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Post by Radiotech on Jan 24, 2022 16:11:43 GMT 12
I cannot remember how this happened to come into my possession, but it's been cut from the NZ Herald - 27 April 1989 and it has been lying around for some time. It has also survived me moving house a few times despite not being packed away and protected properly.
I scanned it today because the paper copy is starting to deteriorate and thought I'd post it up here. Does anyone know who Roger Harris is / was, or what happened to the obviously sizeable collection of radios he had?
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peter
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Post by peter on Jan 31, 2022 5:59:54 GMT 12
Thanks for posting that - really interesting.
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Post by Steve on Feb 6, 2022 15:43:15 GMT 12
I don't know the name, but I would love to see that Selectra set in the photo...
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Post by davidballantynezl1tfg on Feb 8, 2022 13:24:59 GMT 12
I found this article from the 1976 NZART Conference. Vintage display by George Weston, one of the founder members of the Club. I can blame him for getting into vintage radio. David Attachments:
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Post by DHockey on Feb 8, 2022 14:48:54 GMT 12
Thanks for posting. I like seeing photos from the "early days" of the vintage radio hobby! In 1976 many of the radios we think of as vintage today would have still been in regular use. Come to think of it even in 1989 my father was using a Columbus 66 as a shed radio.
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Post by Peter Walsham on Feb 8, 2022 16:48:36 GMT 12
In the very early 70's, when I began my radio & TV apprenticeship, 'we' would repair 20 to 30 odd valve radios a week. Many of those radios we repaired were in regular use, and some lived in cowsheds & woolsheds. The 'opposition' made the all steel 'Heath' radio, which was mouse proof and saw very faithful service in cowsheds. We also saw many Philips radiograms - which were a real favourite, as they really had (well, most anyway) great sound, due to their Hi-Z output stages - which Philips also used in pretty much all of their B & W TV's as well. I loved working on them, and I often wonder how many (cabinets) got thrown in to the fire in later years. Ah . . . . . it's certainly great to reminisce!
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