RS-170

EIA/TIA-170 Electrical Performance Standards - Monochrome Television Studio Facilities.
EIA/TIA-170A NTSC standard used for color television.
Video standard for an Unbalanced, 75 ohm (+/- 5%), Point-to-Point, Coax (Cable) interface, at a frequency of 0Hz to 4.5MHz. By definition, the coax cable and BNC connector is Single-Ended. The analog video signal is transmitted at 1v Peak-to-Peak (0.2 to 3 volts Peak-to-Peak). This specification is still know as RS170 [RS-170] because it has been around so long. Of course EIA-170 really only talks about a Picture Line Amplifier characteristics and output format, and never mentions a coax cable. The only inference is a reference to a Single-ended output and a 75 ohm load. Color TV is called out as using 0.7v [instead of 1v], allowing Black-and-White RS170 to use 0.7 volts as well. The RS-170 standard was replaced by SMPTE 170M.

RS-170 Cable; RG59

RS330: EIA standard provides details for industrial closed-circuit television (CCTV).

Related;
STANAG 3350 Analogue Video Standard for Aircraft System Applications;
STANAG 3350 Class C, 525 Lines, 60 Frames/ Sec, based on NTSC, RS-170A

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ATSC "Advanced Television Systems Committee"; Recommends specifications for Digital TV to the FCC
SMPTE "Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers"
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NTSC [National Television System Committee] is used in US
PAL [Phase Alternation by Line] is used outside the US

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