Vintage Military and Amateur Gear - slideshow - UK Vintage Radio Repair and Restoration Discussion Forum

Top Cap · 22nd Jan 2009, 9:55 pm

This is a great look back into American and some British equipment of yesteryear. Over 170 photos in a slide show. I liked the complete No.19 set up complete with Variometer. Some of the shacks are a sight to behold. Hope you enjoy it like I did.
Les G4CNH

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Top Cap · 22nd Jan 2009, 11:54 pm

Not sure why the link has stopped working as it was checked out before posting. If you are having problems, go to www.rfcafe.com and under the right hand side headed "Recent Additions" click on "Slideshow of Antique Radio Equipment"

Hope that works for you.
Les

Skywave · 23rd Jan 2009, 12:30 am

Clicking on the last link you provided, Les, it works here: impressive displays.

Looking at the large personal collections with their proud owners, does cause me to ask: whenever large collections like this appear on the 'Net, these collections nearly always seem to be owned by American Radio Amateurs. Are - or were - there not similar large collections built up by UK Amateurs? If so, where are they? Or is it just British modesty at work here? Do USA Amateurs simply have / had more time & money to spend on their kit that their UK counterparts? I know that there were many, many more radio manufacturers in the USA than in the UK up to recent times, but this doesn't fully explain the time / cost / size of the collections aspect.

Al / Skywave.

MichaelR · 23rd Jan 2009, 1:45 am

Al,

I think it is an accumulation of things. The USA has it all, huge amounts of surplus, money, space and real estate and I think it is very much in their nature to collect and restore whether it be radios or classic /street rod cars.

Great slide show though

Mike

22nd Jan 2009, 9:55 pm	#1
Top Cap Octode Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Watford, Hertfordshire, UK. Posts: 1,270	Vintage Military and Amateur Gear - slideshow This is a great look back into American and some British equipment of yesteryear. Over 170 photos in a slide show. I liked the complete No.19 set up complete with Variometer. Some of the shacks are a sight to behold. Hope you enjoy it like I did. Les G4CNH http://www.dotphoto.com/FlashTool/Me...sp?AID=2538285 __________________ Whether the Top Cap is Grid or Anode - touching it will give you a buzz either way!

22nd Jan 2009, 11:54 pm	#2
Top Cap Octode Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Watford, Hertfordshire, UK. Posts: 1,270	Re: Vintage Military and Amateur Gear - slideshow Not sure why the link has stopped working as it was checked out before posting. If you are having problems, go to www.rfcafe.com and under the right hand side headed "Recent Additions" click on "Slideshow of Antique Radio Equipment" Hope that works for you. Les __________________ Whether the Top Cap is Grid or Anode - touching it will give you a buzz either way!

23rd Jan 2009, 12:30 am	#3
Skywave Rest in Peace Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Chard, South Somerset, UK. Posts: 7,457	Re: Vintage Military and Amateur Gear - slideshow Clicking on the last link you provided, Les, it works here: impressive displays. Looking at the large personal collections with their proud owners, does cause me to ask: whenever large collections like this appear on the 'Net, these collections nearly always seem to be owned by American Radio Amateurs. Are - or were - there not similar large collections built up by UK Amateurs? If so, where are they? Or is it just British modesty at work here? Do USA Amateurs simply have / had more time & money to spend on their kit that their UK counterparts? I know that there were many, many more radio manufacturers in the USA than in the UK up to recent times, but this doesn't fully explain the time / cost / size of the collections aspect. Al / Skywave.

23rd Jan 2009, 1:45 am	#4
MichaelR Retired Dormant Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Sheffield, South Yorkshire, UK. Posts: 1,587	Re: Vintage Military and Amateur Gear - slideshow Al, I think it is an accumulation of things. The USA has it all, huge amounts of surplus, money, space and real estate and I think it is very much in their nature to collect and restore whether it be radios or classic /street rod cars. Great slide show though Mike