I think one of the examples was for a lad by the name of Freddie Carpenter. So if anybody could give me a scan, it would be much appreciated, so i can finish this project before i get replacements for my lost newsletters. 
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Baird Test Card Drum
by McGee2021 » Fri Sep 09, 2016 2:43 pm
i am building a relatively simple replica of the Baird test card drum, or whatever you want to call it, like the carousel or rack. I was assembling my old Baird test-cards i printed off, and i was going to have a local artist draw some new, custom ones, since where i live is a major tourist destination during the fall (when i cant go to town for "reasons unknown"), and it has been considered an artist colony for the past two centuries. But anyway, to get to the point, i lost the newsletter that had the example of scattered lettering for transmitting a name on Baird's Televisor. I think one of the examples was for a lad by the name of Freddie Carpenter. So if anybody could give me a scan, it would be much appreciated, so i can finish this project before i get replacements for my lost newsletters.
I think one of the examples was for a lad by the name of Freddie Carpenter. So if anybody could give me a scan, it would be much appreciated, so i can finish this project before i get replacements for my lost newsletters. Fun times, ain't it?
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Re: Baird Test Card Drum
by McGee2021 » Sat Sep 10, 2016 10:19 am
Anyway, before i find the newsletters, here's my progress.
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Re: Baird Test Card Drum
by Harry Dalek » Sat Sep 10, 2016 12:51 pm
Cards look good not seen most of those before .
Its a good idea can't say i have read of any one making one of those before good work my friend
Its a good idea can't say i have read of any one making one of those before good work my friend
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Re: Baird Test Card Drum
by McGee2021 » Sat Sep 10, 2016 2:01 pm
Harry Dalek wrote:Cards look good not seen most of those before .
Its a good idea can't say i have read of any one making one of those before good work my friend
Most of them are from the man with a flower in his mouth, you can read about it here:http://www.tvdawn.com/earliest-tv/the-man-with-the-flower-in-his-mouth/ on Don McLean's website.
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Re: Baird Test Card Drum
by McGee2021 » Tue Sep 13, 2016 10:16 am
Found the test-cards, It just took me a bit of exploring on the forum. They are about half way down the page, Here: http://www.taswegian.com/NBTV/forum/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=526
Time to try out scattered lettered writing!
Time to try out scattered lettered writing!
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Re: Baird Test Card Drum
by McGee2021 » Sun Sep 18, 2016 1:11 pm
I have ordered a few web cameras, and i still have to make a selector switch to switch between cameras, such as the one for the 'studio' and the testcard drum.
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Re: Baird Test Card Drum
by Harry Dalek » Sun Sep 18, 2016 4:35 pm
Heres some more cards for your project and 30 line link to a few others i noticed on this site ,
http://www.radios-tv.co.uk/Pembers/Test ... l#30-Lines
http://www.radios-tv.co.uk/Pembers/Test ... l#30-Lines
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Re: Baird Test Card Drum
by McGee2021 » Mon Sep 19, 2016 2:11 am
Thanks, as soon as I get ink for my printer, I'll start to print them off and assemble them.
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