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? >> >> >> >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >> - >> You can UNSUBSCRIBE from the OpenDTV list in two ways: >> >> - Using the UNSUBSCRIBE command in your user configuration >> settings at FreeLists.org >> >> - By sending a message to: opendtv-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the >> word unsubscribe in the subject line. >> >> >> >> >> >> > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > You can UNSUBSCRIBE from the OpenDTV list in two ways: > > - Using the UNSUBSCRIBE command in your user configuration settings > at FreeLists.org > > - By sending a message to: opendtv-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the > word unsubscribe in the subject line. > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- You can UNSUBSCRIBE from the OpenDTV list in two ways: - Using the UNSUBSCRIBE command in your user configuration settings at FreeLists.org - By sending a message to: opendtv-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word unsubscribe in the subject line.