Obviously there are no memory chips inside this unit as it is used to create a PAL RF signal from an NTSC signal, so it should be okay to use digital ground shouldn't it, or would it have a negative effect on chips within the console itself?
The RF unit that I have now removed (along with most of the components) was connected on the ground plane to digital ground.
I might try connecting pin 21 of the SCART to analogue ground or maybe try both ground points and see if there is more or less noise on one or the other.