[BC] ABC Network in the wired days

[James Snyder]

Keep in mind, every couple of miles there were active equalizers and 
transformers in the lines.  There were also converters between wire 
lines and multiplexed transmission lines.  All these inserted quite a 
bit of delay.

James Snyder


>In a message dated 07/11/2005 11:09:47 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
>barry at oldradio.com writes:
>
>>           Either way, quite an amazing look at how
>>            propagation over wire definitely has a time
>>            constant!
>
>I know that various forms of coax have different delay factors... what's the
>delay factor of twisted pair at audio freq's? Still, to attain 4 seconds,
>that's amazing! It would take 744,000 miles in free space to get 
>that much delay.
>I don't imagine the distribution amps added much, did they?
>
>Willie...