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18th Nov 2018, 12:59 pm
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Heptode
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Vintage homebrew African radio
I was recently handed this little African radio, Ghanaian I believe, to get going again for its owner. This is now done but I thought you'd like to see the kind of thing that gets made. It is vintage, but whether 1980, 1970 or much earlier I do not yet know. I shall ask.
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18th Nov 2018, 1:19 pm
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Hexode
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Re: Vintage homebrew African radio
That is amazing, real techno-punk / shabby chic, sort of thing you might do if the original case was smashed and you had nothing else, I must say I do like it, do share any history you can find out from the owner.
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18th Nov 2018, 1:26 pm
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Pentode
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Re: Vintage homebrew African radio
green soldermask- I suppouse end of 80
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18th Nov 2018, 2:05 pm
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Heptode
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18th Nov 2018, 2:15 pm
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Dekatron
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Re: Vintage homebrew African radio
My guess would be it dates from the present century, like this one:
http://www.oocities.org/safricancrac...wireradio.html I remember seeing similar sets offered commercially for sale, not a great many years ago. According to https://lucieatstreetwires.wordpress...-in-few-words/ the craft is "uniquely South African". Paul |
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18th Nov 2018, 5:02 pm
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Heptode
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Re: Vintage homebrew African radio
Ah, well discovered. This one had many years of dust and grunge on it. Still works though. Although the DC plug is a simple jack plug cunningly wired with a centre negative!
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18th Nov 2018, 5:30 pm
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Heptode
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Re: Vintage homebrew African radio
The IC (ICs?) might have date-codes. The tuning cap looks like the AM/FM type used in far-eastern radios.
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18th Nov 2018, 6:35 pm
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18th Nov 2018, 11:39 pm
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Re: Vintage homebrew African radio
The sound would be a lot better with some cardboard walls to the "box", but the appearance is definitely more artistic just the way it is.
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19th Nov 2018, 12:19 am
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Heptode
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Re: Vintage homebrew African radio
Ha ha. Actually the sound isn't too bad. I was listening to some Bollywood this afternoon and it was pretty sweet sounding. My wife asks why I listen to it...erm, because it's being broadcast! Stuff from the ether...I love it really.
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19th Nov 2018, 11:40 am
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Octode
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Re: Vintage homebrew African radio
I have one of these "Bush Radios", made by women in South Africa as part of a co-operative community work re-enablement program. Mine has a wire-work map of Africa over where the speaker is. They are a very popular souvenir of SA and are quite expensive, think £150+.
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