Classic test cards/patterns

ttooddddyy

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UK members, remember this ?

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Here is RCAs early mono test card

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Baseley09

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The girl & clown is a classic, the shapes & colours used to fascinate me.
 
ttooddddyy

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Thing is with 24 hour programing you dont often get to see these, apart from tech tweaking at odd hours.

Here is the 16:9 version

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The O and Xs is OK for center convergence, Im looking for a high res version to copy and use as a workshop test pattern. I have a signal generator with X hatch etc, but this is a fun blast from the past :)
 
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Do you have any high res RCA ones?

I want to use it as my Desktop wallpaper.
 
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norton9478 said:
Do you have any high res RCA ones?

I want to use it as my Desktop wallpaper.
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Will let you know if I find any, I like the Indian Icon.
 
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norton9478 said:
Do you have any high res RCA ones?

I want to use it as my Desktop wallpaper.
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This is the best I can find, remember that the original dates back to the late 30s, so there would not be a high res copy of the original but maybe good screen caps.

For "political reasons" at the time, there are two versions, with or without the Indians Head, I prefer the one with.

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ttooddddyy

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Baseley09 said:
The girl & clown is a classic, the shapes & colours used to fascinate me.
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In the early days of colour TV in the UK especially on BBC2 when programming was intermittent, viewers used to sit around watching the test pattern and listen to the 1 KHz audio tone
:oh_no: :tickled:
 
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When the Aliens invade Earth, remember this thread. The RCA test card has more than meets the eye imbedded within.

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