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David G4EBT · 7th Mar 2019, 12:31 pm

This isn't 'steampunk' - it's the genuine article, which pre-dates such frivolity!

A combined radio & table lamp from April 1961 Practical Wireless. which uses a 40 Watt light bulb in place of a mains dropper.

I've just had a trip down memory lane, looking at the front covers of five decades of PWs before taking them to the tip, and this caught my eye.

7th Mar 2019, 12:31 pm	#121
David G4EBT Dekatron Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Cottingham, East Yorkshire, UK. Posts: 5,768	Re: I hate Steampunk AVOs This isn't 'steampunk' - it's the genuine article, which pre-dates such frivolity! A combined radio & table lamp from April 1961 Practical Wireless. which uses a 40 Watt light bulb in place of a mains dropper. I've just had a trip down memory lane, looking at the front covers of five decades of PWs before taking them to the tip, and this caught my eye. Attached Thumbnails __________________ David. BVWS Member. G-QRP Club member 1339.