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NASA TEKTRONIX RM529 WAVEFORM MONITOR
USED TO CALIBRATE AND MONITOR VIDEO FROM LAUNCHES

20 July 2016, 13:00 EDT
New York

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NASA TEKTRONIX RM529 WAVEFORM MONITOR

USED TO CALIBRATE AND MONITOR VIDEO FROM LAUNCHES
19 x 20 x 5½ inch metal, glass, and composite material cathode-ray oscilloscope specifically designed for video-waveform monitoring at television transmitters and studio facilities. Front panel with central glass monitor. Left half of front panel with metal pull-handle, Release knob, labels reading "MCDONNELL C9103" and "NASA CALIBRATION PROGRAM. CALIBRATION NOT REQUIRED. DV QA17," Tektronix Logo, a Power ON/OFF toggle switch, Trace Rotation port, as well as a Vertical control panel, which includes dials labeled Input, Position, Response, Volts Full Scale, DC Restorer, and Calibrator, two blue metal labels reading "NASA CAL/CERT KSC Z57923" and "NASA CAL MSC C14220". Labeled "TYPE RM 529 WAVEFORM MONITOR" below Vertical Controls. Left half of panel with Serial number 013393, Focus, Intensity and Scall Illum knobs, Horizontal controls, including Position, Display, Mag, Line Selector, Field, and Sync, metal pull handle, and release knob. Labeled "TEKTRONIX, INC. PORTLAND, OREGON. U.S.A." below Horizontal controls. Top cover labeled: "RM 529. TOP COVER ONLY. 390-0054-00." Back panel with EXT CAL Inputs, power cable, Fuse knob, EXT NEG SYNC Input, Video Input, and metal label plate reading: "CONNECTED FOR 115 V. OPERATING RANGE 115 V ± 10%. 50-60~."

Introduced in 1966, the Tektronix Type RM529 Waveform Monitor was a self-contained cathode-ray oscilloscope. With it, any portion of the television-signal waveform could be displayed on a 5-inch rectangular cathode-ray tube. Used to monitor the video feed at both the Manned Spacecraft Center in Houston, the famous Mission Control known as the Johnson Space Center after 1973, as well as at the Kennedy Space Center.

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