Television comes to the Midlands - UK Vintage Radio Repair and Restoration Discussion Forum

ppppenguin · 26th Jun 2008, 7:29 am

Forum members may be interested in a little expedition that happened on Monday.

http://www.405-line.tv/phpBB3/viewto...t=400&start=45

Warning: If you click on this link you may be horrified to see photos that include Sean (M1ECY), Ray Cooper and myself.

Not sure which of the TV sections this belongs in so mods please feel free to move it.

Courtney Louise · 26th Jun 2008, 8:07 am

Its remarkable to see that most of the items in those pictures I recognise from the days of the Science Museum in Newhall Street in Birmingham. The Austin Atlantic especialy and also the Wire Band Recorder. The Wire Band recorder used to be upstairs next to the aircraft section entrace and the vintage speaker display.

Andi

mhennessy · 27th Jun 2008, 11:55 am

Quite by chance, I popped into a room where we store our old books and fundamentals training kit and discovered a group of visitors excitedly going through the bookshelves. I did wonder if they might be natives to this forum, but as I was in the middle of training, I couldn't hang around to introduce myself... Apologies for this, but I'm glad that Andy and Paul looked after you. Also glad that you discovered The Fleece

For future reference, Andy is often very busy and hard to track down, so please feel free to use me as a alternative contact...

And you should have seen that transmitter hut before the WEEE skip and CRT disposal "man in a van" arrived

Ray Cooper · 27th Jun 2008, 12:23 pm

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...The Wire Band recorder used to be upstairs next to the aircraft section entrace...

...and on the other side of the gangway were the CG1 transmitter, and a CO6/501 analogue standards converter. For a few years, anyway.

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...you should have seen that transmitter hut before the WEEE skip and CRT disposal "man in a van" arrived...

I only wish we had. Yet again, too late, curses, curses...

ianj · 27th Jun 2008, 10:45 pm

Dont they have television in the Midlands, then...................?? (!) ianj

Sean Williams · 27th Jun 2008, 11:01 pm

Ah, well, we look forward to another visit (well, I do) when Andy decjdes to donate that great looking MF transmitter to me.....

Seriously though, what a wonderful place to nose around!

Sean

26th Jun 2008, 7:29 am	#1
ppppenguin Retired Dormant Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: North London, UK. Posts: 6,168	Television comes to the Midlands Forum members may be interested in a little expedition that happened on Monday. http://www.405-line.tv/phpBB3/viewto...t=400&start=45 Warning: If you click on this link you may be horrified to see photos that include Sean (M1ECY), Ray Cooper and myself. Not sure which of the TV sections this belongs in so mods please feel free to move it.

26th Jun 2008, 8:07 am	#2
Courtney Louise Octode Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Welshpool, Powys, Wales Posts: 1,327	Re: Television comes to the Midlands Its remarkable to see that most of the items in those pictures I recognise from the days of the Science Museum in Newhall Street in Birmingham. The Austin Atlantic especialy and also the Wire Band Recorder. The Wire Band recorder used to be upstairs next to the aircraft section entrace and the vintage speaker display. Andi __________________ *33, 45, 78, around and around they go...*

27th Jun 2008, 11:55 am	#3
mhennessy Dekatron Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Evesham, Worcestershire, UK. Posts: 4,244	Re: Television comes to the Midlands Quite by chance, I popped into a room where we store our old books and fundamentals training kit and discovered a group of visitors excitedly going through the bookshelves. I did wonder if they might be natives to this forum, but as I was in the middle of training, I couldn't hang around to introduce myself... Apologies for this, but I'm glad that Andy and Paul looked after you. Also glad that you discovered The Fleece For future reference, Andy is often very busy and hard to track down, so please feel free to use me as a alternative contact... And you should have seen that transmitter hut before the WEEE skip and CRT disposal "man in a van" arrived

27th Jun 2008, 10:45 pm	#5
ianj Heptode Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Cheltenham Spa, Gloucestershire, UK. Posts: 525	Re: Television comes to the Midlands Dont they have television in the Midlands, then...................?? (!) ianj

27th Jun 2008, 11:01 pm	#6
Sean Williams Dekatron Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: St.Ippolyts, Hitchin, Hertfordshire QRA IO91UW Posts: 3,517	Re: Television comes to the Midlands Ah, well, we look forward to another visit (well, I do) when Andy decjdes to donate that great looking MF transmitter to me..... Seriously though, what a wonderful place to nose around! Sean __________________ Engineers make things work and have spare bits when finished