Further to my Post #14 on this thread, I can say that the policy with our new museum is that it won't be 'dumbed down'. We will explain things - as we did at the Heritage Open Days last weekend. We won't be excluding things that might be hard to explain to the public. A Quadruplex VTR is pretty complicated, but it's still a video recorder!
Some items are harder - how do you explain DICE (Digital Intercontinental Conversion Equipment) which, although from the mid 70s, digitally converts PAL 625/50 to NTSC 525/60 and vice versa. That was the first time that 'digital' had done something significant in the video domain. It was designed by the IBA and broke genuine new ground. Bradford would these days not be able to 'interpret' that because it's assumed to be too difficult. It isn't, it can be done.
For the record, we will be showing domestic televisions too, but that is not our primary target - it's about the broadcast side to include radio, TV, studios, outside broadcast and transmission.
We are now on Google Map as the Broadcast Engineering Museum.
See: tinyurl.com/ykez4msp
Our next opening is still to be decided - last weekend's Heritage Open Days was just a start! However, we're happy to show individuals and small parties around by prior appointment.
Best regards,
Paul M
Broadcast Engineering Conservation Group
Broadcast Engineering Museum
www.becg.tv