David wrote in news:qn77l1tq4dc3ldu921nefvhdfi8b9mh7i5@
4ax.com:

On Sun, 16 Oct 2005 21:26:19 -0500, wrote:

Many radio broadcasters use reel to reel tape recorders with a speed as
low as fifteen sixteenths inch per second for tapeing/recording their
broadcast output.
cuhulin

Loggers ran at 15/16ths. Not at all broadcast quality.



Speaking of loggers -- anyone remember the [made for the government?]
recorder that recorded for something like 24 hours on a 3" spool of 2" wide
tape [super slow helical scan]? Kind of wonder where all those old spools
are sitting [and what's on them....] Probably landfill at area 54.