Hello

[Dick.1]

I'm Dick, retired now & live in Co Durham.

First "got the bug" as they say when my dad (also called Dick) built our first TV, inspired by the Practical TV articles in 1952 initially in a Dexion frame & later in a wood cabinet

I still have this vivid memory of the TV providing one channel & what I imagine must have been the "Third Program" the second channel for experimental stereo broadcasting (sound) I seem to remember that it was not deemed to be of interest to dad after listening a couple of times
Anybody remember this sort of thing ?

Now retired after some time in the Army & a career as an electrician of varying degrees (Radio & TV/commercial/heavy plant/security/domestic)

Main interests now are musical, valve amps (low power) build in & modding, guitars & effects........most things with wires in fact

I've inherited a "Westminster" (Curry's I presume) record player that needs some attention so that will be my first thread I would expect

Always happy to help if I can

Cheers

Dick.

[Mark Hennessy]

Welcome to the forum, Dick

[Excessive Leakage]

Welcome Dick

There's some good stuff on this forum and I hope that you'll find it interesting  

Adam

[Aerodyne]

I remember the stereo sound tests run by the BBC with TV for one channel and third programme for the other. I actually set it up, though if I remember correctly the third I used was on AM. It worked quite well at the time. This was of course before today's form of pilot-tone stereo radio transmission was introduced.
Welcome to this, the most friendly forum you'll find.

Tony

[Terry]

Here's a clip from one of the experimental broadcasts with a former BBC Engineer explaining how stereophony works.

I'm puzzled by the acoustics - almost as if someone recorded this at home using one microphone in front of each speaker ...

[ppppenguin]

The use of trains reminds me of one of Blumlein's early stereo test recordings from the 1930s.

[Refugee]

Welcome.
You might not like my big valve amps if you are only into little ones. The transformers are like coal scale weights.
Then there is vintage test gear. Lots of big heavy scopes and signal generators. I like the build quality of 1950s stuff.
You can't have vintage test gear without owning a Tek scope as it would be a bad omen not to own one if you do vintage test gear.
Could you ever do vintage radio without owning at least one Bush TR82?

[tiv48]

A warm welcome from
Rob T

[AlanBeckett]

You can't have vintage test gear without owning a Tek scope as it would be a bad omen not to own one if you do vintage test gear.
Could you ever do vintage radio without owning at least one Bush TR82?

Oh, dear, I've got both.
I haven't got a DAC90 though. That must be a bonus  :-)

Alan

[Refugee]

You only have to own a DAC90 if you don't own a TR82.