[opendtv] Re: Needle Pulse test pattern

  • From: John Golitsis <john@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Tue, 25 Oct 2005 13:16:23 -0400

Yes..."modulated steps" would be the proper way to describe it.

A better choice of patterns to ask about would probably be a standard  
BBC PLUGE pattern, which I believe has 5 steps?


On 25-Oct-05, at 12:46 PM, Mark Schubin wrote:

> Not sure what a "'standard' needle pulse test pattern" is.  This web
> site shows the standard NTC-7 composite test signal (go to the  
> bottom):
> http://www.spectrum-soft.com/news/fall99/ntc7.shtm
>
> I suppose the 2T pulse can be considered a "needle."  Are the  
> modulated
> steps what you refer to as blocks?
>
> The FCC composite VITS signal is almost the same thing rearranged.   
> This
> site lists almost all of the in-service insertion test signals:
> http://www.tek.com/Measurement/cgi-bin/framed.pl?Document=/ 
> Measurement/App_Notes/NTSC_Video_Msmt/ 
> beyondbars.html&FrameSet=television
>
> TTFN,
> Mark
>
>
>
> John Golitsis wrote:
>
>
>> A "standard" needle pulse test pattern has a series of blocks in the
>> center.  I'm pretty sure I read once that the blocks are arranged
>> with 100 IRE on the top, and then each successive block is half
>> that.  Can anyone confirm?
>>
>>
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