01-07-2023, 06:06 AM
To Jeffrey Borinski,
Quote:
I've never managed to summon up much interest in crystal sets.
Unquote :
I never drummed up much interest in television, even though I made a living from repairing them.
BIG clunky turret tuners. ( constant cleaning of the biscuit connections ) Programs to really make one hate television. TWO channels that had to come some 100 kliks from Canberra. One commercial station, one from ABC.
Complete with snow storms, over a few different mountain ranges. Cost in the thousands of pounds when avereage wage was less that 100 pounds per week. TV licencing, some few extra pounds, "Radio " inspectors in red trucks to throw the book at anybody that didnt pay the tax.
NOT to mention it required two off six metre long water pipes joined together, with a bit of super lossy 300 ohm twin lead to get the nano volts of signal into the set.
The constant loss of horizontal synch, OR the replacement of the 1 uF or 2.2 uF coupling caps for vertical deflection.
EHT supplies that defied understanding. WE ( family ) never had TV when I lived at home.
I know why.
Yes!!! Bring on the crystal sets.
Joe.
(I took several days to answer that post. )
Quote:
I've never managed to summon up much interest in crystal sets.
Unquote :
I never drummed up much interest in television, even though I made a living from repairing them.
BIG clunky turret tuners. ( constant cleaning of the biscuit connections ) Programs to really make one hate television. TWO channels that had to come some 100 kliks from Canberra. One commercial station, one from ABC.
Complete with snow storms, over a few different mountain ranges. Cost in the thousands of pounds when avereage wage was less that 100 pounds per week. TV licencing, some few extra pounds, "Radio " inspectors in red trucks to throw the book at anybody that didnt pay the tax.
NOT to mention it required two off six metre long water pipes joined together, with a bit of super lossy 300 ohm twin lead to get the nano volts of signal into the set.
The constant loss of horizontal synch, OR the replacement of the 1 uF or 2.2 uF coupling caps for vertical deflection.
EHT supplies that defied understanding. WE ( family ) never had TV when I lived at home.
I know why.
Yes!!! Bring on the crystal sets.
Joe.
(I took several days to answer that post. )
