Film: A history of radio in Germany - UK Vintage Radio Repair and Restoration Discussion Forum

Radio Wrangler · 13th Sep 2015, 3:12 pm

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8vCy...el=radiofreak1

This seems to be film made by an employee at Telefunken, involved in transmitter manufacture.

His film has some footage of Telefunken's vintage receiver museum, high power broadcast transmitters being made.

There's a glorious transmitter hall with Diesel generators through to huge masts outside Berlin

I don't speak German, but it's well worth a watch

And a 580 tonne rotary antenna

David

hannahs radios · 14th Sep 2015, 4:05 pm

Interesting video, shame there's not an English version thanks for posting it though.

hans · 15th Sep 2015, 11:26 pm

It is the usual story about a big old company collapsing and competent emplyees losing their job.

Some of the irony was that "the last" job they did was where they started with transmitters. They were banned from the site during the cold war.

Radio Wrangler · 16th Sep 2015, 7:56 am

Thanks, Hans.

They made some beautiful stuff. The scenes of signs being changed showed the industrial turmoil of the period. It looks like their site was taken over by Continental Electronics just before the end.

It's a very well made film.

David

russell_w_b · 16th Sep 2015, 1:10 pm

That 300kW Sender 4004 at the very beginning looked identical to Senders 41, 42, 43 and 44 at Rampisham. If not, it's exactly the same architecture.

They were beautiful machines and had thirteen handbooks, as opposed to the three that came with the Marconi senders 45, 46, 47 and 48.

Only two of the books had mucky thumb-prints in them, though.

13th Sep 2015, 3:12 pm	#1
Radio Wrangler Moderator Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Fife, Scotland, UK. Posts: 22,876	Film: A history of radio in Germany https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8vCy...el=radiofreak1 This seems to be film made by an employee at Telefunken, involved in transmitter manufacture. His film has some footage of Telefunken's vintage receiver museum, high power broadcast transmitters being made. There's a glorious transmitter hall with Diesel generators through to huge masts outside Berlin I don't speak German, but it's well worth a watch And a 580 tonne rotary antenna David __________________ Can't afford the volcanic island yet, but the plans for my monorail and the goons' uniforms are done

14th Sep 2015, 4:05 pm	#2
hannahs radios Hexode Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Weymouth, Dorset, UK. Posts: 422	Re: Film: A history of radio in Germany Interesting video, shame there's not an English version thanks for posting it though.

15th Sep 2015, 11:26 pm	#3
hans Heptode Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Oslo, Norway. Posts: 632	Re: Film: A history of radio in Germany It is the usual story about a big old company collapsing and competent emplyees losing their job. Some of the irony was that "the last" job they did was where they started with transmitters. They were banned from the site during the cold war.

16th Sep 2015, 7:56 am	#4
Radio Wrangler Moderator Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Fife, Scotland, UK. Posts: 22,876	Re: Film: A history of radio in Germany Thanks, Hans. They made some beautiful stuff. The scenes of signs being changed showed the industrial turmoil of the period. It looks like their site was taken over by Continental Electronics just before the end. It's a very well made film. David __________________ Can't afford the volcanic island yet, but the plans for my monorail and the goons' uniforms are done

16th Sep 2015, 1:10 pm	#5
russell_w_b Dekatron Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Penrith, Cumbria, UK. Posts: 3,687	Re: Film: A history of radio in Germany That 300kW Sender 4004 at the very beginning looked identical to Senders 41, 42, 43 and 44 at Rampisham. If not, it's exactly the same architecture. They were beautiful machines and had thirteen handbooks, as opposed to the three that came with the Marconi senders 45, 46, 47 and 48. Only two of the books had mucky thumb-prints in them, though. __________________ Regds, Russell W. B. G4YLI.