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David Looser wrote:
"Nick Gorham" wrote in message
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And I certainly know that I have consistently failed to measure the
differences my ears insists are there.



I have found the opposite, that things are audibly indistinguishable despite
measurable differences.


Yes that too.

--
Nick

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In article , David Looser
scribeth thus
"Iain Churches" wrote in message
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Interesting piece of broadcasting memorabilia. But the HT rail of
1750V rather puts me off. In the words of Bluebottle from the Goon
Show "Harm can come to a young lad like that!"

As you say, and it's not as if it's all hidden behind insulation! The anode
caps on the QY3/125s are finned aluminium heat-sinks, whilst the various
chokes and capacitors on the HT rectifier chassis have screw terminal
connections on the top, interconnected by heavy-gauge tinned copper wire. I
recently tested the HT rectifier on the bench via a variac. As I turned the
knob on the variac and watched the HT meter pointer swing up to 1750V I had
to remind myself that what had been quite safe to touch a few seconds
earlier was now guaranteed lethal!


What do you intend to do with it?
Perhaps a little competition would make the BBC
pull their socks up:-)


It's not mine, I'm merely the guy overhauling it. It belongs to a group of
enthusiasts who want to use it to broadcast 405-line TV, they are convinced
they will get permission to do so on an occasional basis; well we'll see.

David.



Well Ofcom just went to a lot of expense and published a report that
there wasn't much call for Band One spectrum so they might get lucky;))

Course are there any receivers around?..
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Tony Sayer

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"tony sayer" wrote in message
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In article , David Looser
scribeth thus

It's not mine, I'm merely the guy overhauling it. It belongs to a group of
enthusiasts who want to use it to broadcast 405-line TV, they are
convinced
they will get permission to do so on an occasional basis; well we'll see.


Well Ofcom just went to a lot of expense and published a report that
there wasn't much call for Band One spectrum so they might get lucky;))

My understanding is that a sizable chunk is allocated to the military, which
probably means that it's unused. The military seem to take the same attitude
to spectrum that I do to scrap kit; "it might come in useful one day". The
rest seems to be used for wireless intercoms, doorbells and the like.

Course are there any receivers around?..
--
Quite a few, I have several myself.

David.

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Caught the Gadget Show this week.

Jester throng at twilight.

It is now so bad as to be almost unwatchable.

I managed about 5 mins.

It's worse than Blue Peter on acid.

Maybe it actually is Blue Peter on acid.........

andy