An Interesting Hoard of TV's on Epay

[Penthode]

I see someone in Florida selling off 5 sets, all interesting. There are two color sets (one a CTC5 Deluxe) an Admiral 16" Roundie B&W, an RCA mini and a Silverstone standard B&W.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Lot-of-5-Vin...item2a2428e2d5

Are these anyone's on this list?

[ctc17]

A few of us had a running bet on how long it would take for someone to make this public. It didnt take long for the hero to emerge

[Kamakiri]

It's on mine now.....I have relations down thar

[zenithfan1]

That "Asbury" CTC5 sure is pretty! I like the 15 too, go get 'em Tim!

[StellarTV]

Wow, the CTC5 is amazing... a bit out of my reach but no doubt a determined new caretaker waits in the wings.

[Jeffhs]

The CRT on the RCA New Vista set looks like it has at least the beginnings of a cataract, unless that's just a lot of dirt between the tube itself and the safety glass. I can't tell just from looking at the picture.

BTW, this set's front panel layout, except for the channel selector, looks to me a lot like the control panel of an RCA CTC12 clone I had in the 1970s. Mine was branded Silvertone (Sears), was VHF only like this one, and did in fact have a hole in the tuner mounting bracket, supposedly for an optional UHF tuner. The knockout plug on the front panel of the NV set, however, is a dead giveaway that the TV was "future proof" (for the time, 1960s), in that a UHF adapter kit could be installed at any time -- when the first UHF television station(s) arrived in the owner's area, for example.

For some reason, I have always had (and still have to this day) a liking for vintage VHF-only TVs, with or without the UHF knockout plug on the control panel. This is probably because when I was growing up in suburban Cleveland, there were only three VHF stations, for the three (at the time, again 1960s) major networks -- NBC, ABC, CBS. The first UHF station in Cleveland signed on in 1965. It was a low-power (one megawatt ERP, IIRC) station on channel 25 that didn't reach my home town worth a darn , unless a good outdoor antenna was used.

[Eric H]

I love the cabinet on that 5!

[snelson903]

wow,wonder where they have been stored,you florida members dont let these slip by. or is it time to call u-ship and get roy ! LOL

[magnasonic66]

That's a nice group of sets. I love that Danish console, and the RCA Victor mini tv. I've always wanted one.

We had a beautiful Philco console with Cool-Chassis, daddy bought the UHF adaptor when UHF came to St. Lucie County in 1965. I saw either our set or an identical one in the Salvation Army about ten years after we got rid of it.

[Kamakiri]

Nice as it is, I'm probably gonna leave it to someone else to get the high bid. Too much in the way of logistics....

[joemama99]

I'll try for it...not far from me

[Electronic M]

Originally Posted by Jeffhs

The first UHF station in Cleveland signed on in 1965. It was a low-power (one megawatt ERP, IIRC) station on channel 25 that didn't reach my home town worth a darn , unless a good outdoor antenna was used.

One Mega-Watt would be equal to 1000KW twice what even WLW (the most powerful AM station ever) put out during it's prime....I believe you are thinking of a mili-Watt as the unit....though that seems kind of small even for low-power commercial broadcast.

[David Roper]

I think you're both off by orders of magnitude.

[Penthode]

No, one megawatt ERP sounds reasonable. An antenna gain of uo to 12dB would be usual which means that the transmitter would be delivering 1/16 x 1,000,000 = 62,500 watts.

Analog UHF transmitter ERPs up to about 2megawatt were not uncommon. DTV transmitters now frequently emit up to 1 Megawatt average radiated power using two or three 20kW to 35kW I.O.T's (Inductive Output Tubes). Yes, Vacuum Tubes are used for DTV.

[DaveWM]

Nice looking 5 in that bunch...