NVCF - Sunday May 15th 2016

[Yorkie]

The BVWS Spring Bulletin arrived today, and as always is packed cover to cover with excellent articles, including one by Gary 'Radio Fixer' on the Murphy A98 which I'll enjoy reading. I've had one tucked up in the loft for 25 years since I fished it out of the skip at work. The guys in the workshop (at BG Sheffield) had used it eight hours a day for decades till they say a blue flash and it went dead. Don't know what the cause was, but hopefully, not something such as a mains transformer burn-out. Rectifier heater/cathode short maybe? Anyway, come what may, Gayr's excellent article will be very helpful when I do get it on the bench.

What a fantastic job Carl Glover does in producing such a high quality magazine, expertly fitting the pictures and text into the layout.

The Bulletin reminded me that it's the NVCF on Sunday 15 May, which this year will features an exhibition of member's radios entitled '40 Years of the BVWS - Exhibition of Collecting'. Too far for me to travel there and back in a day, so not a moment too soon to book a Premier Inn. Managed to get a room at the Coventry East (Binley) Premier Inn for a very reasonable £35.00 'saver rate'. My wife and I stayed there last year and had an enjoyable evening meal at a nearby 'gastro pub' with Gary and his wife, who also stayed there. (It's well located, about 14 miles from the NVCF).

Anyone else going to the NVCF?

[AlanBeckett]

If I'm spared

Alan

[ppppenguin]

I'm sure that I'll be doing the Bring and Buy as usual, along with the "A team" of Brian Summers (Beamcurrent) and Jeremy (Pamphonica).

The NVCF is within daytrip range for me, though since I need to arrive very early it's up at first sparrowf**t. About 90 miles, 1hr 40m if all's well. Which it wasn't last year with a crash on the M1 near Hemel delaying me by about 20 minutes which I could have happily done without at 5 in the morning. Sometimes I've made a few days holiday of it, renting a cottage. Other times I've booked a Travelodge. The Rugby (Dunchurch) is nearest with a room rate of £45 at the moment for the Saturday night. The Binley Travelodge isn't much further.

I think some people will be meeting up on the Saturday at Mikey405's place in Solihull.

[Keithstv]

I'll be there.

Keith

[Radio Fixer]

See you there again David (hopefully !)

Gary

[Mark Hennessy]

I'm planning to go. But a lot could happen between now and then...

[Old Sparky]

I will most likely be there, transport permitting! ( I don't drive and have in the past, made the journey via bus from Chipping Norton to Stratford upon Avon, then either a second bus or a train from Stratford to Leamington, from where I catch the Shuttle bus to the NVCF) Have been to the NVCF for the last 5 or 6 years, and usually find browsing the various stalls interesting, though I only buy small items such as components, speaker grille cloth, and the like. One year I bought a couple of MP3 encoded CDs of sixties pirate radio broadcasts, one of Caroline (12 hours of their August 14 1967 programming), and one of Radio London's last day. Haven't seen this series of discs anywhere else!