EIA 1956 resolution chart

[7][8] Inspecting the chart allowed to check for defects like ringing, geometric distortions, raster scan linearity, cathode-ray tube uniformity and lack of image resolution.

The RMA 1946 Resolution Chart was transmitted by NTS and NOS in the Netherlands, SRG SSR in Switzerland,[18] VRT and RTBF in Belgium, RTP in Portugal, TVP in Poland, TVB in Hong Kong,[citation needed] Venevisión in Venezuela (525-lines variant; in conjunction with Indian-head test pattern),[citation needed] WISN-TV in Milwaukee, Wisconsin (525-lines variant)[19] and on low-powered experimental transmissions by Philips Natuurkundig Laboratorium in Eindhoven (NL) and Istanbul University in Turkey.

The EIA 1956 resolution chart was transmitted by NRK in Norway (in conjunction with the monochrome Pye Test Card G),[20][21] CKCK-TV in Saskatchewan, Canada (525-lines variant),[22] CERTV in the Dominican Republic (525-lines variant), KRMA-TV,[23] KVVV-TV,[24] WVIZ-TV,[25] WHYY-TV[26] and WUAB-TV[27] in the United States (525-lines variant; WUAB-TV's version later partially overlaid on SMPTE color bars), RTBF and VRT[28] in Belgium, NTS[29] in the Netherlands, Magyar Televízió in Hungary, TVP[30] in Poland,[31] American Forces Network in West Germany (525-lines variant, sometimes also with the centre portion overlaid on top of Multiburst test pattern),[32] Yugoslav Radio Television in the former SFR Yugoslavia, Rediffusion Television in British Hong Kong (where it replaced a modified version of the 1950s Marconi-designed Associated-Rediffusion "diamond" test card), ERTU in Egypt and ORTAS in Syria.

[33] The centre portion of the Telefunken T05 test card was depicted on the obverse side of the 50 Years of Television commemorative coin minted on 9 March 2005 in Austria.

[51] The centre portion of the RMA 1946 Resolution Chart was featured on the cover of Die Kreuzen's 7" single of Pink Flag/Land of Treason, released in 1990.