation signal.
 * 1936 Technical details of Alexandra Palace on the eve of the launch of the BBC high definition service.
 * 1937 An overview of Baird recievers, 1926 - 1937
 * 1937 A brief review of Marconi's achievements, published as an obituary following the death of Marconi on the 20th July 1937/
 * 1938 An account of a colour television demonstration made by Baird at the Dominion Theatre in London at the start of 1938.
 * 1948 The principles behind the design of test card 'C'.
 * 1949 Report of a Press preview of the London-to-Birmingham TV link from early November 1949.
 * 1949 Two articals covering the opening of the first provincial transmitter at Sutton Coldfield in Decemver 1949. At the time it was the world's most powerful television transmitter.
 * 1951 An artical on the opening of the Holme Moss transmitter in October 1951.
 * 1953 Four articals on giving a lot of information on the work involved in broadcasting the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II. Includes details on the cameras used, how the broadcast was distributed throughout Great Britain and Europe, including the standards convertors required for Europe.

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