[Elecraft] Frequency counters for Alignment

Jack Smith Jack.Smith at cliftonlaboratories.com
Thu Mar 1 21:24:57 EST 2007


Ken Kopp wrote:
>
>
> If you are receiving a network ... as opposed to a local ... TV
> program, the 3579.5454 NTSC color burst signal from your TV will very 
> accurate.  It's locked to the network's frequency standard, which is 
> in turn locked to the NBS standard in Boulder.
>
>
That was true at one time, but is it still the case? I recall reading 
that with the switch to digital video distribution color burst is 
locally generated and hence not tied to the NBS standards.


Jack K8ZOA



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