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Article #19670Re: VCR comercial eliminator
From: Bob Ames
Date: Wed, 07 Sep 1988 06:45
Date: Wed, 07 Sep 1988 06:45
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In article <3309@homxc.UUCP>, mrb1@homxc.UUCP (M.BAKER) writes:
>
> I ran into a couple of years ago (circa 84 or 85, maybe) while chief
> engineer at an ABC station. If I recall correctly, there was a
> code of some sort which network included in the vertical interval
> of shows coming down the line (it really was a "line" then :-) )
Until around 1984, I would always hear a high frequency sound whenever
our local station (KGTV-10, San Diego) switched to ABC. I'm more
sensitive to high frequency sounds than most people, but this high
sound was really noticeable and was irritating. I wonder if I could
hear this "code".
Bob Ames
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!attcan!uunet!husc6!uwvax!rutgers!ucsd!ucsdhub!hp-sdd!ncr-sd!crash!rush!bob From: bob@rush.cts.com (Bob Ames) Newsgroups: sci.electronics,rec.video Subject: Re: VCR comercial eliminator Summary: High Frequency sound on ABC Message-ID: <769@rush.cts.com> Date: 7 Sep 88 06:45:21 GMT References: <257@ivucsb.UUCP> <16314@apple.Apple.COM> <17659@glacier.STANFORD.EDU> <3309@homxc.UUCP> Organization: Howard Publications, Inc. Lines: 22