SCIENTIFIC SESSION ON SOVIET TELEVISION RESEARCH

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• Publication Date: September 25, 1953
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Scientific - Electronics, television;
organization of science, VNORIE
Monthly periodical
Moscow
Jul 1953
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The All-Union Scientific and Technical Society of Radio Engineering and
Electric Communications imeni A. S. PZ,pov (VNORIE); together pith the Ministry
of Communications, the Ministry of Electric Power Stations and Electrical Indus-
try. tho Min_atry of Culture, and the Council of Radiophysics and Radio EnEi-
neering, Academy of Sciences USSR, held a scientific session in Moscow in honor
of Radio Day. The subject of the session was problems in ultrashort-wave tele-
vision and aural broadcasting: Participating in the session were representatives
of scientific research institutes, higher educational institutions, communica-
tions enterprises, and plants from Moscow, Leningrad; Kiev, Rostov-on-Don, Odessa,
IOiar'kov, and many other cities.
The session was opened by Academician A. I. Berg, Chairman of the Adminis-
trative Board of VNORIE, Z. V. Topurla; Deputy Minister of Communications USSR
and member of the Administrative Board of VNORIE, addressed the plenary session
with a report on The Development of Radio Engineering and Electric Communica-
tions in the Second Postwar Five-Year Plan," More than 40 reports were sub-
mitted at the plenary and section meetings of the session.
The work of the session was organized into three sect'ons, namely, tele-
vision broadcasting, aural brridcastiog, and wire : !mnun:cations.
In the television broadcasting section IS. 1 Xatayev, Doctor of Techni-
cal Sciences, Director), a number of interesting reports on color television
problems were submitted. A. K. Kustarev, in his report "Color Television Sys-
tems," discussed the basic known color television systems, their design princi-
ples and quality characteristics. He observed that the most important problem
in color television is the development of a cheap tricolor receiving tube. In
a report, "Quality of Color Transmission in Color .Television," S. V. Novakovskiy
cited the requirements imposed on the spectral characteristics of a television
transmitter, discussed the prin:iples underlying [.heir calculation, and told of
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results of an analytical determination of distortio:.a in color transmission and
of methods to correct these distortions. :, A Aleksejev's report, "Pressing
Problems in the Development of Recefv'ng TabOE for Color Television," dealt with
the requirements imposed or. elements of the re-e!vlcg unit and also with the
basic properties of luminophors used for the screens of receiving tubes.
In the resolutions on these report;, the section Lpresumably the television
broadcasting section mentioned above; recniv5enaed that efforts be concentrated
on the development of the most effective rtthci for ?:onpressing the frequency
spectrum in color television system.: and on, the. development of the simplest and
most economical tricolor receiving tubes
The existing system of telex:,:_,.,- tratsmt;sine does not permit truly "mass"
service to the population and therefo-a the e a ensive introduction of wire tele-
vision broadcasting in necessary wire or: systems were discussed In
reports by G. N. Sokolov and A. N. roioms. , ., section noted in its resolu-
tions that the development ono trtrcd'.ct-cc .:^-re tele?
extremel im or r_sien centers is an
y P tart pr.,1_n a:; r-c;;z e:u. a r ;,rerar,lcnal check of the
systems thus far developed he -,` ._,_,? future.
A report submitted by M. ,:l;c.:i:b era k. Suurec.. c dealt with variLas
methods for recording tel.-vi :ior troerrc~1 t ???r-p;_t ore film and recommended
procedures to overcome the dtfi:r.it. ?.,, the extremely rapid movement
of the film in this type of re- cc -,k note of the importance
of the problems posed in this e~r;rt. and -
film recording of televisior more extensive work on
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B. V. Krusser reportei o- the rT.reye +.-r, If n tel.;vision transmitting tubes
and stated that these tubes 5.11: mu t F -, ie to obtain a picture of improved
quality. The section recommend-.i that work t,? ?on':nued on the development of
transmitting tubes for color television :ccu ,;,; tit,-.. ' 2sed on the use of the
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equipment in all 'elev.,.-.:on
In his report, "Modern Mob` le Polonik gave a
brief survey of modern field telrv:;::r !r,e m:st?i ns. .it.?'sosed the required
signal-to-noise ratio under these >-.i ciao.- recommendations for fur-
ther improvement of this type of televitio', broad:-ast:,;. In its resolutions,
the section called the development. r the ?f5;.'L mcbi!t television Station a
great accomplishment of i ,du,.try end re: ;ec-cc-dd the ui ,.f the 1'TC-52 in tele-
vision centers and in various bran:h'u, the e:orcr,.v.
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A. M. Varbanskiy's report, "Radio Relay Lines for Mobile Television Sta-
tions," dealt with the equipment used in the Moscow Television Center. The
television radio-relay line makes possible regular field television broadcasting
in Moscow. In Its resolutions, the section recommended the installation of
permanent antennas at the main points through which programs are transmitted
with the help of relay lines. In addition, permanent "camera" cables should
be laid to places from which field transmissions originate regularly. The
development of methods to increase the interference rejection of radio-relay
lines for mobile television stations should be intensified.
In a report, "Large-Screen Projection Television Equipment," V. I. Sardyko
outlined the basic methods for obtaining a large screen with the help of a
special cathode-ray tube. The section recommended accelerated introduction of
projection-type developments and the establishment of a 3- x 4-m screen installa-
tion in Moscow. Industry should develop and produce television installations
for collective use with 1- to 3-sq-m screens.
In his report, "A Method for Transmitting Television Signals Which Permits
one to Compress the Frequency Band Required Without Impairing Picture Quality,"
S. I. Borovitskiy discussed the problem of using the statistical properties of
the television signal to compress the frequency band in the channel. The section
noted t.ie feasibility of using the statistical properties of television signals
for the development of methode for compressing the frequency band used in tele-
vision transmissions.
The section also heard the following reports: "Transmission of Television
Programs With the Help of Aircraft Relays," by P. V. Shma}:ov; "The Problem of
Utilizing Reflection of Ultrashort Waves from the Moon for Television Broad-
casting," by S. I. Katayev; "A Typical Television Ultrashort-Wave Radio Station,"
by A. I, Lebedev-Karmanov; "A Method foi Studying Transients in Linear Systems,"
by R. D. Leytes and L. N. Gutman; and "Present-Day Requirements and Basic Trends
in the Development of Television Receivers," by V B- Ivavov.
G. B. Davydov's report, "Television Transmissions Using Coaxial Cables,"
was heard jointly with the section on wire comm,inication5. In this report,
the characteristic distortion; inherent to this type of transmission were
discussed and some methods of reducing these ci!stortions were pointed out.
It was pointed out in the resolutions on this report that operating experience
with an experimental telev:ejon trunk line has shown that television trans-
missions impose a number of specific requirements on an interurban channel and
on the television equipment. For this reason, the writing of norms for the
television equipment and the associeted interurban television channel should
be speeded up.
The reports submitted at the session showed that considerable pru,,r:ss was
made?tn?the past year In television ergineering, but gross deficiencies still
remain. The number of scientific ieseorch organi_a.1on5 and plants concerned
with the development and production of television equipment and television
receivers is insufficient anu their prndu-tion base is weak. The number of
television receivers produced by industry still lags behind demand. The scope
of work on the development of equipment for interurban television broadcasting
and color television systems :s t:;suffi-ient The rapid elimination of these
defects is a prerequisite for the extensive development of television broad-
castieg in tae LISR.
At the concluding plenary ;cession, the participants heard a report by A. P.
Shchetinin on "Interference With Radi?: Reception and Methods of Reducing It."
The session oL;erved that industrial interference with radio reception is still
a very important problem and recommended that scientific research and practical
work in this field be continued, particularly on the development of protective
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devices for radio and television receivers. The session attached great impor-
tance to problems of suppressing radio interference and recommended that a num-
ber of reports on the results obtained be submitted at the next scientific
session in 1954.
At the same plenary session, G. S. Savellyev, Chief of the Technical Admin-
istration, Ministry of Electric Power Stations and the Electrical Industry, and
P. A. Frolov, Chief of the Technical Division, Ministry of Communications, gave
reports concerning the implementation of the recommendations of the 1952 session.
After hearing the reports, the session noted that most of the recommendations
were taken into consideration and introduced by the ministries. However, several
recommendations are being introduced slowly, e.g., .the method of remote control
of the quality indexes of wire broadcasting points and the method of extending
the underground cable lines used for rural radiofication, In addition,. industry
up to this time has taken no practical measures for the extensive introduction
of collective antennas for television and radio broadcasting, despite the
positive results obtained in using these antennas and the great need for their
introduction.
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