Uploaded August 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
I admit I bought this thing half because of the funny name and half because of it's function! Apparently Blonder Tongue is a well-known company in the audio/video world. This is the first time I'd heard of them so I'm still amused by the name (yes, my sense of humor peaked at age 12).
The BTSA-5 is a TV and FM receiver that covers 47MHz-2300Mhz, and has a built-in spectrum analyzer. It was designed for installing satellite and cable TV back in the days when those signals were analog. Now that most TV signals are digital, this thing isn't quite as useful. It was still fun to mess around with, and I learned a thing or two about old TV systems!
Thanks to Blonder Tongue for sending me the manual! You can find them at blondertongue.com
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I admit I bought this thing half because of the funny name and half because of it's function! Apparently Blonder Tongue is a well-known company in the audio/video world. This is the first time I'd heard of them so I'm still amused by the name (yes, my sense of humor peaked at age 12).
The BTSA-5 is a TV and FM receiver that covers 47MHz-2300Mhz, and has a built-in spectrum analyzer. It was designed for installing satellite and cable TV back in the days when those signals were analog. Now that most TV signals are digital, this thing isn't quite as useful. It was still fun to mess around with, and I learned a thing or two about old TV systems!
Thanks to Blonder Tongue for sending me the manual! You can find them at blondertongue.com
Saveitforparts t-shirts and other merch at saveitforparts.myspreadshop.com
Join this channel to get access to perks:
youtube.com/channel/UCNLRcEn78Vc62C3GkMvBgtA/join
Or support me via Patreon at patreon.com/saveitforparts
Check out gadgets and devices I like at amazon.com/shop/saveitforparts
