Comments on: TV Transmitter goes portable (Jun, 1951) http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/04/14/tv-transmitter-goes-portable/ Yesterday's tomorrow, today. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 17:21:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 By: Harold Hallikainen http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/04/14/tv-transmitter-goes-portable/comment-page-1/#comment-1093452 Harold Hallikainen Tue, 19 Jul 2011 01:16:40 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/04/14/tv-transmitter-goes-portable/#comment-1093452 The SNL skit was great. Part of the joke was he'd move a bit, then the dish would not be aimed toward the satellie. So, the video would fade to snow. Good ol' analog. Today the picture would freeze or turn to pixel blocks. Harold The SNL skit was great. Part of the joke was he’d move a bit, then the dish would not be aimed toward the satellie. So, the video would fade to snow. Good ol’ analog. Today the picture would freeze or turn to pixel blocks.

Harold

]]> By: jayessell http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/04/14/tv-transmitter-goes-portable/comment-page-1/#comment-1053180 jayessell Wed, 16 Apr 2008 23:26:16 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/04/14/tv-transmitter-goes-portable/#comment-1053180 An early version of Al Franken's SNL one man war correspondent? Al Franken: Dennis, I am here on the Arabian peninsula, panning now with my Sony KB-2000, which is mounted on my extended-cam harness.. and I'm beaming my signal with my 1.3 meter parabolic antenna.. up to a satellite back down to you, at 30- (Sorry for miniscule picture) http://snltranscripts.jt.org/90/pics/90aupdate2.jpg An early version of Al Franken’s SNL one man war correspondent?

Al Franken: Dennis, I am here on the Arabian peninsula, panning now with my Sony KB-2000, which is mounted on my extended-cam harness.. and I’m beaming my signal with my 1.3 meter parabolic antenna.. up to a satellite back down to you, at 30-

(Sorry for miniscule picture)

http://snltranscripts.jt.org/9.....pdate2.jpg

]]> By: Rick Auricchio http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/04/14/tv-transmitter-goes-portable/comment-page-1/#comment-1053098 Rick Auricchio Tue, 15 Apr 2008 16:42:44 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/04/14/tv-transmitter-goes-portable/#comment-1053098 Gee, if they replaced the business suit with spaceman-jumpsuit, then disguised the camera, we'd have the makings of a good sci-fi flick. Gee, if they replaced the business suit with spaceman-jumpsuit, then disguised the camera, we’d have the makings of a good sci-fi flick.

]]> By: Just Bob http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/04/14/tv-transmitter-goes-portable/comment-page-1/#comment-1053082 Just Bob Tue, 15 Apr 2008 12:03:14 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/04/14/tv-transmitter-goes-portable/#comment-1053082 I recall seeing these used during Presidential nomination conventions in the 1960s. I have hazy recollections of Dan Rather(?) wearing some sort of get-up like this to broadcast from the floor during the convention. I recall seeing these used during Presidential nomination conventions in the 1960s. I have hazy recollections of Dan Rather(?) wearing some sort of get-up like this to broadcast from the floor during the convention.

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