• PhilMcGraw@lemmy.world
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    8 months ago

    Seems like it’s for old gaming consoles that used the antenna connection to work. I had an Atari 2600 but I do not recall needing to set a specific channel, probably says more about my memory than anything. Pushing 40.

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      8 months ago

      Yeah, you’d use an RF modulator to take the console’s baseband audio and video signal and modulate it onto a specific radio frequency carrier, typically corresponding to channel 3 or 4 on the TV.

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        8 months ago

        And the modulator connected to the tv with two fork terminals that you screwed to the antenna input.