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jamesinnewcastl · 1st Dec 2020, 7:53 pm

To my delight a few weeks ago I was contacted by a fellow forunite RAGtime who asked if I had obtained any of the front panel meters as he needed one for his Type 12!!!

Deep Joy - it turns out that RAGtime, a Dutchman living in Brussels, had wandered into a flea-market held in a local church in Uithoorn (NL) in 1975/6 and picked up a Type 12. It was in a box with some other equipment. He wasn't sure what it was but has hung onto it for 35 years and happily it looks very much complete apart from some fidding with the power leads. The original wooden box has gone along with the metal enclosure - probably re-purposed, but all the important items remain!

RAGtime notes that old Schiphol - the original Amsterdam Airport from 1928 till 1967 - is just 10 km away from Uithoorn. it seems likely that it drifted as war surplus when the war ended.

So here are some pics of the unit in all its glory including some original crystals! I'm just gob-smacked that one Type 12 has survived!

Cheers
James

1st Dec 2020, 7:53 pm	#3
jamesinnewcastl Heptode Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne & Wear, UK. Posts: 723	Re: Standard Beam Approach - Rebuild update To my delight a few weeks ago I was contacted by a fellow forunite RAGtime who asked if I had obtained any of the front panel meters as he needed one for his Type 12!!! Deep Joy - it turns out that RAGtime, a Dutchman living in Brussels, had wandered into a flea-market held in a local church in Uithoorn (NL) in 1975/6 and picked up a Type 12. It was in a box with some other equipment. He wasn't sure what it was but has hung onto it for 35 years and happily it looks very much complete apart from some fidding with the power leads. The original wooden box has gone along with the metal enclosure - probably re-purposed, but all the important items remain! RAGtime notes that old Schiphol - the original Amsterdam Airport from 1928 till 1967 - is just 10 km away from Uithoorn. it seems likely that it drifted as war surplus when the war ended. So here are some pics of the unit in all its glory including some original crystals! I'm just gob-smacked that one Type 12 has survived! Cheers James Attached Thumbnails Last edited by jamesinnewcastl; 1st Dec 2020 at 7:58 pm.