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Summary
A "ghost eliminator" designed to reduce ghosting in over-the-air consumer television reception, made by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radio_Shack" class="extiw" title="w:Radio Shack">w:Radio Shack</a> under its Archer label. Devices like this were sold in the 1960s and 70s. The unit measures 95 x 68 x 43 mm and contains a resistive attenuator with a variable potentiometer between the antenna and receiver <a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pi_type_unbalanced_attenuator_circuit.jpg" title="File:Pi type unbalanced attenuator circuit.jpg">File:Pi type unbalanced attenuator circuit.jpg</a>. According to a review in Popular Science, April 1972, pp. 75-76, the unit sold for $3.99 and was of limited utility.
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| current | 02:40, 5 January 2017 | | 3,264 × 2,448 (1.69 MB) | 127.0.0.1 (talk) | A "ghost eliminator" designed to reduce ghosting in over-the-air consumer television reception, made by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radio_Shack" class="extiw" title="w:Radio Shack">w:Radio Shack</a> under its <i>Archer</i> label. Devices like this were sold in the 1960s and 70s. The unit measures 95 x 68 x 43 mm and contains a resistive attenuator with a variable potentiometer between the antenna and receiver <a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pi_type_unbalanced_attenuator_circuit.jpg" title="File:Pi type unbalanced attenuator circuit.jpg">File:Pi type unbalanced attenuator circuit.jpg</a>. According to a review in <i>Popular Science,</i> April 1972, pp. 75-76, the unit sold for $3.99 and was of limited utility. |
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