Granada Television Brochure, 1970s
Long Gone UK TV Shops
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PYE Australia Circa 1971
Radios-TV VRAT
Fabulous Fablon
Thorn TX10 Chassis
Crusty-TV Museum, Analogue TV Network
Philips N1500 Warning!
Rumbelows
Thorn EMI Advertising
Thorn’s Guide to Servicing a VCR
Ferguson 3V24 De-Robed
Want to tell us a story?
Video Circuits V15 – Tripler Tester
Thorn Chassis Guide
Remove Teletext Lines & VCR Problems
Ceefax (Teletext)
Suggestions
Website Refresh
Colour TV Brochures
1970s Lounge Recreation
CrustyTV Vintage Television Museum
Linda Lovelace Experience
Humbars on a Sony KV2702
1972 Ultra 6713
D|E|R Service “The Best”
The one that got away
Technical information
The Line Output Stage
The map
Tales of a newly qualified young engineer.
Tales of a Radio Rentals Van Boy
Sanyo SMD
Disastrous Company Rebranding
1969 Philips G22K511
Memories Of The TV Trade
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Dirty TV screens
Dual Standard and Single Standard CTV’s
Radios-TV on YouTube
The Winter of 62/63
A domestic audio installation
1979 Ferguson Videostar Deluxe 3V16
Music centre modifications
Unusual record player modification
B&K 467 Adapters
Mishaps In The Trade
1971 Beovision 3200
1971 Bush CTV1120
Granada Television Brochure, 1970s
Long Gone UK TV Shops
Memories of a Derwent Field Service Engineer
PYE Australia Circa 1971
Radios-TV VRAT
Fabulous Fablon
Thorn TX10 Chassis
Crusty-TV Museum, Analogue TV Network
Philips N1500 Warning!
Rumbelows
Thorn EMI Advertising
Thorn’s Guide to Servicing a VCR
Ferguson 3V24 De-Robed
Want to tell us a story?
Video Circuits V15 – Tripler Tester
Thorn Chassis Guide
Remove Teletext Lines & VCR Problems
Ceefax (Teletext)
Suggestions
Website Refresh
Colour TV Brochures
1970s Lounge Recreation
CrustyTV Vintage Television Museum
Linda Lovelace Experience
Humbars on a Sony KV2702
1972 Ultra 6713
D|E|R Service “The Best”
The one that got away
Technical information
The Line Output Stage
The map
Tales of a newly qualified young engineer.
Tales of a Radio Rentals Van Boy
Sanyo SMD
Disastrous Company Rebranding
1969 Philips G22K511
Memories Of The TV Trade
Crazy house
Dirty TV screens
Dual Standard and Single Standard CTV’s
Radios-TV on YouTube
The Winter of 62/63
A domestic audio installation
1979 Ferguson Videostar Deluxe 3V16
Music centre modifications
Unusual record player modification
B&K 467 Adapters
Mishaps In The Trade
1971 Beovision 3200
1971 Bush CTV1120
80s memories - portable valve PA amplifier at Sports Day
in mid 80s one school I was at used a valve amplifier with horn speakers for Sports Day that ran off 12V car batteries - looked more like something out of the 1950/60s TBH but still did the job...
The valves were visible in the metal chassis, looked a bit bigger than EL84s...
Any ideas what this could have been? I've seen Philips amps but AFAIK they were 230V mains (as well as 115V and that 140(?)V supply used in some bits of NL), I don't think it was Pamphonic (there wasn't any obvious branding on it and I'm going from 35+ years hazy memories, but I've not seen that many portable valve amplifiers that ran from DC..)
Anything like this advert? Trix PA system suitable for AC mains or 6 volt batteries when used with suitable adapter.
From WW March 1954 page 149
https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Wireless-World/50s/Wireless-World-1954-03.pdf
Frank
@nuvistor looked more like a Quad II power stage or the endstage of a radio transmitter (with the large valves in full view) although ruggedised (vaguely remember a metal mesh cage being over part of it). There was only a single microphone connected to it; I don't remember any separate mixer.
In one of the stores I have something that's battery powered - 6V I think - that uses a 6V6 for the output stage and has an EF37 for the microphone amp but also has a wind-up record player with an electric pickup. Really ought to get that going - it's the only thing I own that has a cold-cathode rectifier.
In the late 70's there was a BBC employee who used to do the sound for our local church fete. He had a homebrewed 100V line amp, beautifully made with a top cover over the valves with louvers stamped in it. It had an angled front panel with rotary faders, and as a very young lad I spent hours watching the valves glow, and the VU meter bouncing up and down. One of those seminal moments that decided my career really! I forget his name, but I remember him coming round to our house with a big box of scrap 1/4" tape for me in white cardboard "BBC rushes" boxes.... wish I hadn't taped over it all!! I wonder what historical delights they contained....
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