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Davewantsone · 15th Apr 2019, 6:29 pm

In about 1972 my brother-in-law had a secondhand TV shop. He exchanged a German BW TV for a UK made set. The set had been owned by a soldier the sound had been modified for 6Mhz. He had been living down south for a while before moving up north and said the German TV was in good working order, which seemed to be true. However! It was only after the soldier had left the shop did we find out what was wrong with this set that gave a nice picture.
No BBC2! It became apparent on investigation that German TV's only went up as far as Ch60! No good for Winter Hill BBC2 Ch62.

15th Apr 2019, 6:29 pm	#8
Davewantsone Hexode Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Wigan, Greater Manchester, UK. Posts: 291	Re: Oddest Imported Set You've Encountered In about 1972 my brother-in-law had a secondhand TV shop. He exchanged a German BW TV for a UK made set. The set had been owned by a soldier the sound had been modified for 6Mhz. He had been living down south for a while before moving up north and said the German TV was in good working order, which seemed to be true. However! It was only after the soldier had left the shop did we find out what was wrong with this set that gave a nice picture. No BBC2! It became apparent on investigation that German TV's only went up as far as Ch60! No good for Winter Hill BBC2 Ch62.