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Topic: Apollo through the eyes of the Netherlands
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apollo16uvc
Member Posts: 123
From: Next to LEM, Descartes Highlands, Moon
Registered: Jan 2017
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posted 11-12-2017 01:08 PM
   
The Dutch national broadcasting company was very keen on broadcasting the Apollo missions. I have found the following broadcasts online: Parts of an Apollo 11 NOS broadcast which recorded by an enthusiast at home: |
heng44
Member Posts: 3386
From: Netherlands
Registered: Nov 2001
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posted 11-13-2017 09:57 AM
...and edited by yours truly. |
heng44
Member Posts: 3386
From: Netherlands
Registered: Nov 2001
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posted 11-13-2017 12:44 PM
The complete story...Dutch television didn't send the AMPEX-tapes with the Apollo broadcasts to the archives, but used them again to save money. So the complete programs were lost. Fortunately we were able to contact a private collector who owned a video tape machine in 1969, which wasn't exactly a household item in those days. He had hours of highlights of Apollo 11 through ASTP and agreed to have his tapes transferred to NOS archive tapes. That was quite an operation because his tapes were beginning to fall apart, but we managed to transfer them successfully and the broadcasts were saved for future generations. |
Philip
Member Posts: 5952
From: Brussels, Belgium
Registered: Jan 2001
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posted 11-14-2017 02:51 AM
Great story of dedicated work Ed! |
Danny VH
Member Posts: 14
From: Waasmunster, Belgium
Registered: Jul 2013
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posted 11-14-2017 03:08 AM
Great job Ed! |
Larry McGlynn
Member Posts: 1255
From: Boston, MA
Registered: Jul 2003
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posted 11-14-2017 07:32 AM
Great Job Ed! |
robert_l
Member Posts: 168
From: Dundee,Scotland
Registered: Jul 2008
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posted 11-14-2017 11:29 AM
That's fantastic to see, I only wish some one had did this for the BBC and ITN coverage in the UK. |
apollo16uvc
Member Posts: 123
From: Next to LEM, Descartes Highlands, Moon
Registered: Jan 2017
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posted 12-06-2017 03:07 PM
I have digitized several 1/4 inch R2R reels that were used to record Dutch television and radio broadcasts about the Apollo missions. They, later among other recordings, can be found here. |
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