Radio age research, manufacturing, communications, broadcasting, television (1941)

zar, said: "Spectators at the arena crowded around the television monitoring- equipment near the end of last ni^'ht's performance when heavy clouds caused poor visibility in the arena. The television view- ers saw pictures that were much brighter than the actual scene in the arena." The Diario de Madrid' added: "RCA deserves warm jiraise for its television coverage of a Spanish bullfighting spectacle. Television enabled viewers many kilometers from the arena to see the events with excellent fidelity." During the television demonstra- tions in Madrid the city displayed colorful posters advertising what it termed a "television corrida" and gave wide acclaim to RCA representatives and the distribut- ing organization. At intervals, the noted Dominguin stood behind the RCA producer Ed Price, and ad- vised him on camera shots. Domin- guin, himself a sports impresario, announced that he hoped to employ television in coverage not only of bullfighting, but in other events such as boxing and wrestling, when television makes its permanent en- trance into Spain. In October, 1946, a television crew of the RCA International Division journeyed to Mexico and demonstrated the RCA .-system with a series of pick-ups in the capital. There, success was achieved for the first time in the pick-up and trans- mission of bullfight scenes. Later, in June. 1947, the first demonstration of the American tele- vision system on the continent of Europe was conducted by RCA at the Milan International Fair and at various other Italian sites, includ- ing Vatican City, where Pope Pius XIII was televised for the first time. These demonstrations were held in conjunction with the celebration in Italy of the 50th anniversary of the invention of radio. Members of the RCA Interna- tional Division's television crew who introduced the video art to Spain were William J. Reillv, C. E. Davis, T. J. Shipferling, F. \V. Millspaugh and Ed Price. On hand for the initial exhibition were Vice- Admiral William A. Glassford, European Manager of RCA; John F. Royal, Vice President and As- sistant to the President, National Broadcasting Company: and Carlos Villalvazo, European Field Repre- sentative of the RCA International Division. SCENES SUCH AS THIS, PICKED UP BY AN IMACE ORTHICON CAMERA FROM A LOCAL BULLKinHTI.VG ARKNA WERE SHOWN IN A CROWD- PArKEI> M\riUII) TIIEATRF.. 300 Engineers Complete Television Courses More than 300 broadcast engi- neers from leading radio networks and independent stations in the United States, Australia, Canada, and Mexico, have completed the television technical training courses being conducted by the Engineering Products Department of the RCA Victor Division in Camden, N. J. Conducted by "popular request" in Camden and also on the West Coast the week-long clinics acquaint broadcast technicians with the theory, design, operation, and main- tenance of the latest television equipment. A combination of tech- nical sessions and practical demon- strations familiarizes the engineers with problems concerning the in- stallation and operation of televi- sion systems. Each cour.se, staffed by the same RCA television engi- neers who designed the equipment and are familiar with every phase of its operation, is delivered at an engineering level. Technical sessions include dis- cussions of all aspects of television technical operation, ranging from fundamental theory to layout of television studios, kinescope photog- raphy, and the use of mobile tele- vision microwave equipment in the coverage of remote broadcasts. Practical demonstrations for those attending the fifth clinic in the Camden series, were held in a newly constructed television studio where the visiting engineers wit- nessed a live video program from the control position. They also were given an opportunity to operate the cameras, control equipment, and the 16mm and .S.'Smm projectors used in televising motion picture film. In adjoining laboratories, they viewed demonstrations of RCA's 7000- megacycle relay equipment used for relaying television programs be- tween remote pickup locations and the studio. Included in the training programs were a tour of the transmitter pro- duction plant and inspection trips to RCA's experimental television station W3XEP and RCA labora- tories in Princeton, N. J. [2C RADIO AGCj