Some of the cheap video tape that flooded the market was actually 3M hi frequency telemtrytape #888 it had a high sheen oxide and was virtually drop out free. It was intended for 30/60ips recording.
It came in 1/2 and 1 inch widths so some of it was reslitt.
dn
--- On Mon, 2/15/10, David Breneman <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> From: David Breneman <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] Radio Shack Concertape joke
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Date: Monday, February 15, 2010, 9:03 AM
> --- On Mon, 2/15/10, Shai Drori
> <[log in to unmask]>
> wrote:
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> > From all the tapes that I have
> > transfered none were as bad as the concertape series
> from
> > radio shack. Does anyone have an idea who made them?
> They
> > stick like crazy, have a frequency response of
> sanding
> > paper, etc. I bought a few when I was a kid to record
> comedy
> > from the radio Sunday nights. They were no good for
> anything
> > else.
>
> In my teens and twenties, frequently Concert-Ape was the
> only thing I could afford. It was the Rainier Ale of
> audio tape. If it was that or nothing, the choice
> was
> clear...
>
> And for video, the tape from Oregon Magnetics was only
> $7.50 for a 1-hour reel (1/2"). When compared with
> up
> to $50 for an hour of Sony tape, it was a life saver.
> I never found out who made it, though. Unlike the
> Sony,
> 3M and Ampex tape used by my high school AV department,
> the Oregon Magnetics tape wasn't back coated. But it
> worked find in my GE-badged Sony CV-2000.
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