Design Parameters for a Portable Broadcast Television Tape Recorder

The widening scope of remote telecasting has emphasized the need for a truly portable video recording device. A recorder employing a two-headed, 180° helical scan technique has been designed to afford mobility, operational simplicity and dependability with a minimum of adjustment and attention. It can record an entire field of picture lines in one continuous head track. The design permits the use of tape one inch in width; a $10{1\over2}$-in. reel of tape provides a total storage time of 96 min. Consideration of the factors entering into the design shows how reductions in size, complexity and cost have been achieved.

Print ISSN

0361-4573

Published

1964-06

Content type

Original Research

DOI

10.5594/J07227