A dew warning, also known as a dew alarm or dew signal, is an error indication on VCR's and camcorders if the VCR/camcorder develops dew inside the unit from being exposed to extreme temperature and/or humidity changes. The word error has different meanings in different domains. ... The video cassette recorder (or VCR, less popularly video tape recorder) is a type of video tape recorder that uses removable cassettes containing magnetic tape to record audio and video from a television broadcast so it can be played back later. ... Before the camcorder. ... This article is about the state of water. ...
The presence of moisture between the tape and the rotating head drum increases friction which prevents correct operation and can cause damage to both the recording device and the tape.
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The DEW Line was the largest construction project ever undertaken in the Arctic and one of the most difficult construction projects of any kind, ever.
On July 31, 1957, responsibility for the DEW Line passed to the Air Force, and, by the end of that year, the first phase of stations was virtually complete.
The military role of the DEW Line was to detect the approach of Soviet bombers from the north in an actual attack.
The Distant Early Warning Line, also known as the DEW Line or Early Warning Line, was a system of radar stations in the far northern Arctic region of Canada, with additional stations along the North Coast and Aleutian Islands of Alaska, in addition to Greenland and Iceland.
The DEW Line was the northernmost and most capable of three radar lines in Canada; the joint Canada/US Pinetree Line ran from Newfoundland to Vancouver Island, and the Mid-Canada Line ran somewhat north of this.
The majority of Canadian DEW Line stations were the responsibility of the Royal Canadian Air Force (Canadian Armed Forces after 1968) although some manned facilities were jointly staffed with the U.S. Air Force.