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Re: Transmission of NBTV via liquids

Postby Harry Dalek » Mon Feb 25, 2019 6:13 pm

Klaas Robers wrote:You might realize that television signals are transmitted and received through glass. It is in the glass delay line in PAL and SECAM colour televisions. Althouhg it is not the total signal, it is the colour subcarrier signal, and the delay is 64 us, one TV line. It works on 4,4 MHz and the bandwidth is still about 1 or 2 MHz. You can surely modulate an NBTV video signal onto a 4,4 MHz carrier, send that through the glass delay line and receive it at the other transducer.

As the bandwidth of the quartz transducers is rather limited, you cannot send a baseband video signal through the line, only something centered around the resonance frequency of the crystal.

In the very very beginning of PAL-TV Telefunken used a stretched delay line. One crystal transducer at one end, the other at the other end. The problem was: how to tune the proper delay time? thus a folded line was made, half the length, where the signal reflected against the far end. Both transducers were situated side by side at the same beginning end. By grinding the far end, while measuring the delay time, the tuning was much easier.

Later the super-folded lines were made, where the accoustic wave reflected against side walls and the end wall. By grinding one wall the tuning is performed. Harry, you opened such a line.


MMMM interesting Klaas .
I was about to reply to your last post on the delay lines ...noticed you had posted here
When i was reading up on sound waves sold objects it seems are better than liquid in transmitting sound waves gases the worst ....i suppose the old can with a string and a can at the other end is a way of transmitting voice bandwidth same idea with transducers speakers mic you would think would work as well for say NBTV ..
I will keep that idea in Mind Klass about the delay lines i found a few in my junk box ,all look similar with connections on the edge of them and reflection bumps on the flat glass one side.
The tub i used for these liquid tests would be a delay line too as you mentioned at the end of your message ....length longer or bouncing off more walls more delay .
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Re: Transmission of NBTV via liquids

Postby Klaas Robers » Sat Mar 02, 2019 8:38 pm

Because the crystal is damped by the glass, it is difficult to use it as an oscillator. Try to make a 4,4MHz signal with another, normal crystal, modulate that and apply it to one of the two delayline crystals. Then with the oscilloscope you can see it coming from the other crystal, delayed by 64 us.
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Re: Transmission of NBTV via liquids

Postby Harry Dalek » Sat Mar 02, 2019 9:50 pm

Klaas Robers wrote:Because the crystal is damped by the glass, it is difficult to use it as an oscillator. Try to make a 4,4MHz signal with another, normal crystal, modulate that and apply it to one of the two delayline crystals. Then with the oscilloscope you can see it coming from the other crystal, delayed by 64 us.


Hi Klaas
i never mentioned it yet but that is some thing i tried yesterday with the Jeffree cell valve Hartley oscillator and on the dual scope i could see the delay from the input to out ,yes i think you could transmit via the delay line if you modulate in on the 4 mhz crystal .
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Re: Transmission of NBTV via liquids

Postby Klaas Robers » Mon Mar 04, 2019 4:28 am

Modulate onto 4.4 MHz, that is the center frequency of the PAL delay-line. And if that works, you have transmitted an NBTV-signal via glass. You may consider glass to be a under cooled liquid, because it is amorphous, just like all liquids.
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Re: Transmission of NBTV via liquids

Postby Harry Dalek » Mon Mar 04, 2019 8:14 pm

Klaas Robers wrote:Modulate onto 4.4 MHz, that is the center frequency of the PAL delay-line. And if that works, you have transmitted an NBTV-signal via glass. You may consider glass to be a under cooled liquid, because it is amorphous, just like all liquids.


It was interesting i was changing the frequency its very tight but the delay line does have a little play ,i should of had the frequency meter checking this .
But as you change the frequency you can change the delay out which must be different to want is expected on 4.433...but you can never line the input to the output sine wave it just jumps out of phase to the other side when you try changing frequency and line it up .
Transmitting in this solid delay line would be possible is interesting to hear from you ..Am modulating it i will have a think about it ..can't be any harder than than the AM modulating the 40 khz ultra sonic transducer narrow band idea i was working on before the liquid NBTV experiments .
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Re: Transmission of NBTV via liquids

Postby FlyMario » Wed Mar 27, 2019 10:46 pm

What in the heck have I been missing?!?d This is incredibly cool!
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Re: Transmission of NBTV via liquids

Postby Harry Dalek » Thu Mar 28, 2019 6:41 pm

FlyMario wrote:What in the heck have I been missing?!?d This is incredibly cool!


Oh well it was fun if you try it read back what i used the mic and speaker should have a good bandwidth to start with so you might have to experiment here , i have moved onto supersonic's in Liquid ,moving it to transmit video in the MHZ range is a next step .
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Re: Transmission of NBTV via liquids

Postby smrutibora » Thu May 02, 2019 8:36 pm

You may understand that TV signals are transmitted and got through glass. It is in the glass defer line in Buddy and SECAM shading TVs. Althouhg it isn't the all out flag, it is the shading subcarrier flag, and the postponement is 64 us, one television line. It deals with 4,4 MHz and the transfer speed is still around 1 or 2 MHz. You can most likely adjust a NBTV video flag onto a 4,4 MHz bearer, send that through the glass postpone line and get it at the other transducer.

As the transfer speed of the quartz transducers is somewhat constrained, you can't send a baseband video motion through the line, just something revolved around the reverberation recurrence of the precious stone.

In the absolute starting point of Buddy television Telefunken utilized an extended postpone line. One gem transducer toward one side, the other at the opposite end. The issue was: how to tune the correct defer time? along these lines a collapsed line was made, a large portion of the length, where the flag reflected against the far end. The two transducers were arranged next to each other at a similar starting end. By crushing the far end, while estimating the defer time, the tuning was a lot simpler.

Later the super-collapsed lines were made, where the accoustic wave reflected against side dividers and the end divider. By crushing one divider the tuning is performed. Harry, you opened such a line.
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Re: Transmission of NBTV via liquids

Postby Harry Dalek » Sat May 04, 2019 7:43 pm

Hi smrutibora great information ... had no idea about on those delay lines .
I did play around with A pal one in the 4 Mhz range sure it would delay the wave a touch but i found the liquid idea more interesting in the video transmitting idea than via this solid .
It happens to be an effect of using something like a liquid to do this it delays the video i suppose how much delay its the video travelling the length of the tub with water tube what ever ..some thing i never tried was see the same result side by side delayed and non delayed ,a moving image would be better for this .
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Re: Transmission of NBTV via liquids

Postby Steve Anderson » Sun May 05, 2019 3:43 pm

In the digital world delaying a signal is easy, use some RAM, or a shift register, there are a few other methods too. With an A-D at the input and a D-A at the output you have your delay line.

In the analogue world there are (were) 'Bucket Brigade' delay lines. Their downside was they could be a bit noisy depending on the number of stages, see:-

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bucket-brigade_device

No idea if you can still get them...

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...now how about someone comes up with a time-advance chip? i.e. the signal comes out before you input it...maybe a job for Dr. Who...do they still have those blue police boxes in the UK?
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Re: Transmission of NBTV via liquids

Postby Dave Moll » Sun May 05, 2019 5:47 pm

Steve Anderson wrote:do they still have those blue police boxes in the UK?


Only in museums or other preservation situations. Use for police communications ceased a long time ago.
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Re: Transmission of NBTV via liquids

Postby Harry Dalek » Sun May 05, 2019 6:50 pm

Wonder if you get a 50 year telephone delay line to the police via a police Box or a direct line to William Hartnell ? whoops be Partick Troughton by then :shock: sorry drwho joke !
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Re: Transmission of NBTV via liquids

Postby Viewmaster » Sun May 05, 2019 8:33 pm

Harry, I'm always very impressed by your projects, some good lateral thinking
which I admire and try to cultivate in myself.

Why not try using Gin and Tonic as the transmission medium, then if it
doesn't produce good results you can drink it !

THAT will produce some very good results. :lol: :roll:
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Re: Transmission of NBTV via liquids

Postby Harry Dalek » Mon May 06, 2019 5:58 pm

Viewmaster wrote:Harry, I'm always very impressed by your projects, some good lateral thinking
which I admire and try to cultivate in myself.

Why not try using Gin and Tonic as the transmission medium, then if it
doesn't produce good results you can drink it !

THAT will produce some very good results. :lol: :roll:


Albert if you transmit in the liquid and not brake the stream while drinking it are you drinking NBTV ?
I think it would still have to be water for a nice bandwidth :wink: ..i am a bit boring i don't drink the hard stuff :roll:
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Re: Transmission of NBTV via liquids

Postby Andrew Davie » Mon May 06, 2019 6:08 pm

Wondering how well nitroglycerine would work... ;)
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