8-Track Strobe Tape @airplaneengine

airplaneengine This is an early attempt at creating a strobe tape used to check for proper speed of 8-track tape players. Works the same as turntable strobes...only on a tape. The lines will appear to stand still if the tape is being drawn at the correct speed. They will creep to the left if the player plays fast, and creep to the right if the player plays slow.

The splice on this short loop causes the tape to vibrate more than I'd like, that's why I'm using a pencil to pull the tape tighter in the video. A longer loop is in the works. This was designed with graphics design/image editing software and printed on standard 8.5x11 paper. It was checked for accuracy with an engineering ruler.

This strobe tape has 16 lines per inch as initially I thought 32 lines per inch would appear too "thin". With 16 lines per inch, a neon lamp with a diode in series for half-wave rectification is used. If 32 lines per inch are used, half-wave rectification of the current supplying the lamp wouldn't be necessary. A crystal controlled LED could also be used where accuracy of the mains line frequency cannot be trusted.

Tape strobes are nothing new, they've been around for many years, however I'm not aware of anyone currently manufacturing them. In the early 70s, Robins marketed an 8-track tape strobe similar to what I'm working on here. You can see one in operation on a friend's video: youtube.com/watch?v=N1WcDz4M8B0&feature=youtu.be

updated 9 years ago

8-Track Strobe Tape

airplaneengine 2017-04-04 | This is an early attempt at creating a strobe tape used to check for proper speed of 8-track tape players. Works the same as turntable strobes...only on a tape. The lines will appear to stand still if the tape is being drawn at the correct speed. They will creep to the left if the player plays fast, and creep to the right if the player plays slow.

The splice on this short loop causes the tape to vibrate more than I'd like, that's why I'm using a pencil to pull the tape tighter in the video. A longer loop is in the works. This was designed with graphics design/image editing software and printed on standard 8.5x11 paper. It was checked for accuracy with an engineering ruler.

This strobe tape has 16 lines per inch as initially I thought 32 lines per inch would appear too "thin". With 16 lines per inch, a neon lamp with a diode in series for half-wave rectification is used. If 32 lines per inch are used, half-wave rectification of the current supplying the lamp wouldn't be necessary. A crystal controlled LED could also be used where accuracy of the mains line frequency cannot be trusted.

Tape strobes are nothing new, they've been around for many years, however I'm not aware of anyone currently manufacturing them. In the early 70s, Robins marketed an 8-track tape strobe similar to what I'm working on here. You can see one in operation on a friend's video: youtube.com/watch?v=N1WcDz4M8B0&feature=youtu.be

Garage Logic - Special Saturday 20th Anniversary Show 8-24-2013

airplaneengine 2023-09-12 | Special one hour Saturday show, celebrating 20 years of Garage Logic with Joe Soucheray. Aired on August 24, 2013 at noon. Broadcasting live from the Carousel Park stage at the Minnesota State Fair. Full one hour show, complete with commercials as aired.

Old State Fair classics such as Tina & Lena, Box the Clown, Monty the Reptile guy, and Doris Mold join the show. Everyone's favorite Euphorian, Morghanne Q.E. Wolfe-Slattery, also makes an appearance. Includes longtime Garage Logic figures, Judy Dibble and Angie.

Garage Logic with Joe Soucheray continues today as a podcast: garagelogic.com

Recorded directly off the air. Garage Logic with Joe Soucheray AM 1500 KSTP is copyright of Hubbard Broadcasting. I do not claim ownership of this content. It will be removed immediately upon request. No revenue is made off this presentation.

1993 Saint Paul Winter Carnival - Vulcan Victory Party

airplaneengine 2022-12-08 | 1993 Vulcan victory dinner party. Saint Paul Winter Carnival. At The Minnesota Brewing Company (Schmidt Brewery).

1991 Saint Paul Winter Carnival - Snow Sculpturing Contest

airplaneengine 2022-12-06 | Showing off the sculptures, award ceremonies, and behind the scenes with the 1991 Vulcan Krewe at the Saint Paul Winter Carnival snow sculpting contest.

Midland WR-100 Weather Radio Repair (silent, weak, or squealing tuner)

airplaneengine 2022-09-09 | This is a fairly easy repair for Midland WR-100 weather radios that exhibit a silent, weak, or squealing tuner. While it is possible your issue may be different, I have found the ceramic IF filter (black rectangular box labeled CQ 33-450E on the circuit board) has a tendency to leak (electrically), creating a low resistance path between the ground and IF input of the tuner chip. To test if this is the issue with your radio, carefully desolder and remove the original filter, and power up the radio. If your radio was dead silent before, you should hear louder hiss and static with the filter removed. If you have a small (~68pf or greater) ceramic capacitor at hand, you can place it across the input and output pads (the off-center hole and end hole closest to the display), and you should hear your local weather radio station. If the radio works well and you live close enough the transmitter, with very weak or no adjacent signals, you may choose to leave the capacitor in place of the filter. For best performance, it is suggested you replace the filter with another filter. The original filter has a center frequency of 450kHz and a 6dB bandwidth of ±7.5kHz. A commonly found online (as of posting this) exact drop-in replacement is the LT450EW. The lower profile LTS450 series filter has the same pin spacing and will work as well. Wider filters with D suffix (±10kHz BW) and C suffix (±12.5kHz BW) will also work.

I’ve had three of these Midland weather radios working around the house and garage for 15+ years, and so far all three have been working without issue. I’ve only been introduced to the problems with these radios when I started to pick them up from thrift stores with the intention to give them to family members.

I happened to have been repairing this radio just while the weekly test was sent, didn't even get a chance to finish soldering it before the test.

Cox RR-1 • Rustys Traveling Engines

airplaneengine 2021-05-08 | Cox RR-1 as included with the set of traveling engines being sent from member to member in remembrance of longtime Cox Engine Forum member and moderator, Rusty Knowlton.

Commercials on CBS (WCCO) (Halloween Programming) - October 25, 1996

airplaneengine 2019-10-31 | Commercials and promos aired during the seasonal showing of It's A Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown and the television premiere of Boo to You Too, Winnie the Pooh. Recorded off WCCO (Channel 4) Minneapolis/St.Paul. October 25, 1996 *Video Tape Contents Below*

(Break 1) 0:00
- Secret Ultra Dry deodorant
- Pampers Premium Diapers
- Burger King
- Pillsbury Sugar Cookies
- Toy Story on video Oct. 29
- CBS Touched by an Angel Promo

(Break 2) 2:19
- Franco-American Superiore canned pasta
- Fisher Price - The Great Adventures Pirate Ship
- Bisquick
- Irish Spring Sport soap
- CBS Designated Driver PSA
- Boo to You Too! Winnie the Pooh Promo
- CBS Dr. Quinn Medicine Woman Promo
- Amoco Silver Gasoline
- Stouffer's Lean Cuisine - New Hearty Portions
- Pillsbury Quick Bread Mix
- WCCO 4 News preview

(Break 3) 5:33
- Wendy’s Grilled Chicken Sandwich
- Betty Crocker Rick & Creamy Frosting
- Larger than Life movie in theaters Nov. 1st
- CBS Kids Secrets of the Crypt Keeper’s Haunted House promo
- CBS Kids Bailey Kipper’s P.O.V. promo

- CBS Special - Disney intro with Michael Eisner for TV premiere of Boo to You Too! Winnie the Pooh 7:05

(Break 4) 8:31
- Campbell’s Creative Chef cooking soup
- Snickers bar
- Got Milk?
- Target Gift Registries
- McDonalds Halloween commercial
- CBS Kids Project G.e.e.K.e.R promo
- CBS Dr. Quinn Medicine Woman Promo

(Break 5) 10:59
- Galoob Pound Puppies - Brush ’N Style Puppy
- Franco-American Superiore canned pasta
- Toy Story on video Oct. 29
- CBS Mr. & Mrs. Smith promo
- CBS Touched by an Angel promo
- CBS Everybody Loves Raymond promo

(Break 6) 13:10
- M&Ms
- Burger King
- Mattel Cabbage Patch Kids - Snacktime Kid
- CBS Kids Bailey Kipper’s P.O.V. promo
- CBS Kids Secrets of the Crypt Keeper’s Haunted House promo
- end of recording

About the source tape, playback VCR and analog to digital transfer device.

VHS Tape: Tozai Premium Grade T-120 (budget brand)
Record Speed/Mode (VHS): LP
VHS Audio: Mono-Linear
Original Recorder: 1986 Montgomery Ward JSJ-10662
Playback VCR: 1986 JVC HR-D470U
Transfer Method: Convert VHS to DVD
DVD: 4.7GB Verbatim DVD-R
DVD Recorder: Pioneer 520H-S
Record Speed/Mode (DVD): SP
DVD to Video File Converter Program: Handbrake (MP4, H.264, RF: 20, Deinterlace)
Assembled and edited in: iMovie 10.1.4

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92.5 KQRS Hal Hoover February 1979 - Unscoped - Album Rock

airplaneengine 2018-09-25 | *7-26-19 EDIT* Skip to 3:35 for beginning of audio. ELO muted due to new copyright strike.

Unscoped aircheck of "KQ92" 92.5/1440 KQRS Minneapolis/St.Paul. Dated to early February of 1979. Rescued off a home recorded 8-track tape (recorded over Santana). Complete with music and commercials. Uploaded in celebration of 50 years of 92.5 KQRS 1968-2018!

Free Bird - Lynyrd Skynyrd muted at end of video due to copyright reasons.

Playback deck: Pioneer H-R99

This is a case where the head had to be aligned to the particular recording on the tape to reduce crosstalk from the previous recording (Santana). The recorder used to record over Santana had a misaligned head which wasn't able to completely erase the previous recording.

The excessive "hiss" heard is most likely due to poor reception or tuning.

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San Diegos Ch 10 Turns 40 (including commercials) - 12/9/1993

airplaneengine 2018-07-26 | 40 years of KGTV 10 as aired on 12/9/1993

*Video Tape Contents Below*

coming soon

About the source tape, playback VCR and analog to digital transfer device.

VHS Tape: Sony T-160ESD
Record Speed/Mode (VHS): EP
VHS Audio: Mono Linear
Original Recorder: Unknown
Playback VCR: XR-1000 SVG-300 (Shintom)
Digital Transfer Device: Panasonic DMR-EZ485V VHS/DVD Digital Tuner Deck
Transfer Method: Convert VHS to DVD
DVD: 4.7GB Maxell DVD-RW
DVD Recorder: Panasonic DMR-EZ485V VHS/DVD Digital Tuner Deck
Record Speed/Mode (DVD): SP
DVD to Video File Converter Program: Handbrake (MP4, H.264, RF: 20, Deinterlace)
Assembled and edited in: not edited

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Commercials on FoxBox (games, movies, food) - May 10, 2003

airplaneengine 2018-07-05 | Commercials and promos aired on Saturday morning “FoxBox” during an episode of Pirate Islands. Recorded off KMSP “Fox 9” Minneapolis/St.Paul. Dated to May 10, 2003.
*Video Tape Contents Below*

•Please DO NOT ASK for the complete unedited recording, only the commercial breaks were transferred.

(Break 1) 0:00
- Wendy’s Kids’ Meal - Hey Arnold! toys
- FoxBox Applegator Hunt Sweepstakes Promo - Trip to SeaWorld, Apple Jacks
- X2: X-Men United movie promo
- Hamtaro game for Game Boy Advance
(Break 2) 2:24
- McDonalds - He-Man and the Masters of the Universe Happy Meal toys
- Daddy Day Care movie promo
- Bubble Tape bubble gum
- FoxBox Sweepstakes teaser
- Wildberry Yo-J yogurt & juice drink
- Fruit Roll-Ups candy - new flavor “Berry Blitz”
- Boy Scouts of America
(Break 3) 5:54
- Post Fruity Pebbles - Flintstones - postopia.com
- McDonalds - “stop the rain”
- Ultraman Tiga show promo
- X-Men The Legend Of Wolverine on VHS and DVD
- Bubble Tape bubble gum
(Break 4) 8:38
- Pirate Islands credits/next show preview
- FoxBox bumper
- National Arbor Day Foundation
- Sherlock Holmes in the 22nd Century opening and theme
- end of recording

About the source tape, playback VCR and analog to digital transfer device.

Recorded by a cousin, probably to time-shift Pirate Islands. Pirate Islands episode is incomplete, as is Sherlock Holmes. Please DO NOT ASK for the complete unedited tape, only the commercial breaks were transferred.

VHS Tape: T-120
Record Speed/Mode (VHS): SP
VHS Audio: Mono-Linear
Original Recorder: Unknown
Playback VCR: Panasonic DMR-EZ485V VHS/DVD Digital Tuner Deck
Digital Transfer Device: Panasonic DMR-EZ485V VHS/DVD Digital Tuner Deck
Transfer Method: Convert VHS to DVD
DVD: 4.7GB Memorex DVD-RW
DVD Recorder: Panasonic DMR-EZ485V VHS/DVD Digital Tuner Deck
Record Speed/Mode (DVD): SP
DVD to Video File Converter Program: Handbrake (MP4, H.264, RF: 20, Deinterlace)
Assembled and edited in: iMovie 10.1.4

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Nickelodeon Commercials and Promos (toys, games, food) - March 25, 1998

airplaneengine 2018-04-05 | Commercials and promos aired on Nickelodeon. Dated to March of 1998.
*Video Tape Contents Below*

**Continues from here: youtube.com/watch?v=TZ5gccX2voA **
(Break 1) 0:00
- *Face* — 2pm Transition from Nick Jr. to Nickelodeon
- Nickelodeon bump
- Craft Show & Sale at the St.Cloud Civic Center by Gingerbread Shows (local ad)
- Ace Bar & Cafe in St.Cloud MN (local ad)
- Galoob Backpack Club dolls and play sets
- Hasbro Tonka Cool Tools Search 'n Rescue Helicopter
- Marvel/Toy Biz Spider-Man Spider Force Web Car
- Marvel/Toy Biz Spider-Man Web Blaster
- Tiger Toys Lazer Tag
- MGA Singing Bouncy Baby doll
- Pressman Beautiful Bubbles Tea Set
- Nickelodeon bump
- Jim Henson’s Muppet Babies opening theme
(Break 2) 4:40
- Nickelodeon bump
- 11th Annual Nickelodeon Kid’s Choice Awards promo
- Meet The Deedles
- Koosh Lings / Cool Scenes Koosh Lings
- McDonalds use your Imagination / Disney’s Peter Pan
- Nickelodeon “Snick” Action League promo
- “Nicktoons” bump
- Nickelodeon - back to show
(Break 3) 8:22
- Jim Henson’s Muppet Babies end credits
- Hey Arnold! promo
- Walt Disney’s Little Mermaid coming to VHS
- Trendmasters Lost In Space action figures
- Mattel Barbie buy one get one free offer
- Nickelodeon bump
- Post Cocoa Pebbles cereal w/ The Flintstones
- Post Honeycomb cereal
- You’re on Nickelodeon Charlie Brown! promo
- Nickelodeon bump
- Looney Tunes on Nickelodeon theme
- (Sylvester The Cat) opening
(Break 4) 13:35
- Looney Tunes on Nick bump
- Nickelodeon Sports Theater with Shaquille O’Neal promo
- Mattel Olympic Skater Barbie & Ken
- Kellogg’s Corn Pops cereal w/ Exclusive Pop music CD offer
- Rugrats Live Adventure - Live on Stage by M&M Minis
- Looney Tunes on Nick bump
- (Porky the Pig) opening
(Break 5) 16:00
- Looney Tunes on Nick bump
- 11th Annual Nickelodeon Kid’s Choice Awards promo
- K’Nex construction toys
- General Mills Cocoa Puffs w/ Sonny the Cuckoo Bird
- McDonalds use your Imagination / Disney’s Peter Pan
- America’s Dairy Farmers Got Milk? Monster Trapping
- Looney Tunes on Nick bump
- (Wile E. Coyote and the Road Runner) opening
- end of recording

About the source tape, playback VCR and analog to digital transfer device.

VHS Tape: Maxell T-120 “GX-Silver”
Record Speed/Mode (VHS): EP
VHS Audio: Hi-Fi Stereo
Original Recorder: 1986 NEC (forgot the model) HiFi VCR
Playback VCR: 1986 JVC HR-D470U side-loading HiFi VCR
Digital Transfer Device: Panasonic DMR-EZ485V VHS/DVD Digital Tuner Deck
Transfer Method: Convert VHS to DVD
DVD: 4.7GB Verbatim DVD-R
DVD Recorder: Panasonic DMR-EZ485V VHS/DVD Digital Tuner Deck
Record Speed/Mode (DVD): FR (Flexible Recording, set to 2:15 hrs per disc, across three discs)
DVD to Video File Converter Program: Handbrake (MP4, H.264, RF: 20, Deinterlace)
Assembled and edited in: iMovie 10.1.4

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3/30/18 All Request Show with Stan Turner (Final Show) - KLBB 1220

airplaneengine 2018-04-01 | Here is Stan Turner's final All Request Show on AM 1220 KLBB Stillwater, Minnesota. This is a special 4 hour show, aired from noon to 4:00pm on 3-30-2018. AM 1220 KLBB "Club 12-20" ceased broadcasting at 12:00 AM on 4-1-18 (midnight). Hopefully KLBB can be revived sometime down the road.

Follow this link to sign up for updates on the status of KLBB and be sure to let them know you miss them: form.jotform.com/62455562397162

Received from Roseville, Minn. using a late '60s RCA RZM-195EX portable radio. Direct to digital recorder. No equalization or noise reduction performed.

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Nick Jr. Blues Big Wednesday Commercials/Shorts/Promos - March 25, 1998

airplaneengine 2018-03-29 | Commercials, shorts and promos aired on Nick Jr. (morning hours on Nickelodeon) during a marathon of Blue's Clues called "Blue's Big Wednesday". Dated to March of 1998.
*Video Tape Contents Below*

(Break 1) 0:00
- Blue’s Clues end credits
- *Face*
- (Nick Jr. short) Max and His Alphabet Adventures - Letter P
- *Face*
- Nick Jr. Promo: Maurice Sendak’s Little Bear
- MGA Singing Bouncy Baby
- Mattel Hot Wheels X-V Racers Cyclone Stunt Set
- Kellogg’s Frosted Flakes w/ Tony The Tiger
- Hasbro Batman Figures and Car
- Chuck E. Cheese’s
- Nick Jr. bump
- Blue’s Big Wednesday Promo
- *Face*
- Blue’s Clues Episode Intro
(Break 2) 5:46
- Blue’s Clues end credits
- *Face*
- (Nick Jr. short) Joey’s Lunch - Plum Championship
- *Face*
- Nick Jr. Promo: The Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss
- Kidsongs “I Can” series on VHS, CD and Cassette
- General Mills Golden Grahams Treats
- Hershey’s Milk Chocolate Bar
- Mattel Olympic Skater Barbie & Ken
- Galoob Pound Puppies play sets
- Nick Jr. bump
- Blue’s Big Wednesday Promo
- *Face*
- Blue’s Clues Episode Intro
(Break 3) 11:09
- Blue’s Clues end credits
- *Face*
- (Nick Jr. short) Flexy’s Little Big Question - “Why do we eat vegetables?”
- *Face*
- Betty Crocker Fruit by the Foot - Secret Alien Messages
- Milton Bradley Gator Golf game
- Pressman Beautiful Bubbles Tea Set
- Marvel/Toy Biz Silver Surfer action figures
- Mattel Barbie “Cool Looks” Fashion Designer computer program
- Kellogg’s Frosted Flakes w/ Tony The Tiger
- Nick Jr. bump
- Blue’s Big Wednesday Promo
- *Face*
- Blue’s Clues Episode Intro
(Break 4) 16:18
- Blue’s Clues end credits
- *Face*
- (Nick Jr. Short) Nick Jr. Sings: “Weather” singing daisy
- *Face*
- Nick Jr. Promo: The Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss
- General Mills Cocoa Puffs w/ Sonny the Cuckoo Bird
- Marvel Spider-Man Sneak Attack and Web Flyers action figures
- Mattel Barbie Walking Ponies
- Kit-Kat Chocolate Bar
- Hasbro McDonalds Happy Meal Girl
- Nick Jr. bump
- Blue’s Big Wednesday Promo
- *Face*
- Blue’s Clues Episode Intro
(Break 5) 21:59
- Blue’s Clues end credits
- *Face*
- (Nick Jr. short) Winky Love: Taxi Ride
- *Face*
- Fox News Channel (ad for the cable channel)
- Lee’s Ace Hardware in St. Joseph MN (local ad)
- Kidsongs “I Can” series on VHS, CD and Cassette
- Mattel/Nickelodeon Rugrats Talking Tommy and friends doll
- Kellogg’s Frosted Flakes w/ Tony The Tiger
- Chuck E. Cheese’s
- Hasbro Batman Figures and Car
- Nick Jr. bump
- Blue’s Big Wednesday Promo
- *Face*
- Blue’s Clues Episode Intro
(Break 6) 27:55
- Blue’s Clues end credits
- *Face*
- (Nick Jr. short) What’s the Buzz with Philomena Fly - Dog Park
- *Face*
- Nick Jr. Promo: The Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss
- Kellogg’s Frosted Flakes w/ Tony The Tiger
- Koosh Big Bubba and bubble toys
- Mattel Tantrum RC Car
- Twizzlers Pull ’n’ Peel and Twists licorice candy
- Galoob Battle Squads combat planes, tanks and figures
- Nick Jr. bump
- Blue’s Big Wednesday Promo
- *Face*
- Blue’s Clues Episode Intro
(Break 7) 34:03
- Blue’s Clues end credits
- *Face*
- (Nick Jr. short) Song from The Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss “It’s A Jungle Out There”
- *Face*
- TCI (Tele-Communications Inc) Digital Cable
- Mestads Bridal and Formal Wear store (local ad)
- America’s Dairy Farmers Got Milk? Lost Milk of Arabia
- Mattel Barbie buy one get one free offer
- U.S. Space Camp
- Nick Jr. bump
- Blue’s Big Wednesday Promo
- *Face*
- Blue’s Clues Episode Intro
(Break 8) 40:09
- Blue’s Clues end credits
- *Face*
- (Nick Jr. short) Jungle Boogie: Playing
- *Face*
- Nick Jr. Promo: The Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss
- Mattel Hot Wheels X-V Racers Cyclone Stunt Set
- Milton Bradley Hungry Hungry Hippos
- Hasbro Play-Doh Barber and Beauty Shop
- Kellogg’s Frosted Flakes w/ Tony The Tiger
- America’s Dairy Farmers Got Milk? Monster Trapping
- Nick Jr. bump
- Blue’s Big Wednesday Promo
- *Face*
- Blue’s Clues Episode Intro
(Break 9) 45:20
- Blue’s Clues end credits (mono-linear audio due to tape damage)
- *Face* — Transition from Nick Jr. to Nickelodeon
- Nickelodeon bump
- end of recording - Continues Here: youtube.com/watch?v=SbE7RRkpUj4

About the source tape, playback VCR and analog to digital transfer device.

VHS Tape: Maxell T-120 “GX-Silver”
Record Speed/Mode (VHS): EP
VHS Audio: Hi-Fi Stereo
Original Recorder: 1986 NEC (forgot the model) HiFi VCR
Playback VCR: 1986 JVC HR-D470U side-loading HiFi VCR
Digital Transfer Device: Panasonic DMR-EZ485V VHS/DVD Digital Tuner Deck
Transfer Method: Convert VHS to DVD
DVD: 4.7GB Verbatim DVD-R
DVD Recorder: Panasonic DMR-EZ485V VHS/DVD Digital Tuner Deck
Record Speed/Mode (DVD): FR (Flexible Recording, set to 2:15 hrs per disc, across three discs)
DVD to Video File Converter Program: Handbrake (MP4, H.264, RF: 20, Deinterlace)
Assembled and edited in: iMovie 10.1.4

🚫Uploaded for historical and educational purposes. No commercial use of this content without permission from copyright holders. No revenue is made off this video.

**Minnesota Gets Super Bowl 52** (Fox 9 News) - May 20, 2014 (full news w/ commercials)

airplaneengine 2018-02-04 | 9pm nightly news broadcast (Fox 9 KMSP Minneapolis/St.Paul) that includes the announcement of Minneapolis being the host of Super Bowl 52 in 2018.
*Video Tape Contents Below*

Recorded off a cable box with rather low audio output, on a cheap mono-linear VCR in EP mode...audio suffers quite a bit. Attempts at noise reduction induced other undesirable effects.

-more details coming soon-

VHS Tape: Fuji T-60 (duplicator grade)
Record Speed/Mode (VHS): EP
VHS Audio: Mono-Linear
Original Recorder: Panasonic (#coming soon)
Playback VCR: Panasonic DMR-EZ485V VHS/DVD Digital Tuner Deck
Digital Transfer Device: Panasonic DMR-EZ485V VHS/DVD Digital Tuner Deck
Transfer Method: Convert VHS to DVD
DVD: 4.7GB Memorex DVD-RW
DVD Recorder: Panasonic DMR-EZ485V VHS/DVD Digital Tuner Deck
Record Speed/Mode (DVD): XP (best quality)
DVD to Video File Converter Program: Handbrake (MP4, H.264, RF: 20, Deinterlace)
Assembled and edited in: iMovie 10.1.4

🚫Uploaded for historical and educational purposes. No commercial use of this content without permission from copyright holders. No revenue is made off this video.

(2000) McDonalds Disney Millennium Celebration Commercial

airplaneengine 2018-01-18 | McDonalds Walt Disney World Millennium Celebration commercial from early 2000 (possibly late 1999). Commemorative drinking glasses.
**More Details Below**

About the source tape, playback VCR and analog to digital transfer device.

This is part of a short "surviving" previous recording that was at the very end of a tape that contained a later recording of Kids' WB from 2002 (commercials from that recording uploaded here: youtube.com/watch?v=8nydeP0Pi90). Sorry about the poor picture quality, I adjusted the tracking the best I could.

VHS Tape: Maxell T-120 “Standard Grade”
Record Speed/Mode (VHS): EP
VHS Audio: Mono-Linear
Original Recorder: Unknown
Playback VCR: XR-1000 SVG-300 (Shintom)
Digital Transfer Device: Panasonic DMR-EZ485V VHS/DVD Digital Tuner Deck
Transfer Method: Convert VHS to DVD
DVD: 4.7GB Memorex DVD-RW
DVD Recorder: Panasonic DMR-EZ485V VHS/DVD Digital Tuner Deck
Record Speed/Mode (DVD): XP (best quality)
DVD to Video File Converter Program: Handbrake (MP4, H.264, RF: 20, Deinterlace)
Assembled and edited in: iMovie 10.1.4

🚫Uploaded for historical and educational purposes. No commercial use of this content without permission from copyright holders. No revenue is made off this video.

Commercials on Kids WB - Nov/Dec 2002 (toys, video games...)

airplaneengine 2018-01-17 | Commercials aired Saturday morning during Yu-Gi-Oh! episodes on Kids' WB (KMWB channel 23 Minneapolis/St.Paul) Dated to late-November/early-December of 2002.
*Video Tape Contents Below*

(Commercial Break 1)
- Kids' WB bump
- Like Mike (movie) on VHS and DVD
- Pixter and Pixter Plus “handheld computer”
- Stouffer’s Maxaroni microwave Macaroni & Cheese
- Smallville promo
- Kids' WB “Top of the Tower win-a-rama” (chance to win Rescue Heroes prizes)
- Kids' WB bump
(Commercial Break 2)
- Kids' WB “Super Stuffed Saturday Sweepstakes!” (chance to win Toa Nuva prize packs)
- Bandai Gundam action figures
- K’Nex Screamin Serpent Roller Coaster
- MGA Mad Lab Monster Surgery
- Mattel Barbie Grand Hotel
- Kids' WB “Super Stuffed Saturday Sweepstakes!” clue/word
- Yu-Gi-Oh! promo
- Land Before Time - Journey to Big Water on VHS and DVD
- Ice Team St.Paul Ice Fishing & Winter Sports Show
- Kids' WB bump
(Commercial Break 3)
- Kids' WB bump
- Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land game for Nintendo Game Boy Advance
- Kids' WB weekday schedule
- The WB Presents: Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer preview
- Andromeda promo and WB23 schedule
- WWE: The Bottom Line promo/schedule
- Ice Team St.Paul Ice Fishing & Winter Sports Show
- MASH promo/schedule
- Kids' WB bump
(Commercial Break 4)
- Yu-Gi-Oh! end credits
— Kids' WB “Holiday Sock Party”
- Kids' WB “Super Stuffed Saturday” continues
(Commercial Break 5)
- Kids' WB bump
- Dragon Ball Z: The Legacy of Goku game for Nintendo Game Boy Advance
- K’Nex Screamin Serpent Roller Coaster
- Walt Disney’s Treasure Planet trailer/now in theaters
- Hasbro G.I. Joe Army Rangers Collection
- Smallville promo
- Yu-Gi-Oh! promo/schedule
- Kids' WB bump
(Commercial Break 6)
- Kids' WB “Super Stuffed Saturday Sweepstakes!” (chance to win Toa Nuva prize packs)
- Mattel Barbie Travel Train
- Rocket Power: Beach Bandits game for Nintendo Game Boy Advance, Game Cube, and Sony PlayStation 2
- Hasbro Mouse Trap board game
- Kids' WB “Super Stuffed Saturday Sweepstakes!” clue/word
- Kids' WB “Holiday Sock Party”
- Land Before Time - Journey to Big Water on VHS and DVD
- Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land game for Nintendo Game Boy Advance
- Kids' WB bump
(Commercial Break 7)
- Kids' WB bump
- Radio Shack
* Rockin’ PT Cruiser RC car
* Baja Banshee RC ATV
* Transmobot RC car/robot
* Lightning RC racecar
- Rescue Heroes: GRT promo/schedule
- Pokemon promo/schedule
- The WB Presents: 7th Heaven show promo
- Wild Planet Spy Gear Spy Tracker System
- Ice Team St.Paul Ice Fishing & Winter Sports Show
- Disney’s Alice in Wonderland promo and WB23 schedule
- Andromeda promo and WB23 schedule
- Kids' WB bump
(Commercial Break 8)
- Yu-Gi-Oh! end credits
— Kids' WB “Top of the Tower win-a-rama” (chance to win Rescue Heroes prizes)
- Metropolitan Ford’s Great Deals on Wheels car program (beginning)
* 2003 Ford Taurus
* 2003 Ford Escape
(end of tape)

About the source tape, playback VCR and analog to digital transfer device.

This tape was recorded by a cousin who lived nearly 60 miles away from where KMWB was transmitted, KMWB 23 was a UHF channel so distance coverage wasn't as great as VHF channels. This could explain the fuzzy picture (although there's many other factors). Since 2006, KMWB is now known as WUCW "The CW 23 Twin Cities".

VHS Tape: Maxell T-120 “Standard Grade”
Record Speed/Mode (VHS): SP
VHS Audio: Hi-Fi Stereo
Original Recorder: Unknown
Playback VCR: Panasonic DMR-EZ485V VHS/DVD Digital Tuner Deck
Digital Transfer Device: Panasonic DMR-EZ485V VHS/DVD Digital Tuner Deck
Transfer Method: Convert VHS to DVD
DVD: 4.7GB Memorex DVD-RW
DVD Recorder: Panasonic DMR-EZ485V VHS/DVD Digital Tuner Deck
Record Speed/Mode (DVD): XP (best quality)
DVD to Video File Converter Program: Handbrake (MP4, H.264, RF: 20, Deinterlace)
Assembled and edited in: iMovie 10.1.4

🚫Uploaded for historical and educational purposes. No commercial use of this content without permission from copyright holders. No revenue is made off this video.

8-Track Strobe Tape (built in lamp)

airplaneengine 2017-06-10 | Strobe tape housed in modified 8-track cartridge. Works the same as turntable strobes...only on a tape. The lines will appear to stand still if the tape is being drawn at the correct speed. They will creep to the left if the player plays fast, and creep to the right if the player plays slow.

The strobe tape pattern was designed with graphics design/image editing software and printed out on 8x24 paper. The pattern is checked for accuracy with an engineers ruler (16 lines per inch), and then trimmed to a 1/4" strip.

With 16 lines per inch, a neon lamp with a diode in series for half-wave rectification is used to properly view the strobe tape with the naked eye. If 32 lines per inch are used, half-wave rectification of the current supplying the lamp wouldn't be necessary, however, 32 lines are pretty thin and 16 lines is easier to view and follow. A crystal controlled LED could also be used where accuracy of the mains line frequency cannot be trusted.

Previous video: youtube.com/watch?v=RLzhBXglaqQ

Zepp & Terri Zepp Traen Wreck - 2nd Show - KQ92 4/22/2016

airplaneengine 2017-05-25 | FULL SHOW! This is the 2nd day of Zepp and Terri "Zepp Traen Wreck". Contains coverage on the death of Prince. Music and commercials 'scoped out (I left in a few concert commercials, those are always fun to hear in the future). Hopefully I removed enough Led Zeppelin to keep it from getting pulled again, I uploaded it late last night only to find out 10 seconds was too much of Led Zep...always fun going back and editing that out.

Zepp and Terri aired weekdays from 5pm to 7pm on 92.5 KQRS in Minneapolis/Saint Paul, Minnesota. Zepp and Terri was cancelled after exactly one year with the firing of the long time KQ personalities, Brian Zepp and Terri Traen on 4-24-2017. They will be missed.

🚫Uploaded for historical and educational purposes. No commercial use of this content without permission from copyright holders. No revenue is made off this video.

Zepp and Terri - Election Day - 11/8/16

airplaneengine 2017-05-21 | FULL SHOW! Zepp and Terri as heard on election day 2016! Recording starts at 5:00pm. Music and commercials 'scoped out. A cassette deck on a timer was used to record this, and sometimes they would start just a little before 5pm... Most of my recordings were done with a digital recorder, some were done with a cassette deck, and some were done with a HiFi VCR. The VCR came in handy as I could set it to record at a specific time for more than one day and could fit 4 2-hour shows on one T-160 in EP mode. The cassette deck was used when the HDD in the digital recorder was full. Unfortunately, not all tape recordings were digitized before being recorded over, especially the shows from their earlier months.

Watch my channel closely as I'll be uploading their 2nd show from 4-22-16 next!

Zepp and Terri aired weekdays from 5pm to 7pm on 92.5 KQRS in Minneapolis/Saint Paul, Minnesota. Zepp and Terri was cancelled after exactly one year with the firing of the long time KQ personalities, Brian Zepp and Terri Traen on 4-24-2017. They will be missed.

🚫Uploaded for historical and educational purposes. No commercial use of this content without permission from copyright holders. No revenue is made off this video.

Zepp & Terri Live in Vegas! BOTH DAYS! 11/17/16 - 11/18/16

airplaneengine 2017-05-20 | BOTH FULL SHOWS of Zepp & Terri on their one and only Vegas vacation. Aired on 11-17 and 11-18. Music and commercials 'scoped out.

0:00 1st Day 11-17-16
32:28 2nd Day 11-18-16

Zepp and Terri aired weekdays from 5pm to 7pm on 92.5 KQRS in Minneapolis/Saint Paul, Minnesota. Zepp and Terri was cancelled after exactly one year with the firing of the long time KQ personalities, Brian Zepp and Terri Traen on 4-24-2017. They will be missed.

🚫Uploaded for historical and educational purposes. No commercial use of this content without permission from copyright holders. No revenue is made off this video.

8 Track Strobe Tape Cartridge

airplaneengine 2017-04-08 | Strobe tape housed in modified 8-track cartridge. Works the same as turntable strobes...only on a tape. The lines will appear to stand still if the tape is being drawn at the correct speed. They will creep to the left if the player plays fast, and creep to the right if the player plays slow.

The strobe tape pattern was designed with graphics design/image editing software and printed out on 8x24 paper. The pattern is checked for accuracy with an engineers ruler (16 lines per inch), and then trimmed to a 1/4" strip (which as you can see could be a little better).

With 16 lines per inch, a neon lamp with a diode in series for half-wave rectification is used to properly view the strobe tape with the naked eye. If 32 lines per inch are used, half-wave rectification of the current supplying the lamp wouldn't be necessary, however, 32 lines are pretty thin and 16 lines is easier to view and follow. A crystal controlled LED could also be used where accuracy of the mains line frequency cannot be trusted.

This project is still not finished, so stay tuned.

Previous video: youtube.com/watch?v=PHB81qdTlYA

Garage Logic - Crazy Bread

airplaneengine 2017-01-12 | Originally aired on 1/13/2012. A GL classic!

Rookie goes to Little Caesars and receives two Susan B. Anthony dollar coins in his "80¢" of change, however, he did not receive his Crazy Bread for "free". Listen as Joe attempts math and the guys try to figure out what Rook should do about the extra change.

Garage Logic with Joe Soucheray can be heard weekdays from 1-3pm on AM1500 ESPN (KSTP) Minneapolis/St.Paul.

Recorded directly off the air from a "Best of Garage Logic" on 8/3/2012.

This was recorded off Garage Logic with Joe Soucheray AM 1500 KSTP/ESPN and is copyright of Hubbard Broadcasting. I do not claim ownership of this content. It will be removed immediately upon request. No revenue is made off this video.
-Thank You

Americas Airlifter - C-17 McDonnell Douglas 1991

airplaneengine 2017-01-07 | C-17 "America's Airlifter" - McDonnell Douglas (Music Video) 1991

God Bless the USA - Lee Greenwood

Garage Logic with Joe Soucheray - Original Christmas Light Prank/Rivalry 1997

airplaneengine 2016-12-22 | A long lost GL Christmas classic! This is known as the "original Christmas light rivalry", originally aired on 11-25-1997. Dusted off by Rookie and re-aired 18 years later on 12-15-2015.

Also check out the famous multi-part Christmas Light Rivalry: youtube.com/watch?v=SSupBXmoTrc&feature=youtu.be

This was recorded off Garage Logic with Joe Soucheray AM 1500 KSTP/ESPN and is copyright of Hubbard Broadcasting. I do not claim ownership of this content. It will be removed immediately upon request. No revenue is made off this video.
-Thank You

maxell-e-brate The Holidays!

airplaneengine 2016-12-18 | maxell-e-brate The Holidays!

This was a promotional audio cassette put out by the Maxell Corporation of America in 1988. Often given free along with a purchase of Maxell blanks cassettes.

Side A
1. We Wish You a Merry Christmas
2. Silent Night
3. Twelve Days of Christmas
4. O Christmas Tree
5. Hark the Herald Angles Sing

Side B
1. O Come All Ye Faithful
2. Deck the Halls
3. Away In the Manger
4. Jingle Bells
5. Joy to the World

Example of Dolby encoded FM - KSJN 91.1 July-8-1978

airplaneengine 2016-12-16 | This is an example of Dolby encoded FM radio with a Dolby calibration tone being played on KSJN 91.1 FM at 8:07 PM on July-8-1978.

This was taken off a 1800ft 7" reel of Shamrock brand tape at 3.75 IPS. Played back using a 1968/69 Sony TC-230. The text "A note about Dolby FM" is from Popular Science magazine April 1978.

Zepp and Terri Live at the Minnesota State Fair 8/30/16 Day 6

airplaneengine 2016-10-30 | FULL SHOW. It's Tuesday and Terri has trivia, Minnesota State Fair style! Zepp and Terri is broadcasting live from the KQ92 booth on the corner of Cooper Street and Lee Ave!

Full show. Music and commercials 'scoped out. Originally ran about two hours.

"The Zepp & Terri Traen Wreck" is heard every Monday through Friday at 5pm to 7pm on 92.5 KQRS "KQ92" in Minneapolis/St.Paul.

Uploaded for historical and educational purposes. No commercial use of this content without permission from copyright holders. No revenue is made off this video.

Zepp and Terri Live at the Minnesota State Fair 8/29/16 Day 5

airplaneengine 2016-10-23 | FULL SHOW. It's an FML Monday at the Minnesota State Fair! Zepp and Terri is broadcasting live from the KQ92 booth on the corner of Cooper Street and Lee Ave!

Full show. Music and commercials 'scoped out. Originally ran about two hours.

"The Zepp & Terri Traen Wreck" is heard every Monday through Friday at 5pm to 7pm on 92.5 KQRS "KQ92" in Minneapolis/St.Paul.

Uploaded for historical and educational purposes. No commercial use of this content without permission from copyright holders. No revenue is made off this video.

Zepp and Terri Live at the Minnesota State Fair 8/26/16 Day 2

airplaneengine 2016-10-23 | FULL SHOW. It's the second day of the Minnesota State Fair and it's also a Friday! Zepp and Terri is broadcasting live from the KQ92 booth on the corner of Cooper Street and Lee Ave!

Full show. Music and commercials 'scoped out. Originally ran about two hours.

"The Zepp & Terri Traen Wreck" is heard every Monday through Friday at 5pm to 7pm on 92.5 KQRS "KQ92" in Minneapolis/St.Paul.

Uploaded for historical and educational purposes. No commercial use of this content without permission from copyright holders. No revenue is made off this video.

Zepp and Terri Live at the Minnesota State Fair 8/25/16 Day 1

airplaneengine 2016-10-09 | FULL SHOW. It's the first day of the Minnesota State Fair and Zepp and Terri is broadcasting live from the KQ92 booth on the corner of Cooper Street and Lee Ave!

Full Show. Music 'scoped out. Some commercials are cut (I intended to remove all commercials, but uploaded it before noticing some were left intact). Originally ran about two hours.

"The Zepp & Terri Traen Wreck" is heard every Monday through Friday at 5pm to 7pm on 92.5 KQRS "KQ92" in Minneapolis/St.Paul.

Uploaded for historical and educational purposes. No commercial use of this content without permission from copyright holders. No revenue is made off this video.

Zepp & Terri Zepp Traen Wreck - First Show - KQ92 4/21/2016

airplaneengine 2016-10-08 | FULL SHOW: Terri Traen joins Brian Zepp in the afternoons! This is their first show. Recording starts at 5pm on 4-21-2016. Includes Prince news on his shocking death early that morning.

Music 'scoped out, commercials left intact. Originally ran about two hours.

"The Zepp & Terri Traen Wreck" is heard every Monday through Friday at 5pm to 7pm on 92.5 KQRS "KQ92" in Minneapolis/St.Paul.

🚫Uploaded for historical and educational purposes. No commercial use of this content without permission from copyright holders. No revenue is made off this video.

Deutschmeisters - Strip Polka on WIBU 1240 AM 1989

airplaneengine 2016-09-29 | Here's the Deutschmeisters on WIBU 1240AM out of Poynette, Wisconsin. From 1988 to 1991, WIBU played only polka music. This was digitized off a reel of rough condition 1/4" tape at 1.875 IPS, the audio quality is not the best.

Volume on 11 - KQRS Minneapolis/St.Paul 9/23/2016 - Unscoped

airplaneengine 2016-09-26 | It's 11 o'clock at night so Ray Erick "turns the volume up to 11". As heard exactly off the radio, 9-23-2016 11:01pm, KQRS 92.5 FM Minneapolis/Saint Paul, Minnesota [Click "See More" for the list of tracks played in this program]

Walk All over You - AC/DC - 0:24
Summertime Blues - The Who - 5:36
Wasted Years - Iron Maiden - 16:46
Psychotic Reaction - Count Five - 21:50
I'm Down - Aerosmith - 24:56
Sheer Heart Attack - Queen - 27:13
Over Under Sideways Down - The Yardbirds - 30:46
Crazy Train - Ozzy Osbourne - 33:03
Space Trucking - Deep Purple - 37:56
Rip This Joint - The Rolling Stones - 49:06
Ace of Spades - Motörhead - 51:25
Willie the Wimp - Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble - 54:09

The Downtown Saint Paul EarthCam (as well as many other cams around the world) can be watched LIVE here: http://www.earthcam.com/usa/minnesota/saintpaul/?cam=stpaul

🚫Uploaded for archival and educational purposes, providing a snapshot of Twin Cities radio. All copyrights belong to their respective owners.

Rick Shefchik, author of Everybodys Heard about the Bird on Garage Logic with Joe Soucheray

airplaneengine 2016-08-22 | The author of the book Everybody's Heard about the Bird: The True Story of 1960s Rock 'n' Roll in Minnesota, Rick Shefchik joins Joe Soucheray and the gang on Garage Logic to discuss the rock music scene in Minnesota during the 1960s.

Description of the show off 1500espn.com:

Hour 1: Fellow Garage Logician, Rick Shefchik, author of 'Everybody's Heard about the Bird: The True Story of 1960s Rock 'n' Roll in Minnesota', joins the show to chat about old school bands and their success in the sixties. Great Hour!

Hour 2: Joe continues to chat about old school bands and their importance to many teens that grew up in the sixties. Starbucks and their lack of Christmas items on coffee cups, does not bother Joe at all and will not ruin his Christmas. Rookie is giddy.

Garage Logic with Joe Soucheray. Monday, November 24, 2015 1:03PM - 3:00PM. AM-1500 KSTP (ESPN). Recorded directly off the radio (not a podcast download), complete with station bumps and commercials.

©2015 AM-1500 ESPN (KSTP) Twin Cities Hubbard Broadcasting Inc. If any copyright holders wish to have this content removed, please contact me. This was recorded and uploaded for archival historical purposes. No money is made by me from viewers watching this video, all ads on this video were placed there by YouTube.

CBS/WCCO News 4-15-2016 11pm - Prince at Home and Okay

airplaneengine 2016-05-13 | "Prince fans can relax". Top of the hour CBS and local WCCO news. (skip to 3:48) Local news covers the return of Prince to his home after the emergency landing and hospitalization in Illinois earlier in the morning.

As heard at 11:00PM on 4-15-2016 on 830AM WCCO Minneapolis/St.Paul.

Local MN Radio Coverage on the Death of Prince - Garage Logic with Joe Soucheray 4-21-2016

airplaneengine 2016-05-13 | The Death of Prince as discussed on Garage Logic with Joe Soucheray. Take a listen to local radio just a few hours after the death of Prince.

Hour 1: The major news of the day: Prince has died at the age of 57. The staff pays tribute to the musical legend. Curt Schilling fired from ESPN? He may be inelegant, but what about our right to free speech?

Hour 2: This hour Prince's death and Souch also deals with some issues in our community. A Star Trib piece by Mickey Cook called: "Open your eyes to our North Side nightmare" Joe says that Mpls politicians pander to the elite, not the poor.

Garage Logic with Joe Soucheray is heard weekdays from 1-3pm on AM 1500 ESPN (KSTP) in Minneapolis/St.Paul.

Aircheck recorded live off the air on 4-21-2016 at 1:00 PM CST, uploaded for historical and educational purposes. No commercial use of this content without permission from copyright holders. Bumper music at 58:01 was distorted by YouTube for copyright purposes.

Local MN Radio Coverage on the Death of Prince - KQ Morning Show 4-22-2016

airplaneengine 2016-05-04 | The Death of Prince as discussed on the KQ Morning Show 92.5 FM KQRS Minneapolis/St.Paul. Take a listen to local radio hours after the death of Prince. Some of the Prince music at the beginning distorted by YouTube due to copyrights.

Aircheck recorded live off the air on 4-22-2016 at 5:37 AM, uploaded for historical and educational purposes. No commercial use of this content without permission from copyright holders.

5:29 to 9:40 distorted by YouTube to "remove" Prince music.

Aerosmith song at 3:37:22 distorted by YouTube for copyright purposes. Otherwise, completely unscoped.

Cox Engine Forum - Black Lynx Engine Drawing - Participants (2) 2015 CEotM

airplaneengine 2015-12-31 | All participants who entered a picture into the Cox Engine of the Month from January to December 2015 are entered into a drawing to win a Ex Model Engines Black Lynx .049 Engine.

Cox Engine Forum - Black Lynx Engine Drawing - Participants (1) 2015 CEotM

Cox Engine Forum - Black Lynx Engine Drawing - July-December 2015 CEotM

airplaneengine 2015-12-31 | Cox Engine of the Month winners from July to December 2015 are entered into a drawing to win a Ex Model Engines Black Lynx .049 engine.

First Run -Worlds Smallest Traveling Engine- Cox TD .010 CEF

airplaneengine 2015-11-04 | Here's the first run of the Cox Engine Forum "World's Smallest Traveling Engine" Tee Dee .010. Sponsored by Cox International. Running a little rich, but leans out near the end. The engine was donated by fellow member Jason_WI who selected it from his collection. This is the first run since I received it, and I believe it was the first run since Jason_WI got it. A run was attempted several days ago but the needle valve body and 2 out of 3 holes in the venturi was blocked.

http://www.coxengineforum.com

Drawn Tungsten Lamp VHF Interference

airplaneengine 2015-01-20 | Short example of RF interference caused by a squirrel cage tungsten filament lamp. The lamp is a reproduction 60w.

Cox Engine Forum Black Lynx Engine Giveaway June 2014

airplaneengine 2014-06-16 | Dice roll to determine the next winner of the Ex Model Engines Black Lynx .049 engine. Congratulations to John Goddard!

#1 January=OVERLORD
#2 February=Rusty
#3 March=crankbndr
#4 April=John Goddard
#5 May=OVERLORD
#6 June=Jason_WI

http://www.coxengineforum.com

8-Track Tape Repair: Replacing a Melted Pinch Roller

airplaneengine 2014-01-03 | sites.google.com/site/8trackrepair

In this video I open a 5 hook Ampex cartridge to replace a melted pinch roller. Finding a melted pinch roller is very common when dealing with older Ampex and Lear Jet cartridges. If a cartridge with a soft/melted pinch roller were to be inserted into a player, it would instantly be a big hard to clean mess and would mess up the tape. Fortunately if you notice the pinch roller before attempting to play the tape, the roller can re replaced without any damage to the tape and your player. The best way to get a replacement roller is to get it from a donor cartridge. Most RCA cartridges, most Warner Bros. cartridges and most Scotch blank cartridges have rollers that will work as replacement rollers. In this video I use a roller taken from a RCA cartridge.

Guy Lombardo - Auld Lang Syne on 8-Track

airplaneengine 2014-01-01 | There's no other way to bring in the new year like playing a traditional tune on an outdated and obsolete format! Here is Guy Lombardo playing Auld Lang Syne which was recorded on 10/27/1976 (according to the label on the cartridge). The player is a Craig 3207. Other than a little bit of work on the solenoid and the head height cam actuating lever, the player is completely original (belt and all).

HAPPY NEW YEAR 2021!!!

Garage Logic with Joe Soucheray - Lew The Crabby Light Guy

airplaneengine 2013-12-15 | Call #1 (12-2009): 0:00, Call #2 (12-22-2011): 15:43,
Final Call (12-23-2011): 25:14
Another GL Christmas Classic! A few years ago I recorded the calls from Lew (better known as "The Crabby Christmas Light Guy") on a cassette tape so they could be played back whenever I have the need to hear them. The 2nd and last call was recorded live in 2011 while the first call from 2009 was taken off a "Best Of" that was aired a few days later. Since these recordings were taken off AM radio and recorded onto cheap church voice grade cassettes and extra thin 120 min cassettes, the audio quality varies per recording. On the flip side of this cassette is the Christmas Light Rivalry which can be heard here: youtube.com/watch?v=SSupBXmoTrc Garage Logic can be heard weekdays 1PM to 3PM on AM 1500 ESPN in the Twin Cities area and through the web at their website, http://www.1500espn.com/shows/garagelogic

I apologize for the distorted and hiss filled recording, this was recorded off AM radio using low end equipment on a mix of cheap and worn out tapes. At the time, I was recording the show for time shifting purposes and not always intending to keep every recording.

This was recorded off Garage Logic with Joe Soucheray AM 1500 KSTP/ESPN and is copyright of Hubbard Broadcasting. If for some reason the copyright holder wishes for this content to be removed, please send me an email and it will be removed immediately. No revenue is made off this video.
-Thank You

Garage Logic with Joe Soucheray - Christmas Light Prank/Rivalry

airplaneengine 2013-12-15 | Part-1: 0:00 Part-2: 7:51 Part-3: 11:45
Part-4: 17:31 Part-5: 21:20 Update: 29:01
A GL Christmas favorite! Hopefully I'm not stepping on anyone's toes here by uploading the entire Christmas Light Rivalry, I am aware that they are available on the latest Garage Logic CD (this was NOT ripped from the CD). Some years back I recorded all the installments the Christmas Light Rivalry off the radio during one of those annual playback periods and put them all together on this cassette so I could play it whenever I wanted. Since I recorded the parts (or "installments") straight off AM radio on some cheap church voice grade cassettes, the audio quality varies between recordings. I do believe the prank was done back around 1997-98. On the flip side of this cassette is Lew The Crabby Light Guy which can be heard here: youtube.com/watch?v=AlyE7h643g8 Garage Logic can be heard weekdays 1PM to 3PM on AM 1500 ESPN in the Twin Cities area and through the web at their website, http://www.1500espn.com/shows/garagelogic.

I apologize for the distorted and hiss filled recording, this was recorded off AM radio using low end equipment on a mix of cheap and worn out tapes. At the time, I was recording the show for time shifting purposes and not always intending to keep every recording.

This was recorded off Garage Logic with Joe Soucheray AM 1500 KSTP/ESPN and is copyright of Hubbard Broadcasting. If for some reason the copyright holder wishes for this content to be removed, please send me an email and it will be removed immediately. No revenue is made off this video.
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Reloading an Echoplex Cartridge

airplaneengine 2013-11-21 | NOTE: There are annotations in the video, if you are on a mobile device and can not see them, please watch with a different application/browser or on a desktop computer. READ MORE BELOW

Supplies needed:
•Lazy Susan or a Turntable
•Suitable 8-Track Cartridge (or reel of cartridge tape)
•Double Sided Tape
•Reel To Reel Splicing Tape
•Splice Block
•Nice Sharp Razor Blade
•Scissors
•Echoplex Cartridge...of course

In this video I'm reloading a newer aftermarket metal cartridge for an EP-3 but you can reload a stock Echoplex cartridge the same way. I have the reels stuck to a lazy Susan with double sided tape, spaced apart the same as the posts in the cartridge. The tape I'm using is out of a lightly used RCA 8-track cartridge from 1974 (sorry Henry Mancini fans but I have enough Mancini cartridges already). I usually suggest using tape out of new or like new blank 8-tracks instead out of prerecorded 8-tracks but I liked the look and condition of the tape and these old RCA carts have good tape that can reproduce well. If you don't have any nice blank 8-tracks to use and you can only find prerecorded 8-tracks, try to use one that contains music that is usually not in demand. With any used 8-track, inspect the exposed tape at the end, if it looks worn, dirty or damaged, put it back. Some tapes have a glossy oxide finish and some have a matte oxide finish, both are acceptable. Many people also choose to go out and find a reel of lubricated cartridge tape to reload their Echoplex carts with. Cartridge tape is lubricated on the backside of the tape with graphite, you can not, I repeat CAN NOT use regular reel to reel tape (make note that "silicone lubricated" is not the same as the graphite backcoating on cartridge tape). Ampex 406, 456, 457 and 478 (which many seem to choose to reload their carts with) are all fine sounding tapes however these tapes are NOT made for continuous loop cartridges and will eventually tighten up and possibly jam if used. They can also suffer from SSS (Sticky Shed Syndrome) which is the deterioration of the binders in the tape (binder hydrolysis). A tape suffering from SSS will usually squeal and bind up on the heads. If you have the option to choose (such as on eBay) which brand of blank 8-track to use, I suggest Maxell UD and LN, 3M Scotch Dynarange and Classic, Memorex and BASF. Be careful of later Radio Shack Realistic blanks. I would stay away from 8-tracks that are longer than 90 minutes as the tape may be thinner which could wear out faster (they are also rare and collectable). It doesn't hurt to bulk erase used (prerecorded) tape, however if you don't have an eraser, it isn't necessary. If the Echoplex is functioning properly and the heads are aligned, the tape will be erased as the unit is used and the previous recording shouldn't be heard.

If you are insisting on using professional quality tape, check out these guys. http://www.cartguys.com/ctr_prices.htm#anchor999640 They even have a tape which they are calling "ECHOPLEX-850X". Now, I don't have experience with those exact tapes listed on that site but being sold for use in broadcast carts (a continuous loop cartridge that works like an 8-track) I would assume it would be perfectly fine to use in an Echoplex cartridge. Not the cheapest tape but at least you know a professional quality option is available.

When you are winding the tape onto the reels, you want the oxide side to face outwards. Once you have enough tape wound onto the reels (can be your personal preference, Echoplex carts were usually wound to be about 2 minutes long), carefully lift the reels off the lazy Susan or Turntable and place them into the cartridge. Try not to touch the oxide side of the tape too much, you should make sure your hands are clean and dry before handling the tape. When you go to splice the ends together, use tape made for splicing magnetic reel to reel tape and not regular sticky tape such as Scotch Magic tape as the adhesive can bleed over time. You will want to cut the ends of the tape so they will come together perfectly and then apply the splicing tape to the backside of the tape. Ideally you don't want the splice to be audible but since there are no pressure pads forcing the tape to the heads and the tape tensioning is not perfect, you may hear a dropout as it passes by (screwing up your sustained echo sound). After you have the tape spliced, you can place it in the Echoplex, thread it and turn it on. If you have a little slack in the tape, it should be taken up shortly after you turn it on. Keep your hand on the off switch for one cycle (until your splice comes back around) just in case the tape should start to be eaten or jam up in the cartridge.

If you have any questions that you would like to ask before attempting to reload your cartridge, please ask. I'm not an all out expert on tapes or Echoplexes but I have worked on a wide variety of tape machines and used many different types of tape and may be able to help out.

8-Track Tape Repair - Opening Capitol Cartridges (Capitol, Warner Bros...)

airplaneengine 2013-07-29 | This video shows how to open an "Audiopak" cartridge that was often used by Capitol, Apple, Columbia (TC8), Warner Bros. and so on. Some have a screw in the center and some don't.