Forum Rules and Disclaimer

Please read this carefully. It is not the usual forum registration blurb.

By joining or continuing to use this forum you are agreeing to comply with the following rules and disclaimers.

A. Registration

Each individual may set up one forum identity only.
When registering on the forum, you will need to choose a username. Please refrain from using anything that may be easily confused with other members or people, for instance, Amateur Radio Callsigns (for example "G9XXX" is no good, whereas "G9XXX Fred" is OK). Also do not include anything that could be regarded as obscene or insulting.
Usernames may contain letters, numbers, hyphens, underscores and spaces only. Minimum and maximum username restrictions apply; currently minimum 7 characters and maximum 15 characters.
During registration you will be required to enter your "location". This must be entered accurately (just entering UK or your country is not acceptable). Enter the nearest large town or city, or the county. If you are not in the UK you must include also your country, as well as the area within your country to an equivalent level of accuracy as described above.
The registration system will send you an email with a link that must be clicked to verify your registration. Until this is done you will not be able to post. Make sure your email spam filters and any sender approval systems do not restrict or block email from vintage-radio.net before registering.
Members should ensure their profile contains a valid working email address. Anyone found to have an invalid email address (for example if automated notification emails bounce) will be requested to remedy this via PM, failure to do so will result in further action up to and including a forum ban.
You have the option to hide your email address from other forum members. It is recommended that you enable this option to reduce the risk of your email address being discovered and used by spammers or viruses.
The first few posts you make will not appear in the forum immediately. They will be queued for verification by a moderator before appearing. Once you have made a few acceptable posts this restriction will be removed, and your posts will then appear immediately. The moderators may reapply this restriction to any member on a temporary or permanent basis if they feel that posts by that member require this verification.

B. Posting Messages

Please post your message in one section only. Most people read all sections and don't want to see the same message repeated.
Please try to post your message in the right section. If you are not sure which section to use, look at the messages already in the sections for guidance.
When starting a new thread please use clear and meaningful subjects that include the make and model of the set, if applicable.
Ensure that any post is relevant to the title of the thread that it is posted in and to the ongoing discussion within the thread. Off-topic posts are likely to be deleted by moderators.
If you start a new thread please don't bump it until at least 14 days have elapsed after you last posted in it. "Bumping" is defined as posting in a thread purely to bring it closer to the top of the "New Posts" list, as opposed to adding significant new information to the thread.
Please avoid vulgar and offensive language. Remember that members of this forum range in age from youngsters to senior citizens, so language that seems OK to you may be unacceptable for other members. Also avoid comments that could be regarded as insults to members of different race, gender, lifestyle, sexuality etc.
Keep your posts 'clean'. Unnecessary departure from the default font style and size, excessive use of different fonts and/or colours and excessive use of smilies may result in the post being edited or deleted at the discretion of a moderator.
Remember that you are talking in a public forum and that you are legally responsible for your own words and for any action that may result from your comments. Please keep your posts truthful and accurate, to the best of your knowledge. Avoid defamatory remarks that refer to identifiable individuals, organisations or companies, unless you include facts to justify your comments and are prepared to stand by your remarks in a court of law.
Messages must be written in clear English. If English is not your first language, please just do the best you can.
This is an online discussion forum, not a text message service or an instant private messenger. We don't expect perfect spelling and grammar, but at least make an effort. Text slang (e.g., "hi r u going 2 NVCF") is harder to read than plain English and presents you as a small child using a mobile phone. Familiar acronyms (HTH, IMHO, TIA, FWIW etc.,) are fine but should be kept to a minimum.
This forum is primarily for the discussion of equipment that was manufactured or originally sold in the UK. Discussion of non-UK equipment is welcome but may be more appropriate to forums based in the relevant country. The moderators may use their discretion to limit excessive discussion of non-UK equipment.
Do not post or request service data in the forum which is available for sale at http://www.service-data.com. The service data website funds this forum. Also do not post links to other sites or sources of data which is available at http://www.service-data.com, regardless of the price charged at the other site/source. Also do not post data from any published commercial CD-ROM, DVD-ROM or website requiring payment for data. In situations like this you should simply state where the data may be obtained. However you may post a small section from published data (such as a section from a circuit diagram or other diagram) where appropriate to illustrate or help with a discussion.
This is a discussion forum, not a notice board. You should expect people to reply in the forum, and should check back to read any replies. Requests for replies by other means will be deleted. You must not include your email address, telephone number or other contact details in your posts or signature.

C. eBay and other on-line auctions etc.

All references to eBay below also apply to other similar organisations.

The word "eBay" can be used in these forums so long as you keep within the rules. Don't disguise the word "eBay" by using expressions such as "A well known auction site", "You know where", "A place I mustn't mention", "ey" and so on. If you do this it just looks like you've got something to hide. Don't use derogatory terms such as "fleabay" either.
Buying and selling are peripheral activities in these forums, so you may not promote eBay auctions here. This applies to other seller's auctions as well as your own. This means that you may not mention that an item is for sale on eBay, or post a link to it. Neither can you seek to circumvent this rule by posting something like "This set is too difficult for me to restore, so I'm putting it on eBay" or "I sell these on eBay, my eBay ID is...".
You may not post links or references to items just because they interest you, you think they may be of interest to other forum members, or you wish to make any comments about them. Posts such as "I saw this on eBay, but can't afford it. Another forum member might like to buy it" or "I intend to bid on this if somebody nearby can pick it up for me and bring it to NVCF" are not allowed.
There is one exception to the above rules. You may respond to a "Sets/Parts Wanted" or "Information Wanted" post by mentioning an eBay item or posting a link to it. This is on an "Information Only" basis though, so don't discuss the item in follow up posts. Once again don't try to circumvent the rules by posting a wanted ad and then responding to it by saying "I've found this one on eBay", or by promoting your own auction.
No discussion is allowed about the eBay company (including subsidiaries), the eBay website, eBay auction items or eBay sellers. So don't start your Success Story with something like "I bought this on eBay, the seller is a right crook. He charged far too much for postage and the packing was lousy. He said it was working, but it's missing half the parts."
Think about whether you need to use the word "eBay" at all. Are other forum members really interested in where the item came from? Could you use a PM rather than posting in the public forums? If in doubt don't use the word "eBay" or seek advice from the moderators.
The moderators will assess any references to eBay or items listed thereon, on a case-by-case basis. This may result in posts that are felt unsuitable or inappropriate being edited or removed, even if they do not fit the examples above.
Anyone violating the wording or spirit of these rules can expect a warning or infraction for the first violation and stronger penalties up to a permanent ban for repeat violations.

For more information about the reasons for this section of the rules and further clarification of what is and is not acceptable please read this forum thread.

D. Buying and Selling

Regular contributors to the forum discussions may post messages requesting parts and sets they require, and may also offer occasional items for sale. However it should be noted that any buying or selling is a peripheral activity and is not the main purpose of the forum.
Offered and Wanted posts may only be posted in the Offered and Wanted sections of the forum.
Items offered or requested must be relevant to the topics discussed at this forum.
Any item offered must include an exact price, and indicate whether or not you are prepared to post it.
The only exception to the exact price rule is if all the proceeds are to be donated to charity. In this case the name of the charity must be clearly stated and the buyer expected to pay by cheque written directly to the charity. As any postage and packing incurred will need to be recouped by the seller, this has to be stated precisely and a separate cheque or other method of payment used to pay the seller.
Messages offering/requesting swaps are not permitted. These are rarely successful and are sometimes used to circumvent the price rule above.
If the location of the item is not the same as your location in your profile, you must state the location of the item.
You may only offer items for direct sale. You may not post details of items you are selling on eBay (see eBay section) or have offered elsewhere.
You should expect people to reply in the forum or via the forum Private Message system, and should check back to read any replies. Requests for replies by other means, such as email or phone, will be deleted.
The posting of sale or wanted messages is a privilege offered to regular forum members only. If, in the opinion of the moderators, you are only here to trade and not to become involved in other discussions, your posts may be deleted and your access to the forum may be restricted.
Commercial advertising and spamming is not permitted under any circumstances.

E. Private Messages and Emails

The ability to send Private Messages (PMs) and emails to other members will be enabled once you have posted one message in the forum and (as noted in rule A8) this post has been approved by a moderator.
The same guidelines as detailed above for forum messages also apply to messages sent via the forum Private Messages system. Reports of harassment via the PM system will be fully investigated. To report an abusive or unwanted PM, please contact a moderator or administrator. Anyone using the PM system for spamming or other junk messages is likely to be banned.
The Private Message system is intended for private follow-up correspondence as a result of forum threads (exchanging contact details to complete transactions etc). It is not intended as an alternative to using the forum itself. Nor is it an alternative to email for ongoing discussions unrelated to the forum. Excessive use of the Private Messages system while making few or no posts in the forums is not acceptable and could result in warnings leading to a forum ban.
The contents of Private Messages, while generally regarded as private, can be accessed and read by the forum administrators in exceptional circumstances. Note that deleted Private Messages can still be accessed by the administrators through the regular forum backups.

F. Prohibited Discussions, Sales and Wants

Equipment or information that cannot be used legally in the UK by the general public or a licenced radio amateur must not be bought, sold or discussed in these forums. The moderators will delete any posts relating to equipment or information falling into this category. Examples include (but are not limited to) broadcast transmitters, unapproved CB equipment, mobile phone jammers, GPS jammers, speed camera jammers, bugging equpment, circumvention of copy protection systems and pirated/cracked software.
For this forum, broadcast transmitters are defined as those having an output in excess of 100mW e.i.r.p. on any waveband currently or previously used for radio or television broadcasting. Most 'Gizmo' and 'iTrip' type units intended to enable transmission over a few metres are less than this threshold.
The only exception to F1 and F2 is that general discussions on licensed broadcast equipment operated by professional broadcast organisations are allowed.
Discussions about radio, audio and associated equipment and electric clocks fitted to vehicles are allowed. Discussions about other aspects of vehicular technology are not permitted as there are many web sites which are more likely to be of use. An exception is posting images, with brief details of the vehicle's purpose, of vehicles in the service of radio (etc) manufacturers and/or dealers, TV detector vans, BBC, ITA and Post Office Telephones vehicles but technical details of the vehicles themselves must not be discussed.

G. General

Your postings on this forum are displayed on a public website. Your text will be available to anyone with an internet connection. Even if deleted from this forum, it may have been cached by search engines and web-archive sites, or someone may have saved or printed it.
This is a discussion forum, not a notice board. You should expect people to reply in the forum, and should check back to read any replies. Requests for replies by other means will be deleted. You must not include your email address, telephone number or other contact details in your posts or signature.
Any messages that do not comply with these rules or which are deemed to be inappropriate by a moderator may be edited, moved or deleted at the moderator's sole discretion.
A warning and infraction system is operated here. Anyone who posts in violation of the above rules may receive, at the moderators sole discretion, either a zero-point warning or an infraction carrying one or more points. Points expire after a period of time (30 days for one-point infractions and 90 days for other infractions). If you accumulate 10 points you will be automatically banned. Note that the infraction/warning point "score" is only visible to moderators. Members can see their own "score", not that of other members.
Members may also be banned for persistent inappropriate posting, spamming, abusive remarks towards the moderators or other members, or any other serious or ongoing action likely to disrupt the normal running of the forum or waste a disproportionate amount of moderator time.
In all cases the decision of the moderators is final.
Members who have not posted any messages for three months or longer may have their memberships deleted as part of the regular forum maintenance.
Some forum sections contain "sticky" threads which contain further rules applicable to that section only. Rules in such threads are in addition to these overall forum rules.
The forum rules may be changed periodically. An announcement will be posted in the forum when this happens. By continuing to use the forum after such notice is posted, you are confirming that you agree to comply with the revised rules.
The UK Vintage Radio Repair and Restoration Discussion Forum is a privately-owned and operated discussion forum under the sole authority of its Chief Administrator (Paul Stenning), and run with the aid of additional Administrators and Moderators who act on the Chief Administrator's authority. At all times members of this Forum should follow the instructions and requests of Administrators/Moderators. They are acting on behalf of the Chief Administrator. Questioning their actions or motivations in public messages is not welcome. Instead, should you have an issue with the way a moderator is behaving or disagree with their judgement, you are asked to please contact the Chief Administrator via private message or the "Contact Us" link to express your concerns. Taking matters into your own hands will not be tolerated. This is because our staff is entirely volunteer, and deserves the freedom to be able to do their volunteer jobs.
Also, while we grant our users the utmost discretion and freedom, there is no guaranteed right of free speech (or right toward anything else, for that matter) in this community, and we make no guarantees at all about its operation, its moderation or its policies. The UK Vintage Radio Repair and Restoration Discussion Forum is operated solely at the leisure of the administrators/moderators, in their free time, and no user is guaranteed the right to be here as a participant. We reserve the right to terminate any user's membership for any reason at any time.

Forum rules last updated: 20th February 2013

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WARNING AND DISCLAIMER

Vintage electrical/electronic equipment may use or produce dangerous high voltages and may contain components running at hazardous temperatures. Great care must always be taken when working on such equipment, especially when it is powered and shortly after it has been powered. Messages in this forum may discuss carrying out tests on live equipment, but do not give specific safety warnings. The absence of such warnings does NOT imply that the action is safe. Warnings have simply been omitted to avoid repetition and to keep the meaning of the description concise. Live equipment is always dangerous. If you are in any way unsure about your ability to work with vintage electrical/electronic equipment safely, please refer the work to a qualified and experienced engineer.

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