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Old 11th Oct 2018, 11:49 am   #8
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Default Re: A most unusual little radio

After the war, my Dad was stationed in Germany for a while in the British occupied territory. There must've been a very relaxed atmosphere as he used to relate the tale of how he was awoken one morning by the sound of the tiniest little valve radio he had ever set eyes on. One of the locals had built the set using German war-surplus parts including 3 (I think) RV12P2000s and had plugged it in next to Dad's bed. That's how the story goes anyway! Dad just had to have it. He was quite a fan of gadgets. There's no record of just how much hard currency passed hands in the transaction but that little radio still exists, less its case unfortunately, and one day I will get around to fixing it. Its speaker BTW is an earpiece rather than a proper speaker. Thanks for the reminder.
Graham
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