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"And now for something completely different" (off topic too!)




So having a little time this week, I decided to service my radio. It's a Murphy A72 which is over 75 years old.

Thought it might make an interesting break from motorcycles...





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By Chris [Stockport]
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Hello to your radio from mine.... a "Bush"; the logo can just be seen on top. Can't do the fancy stuff like your video, which I enjoyed.
Anyway it's in good working order and I can remember being enthralled by the lighting up of the different wavebands when I used to see it, visiting my grandmother. She usually seemed to have it tuned at "Droitwich"

atb Chris
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By Scalyback
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Whilst we are on other activities, here's a short vid called "Bangstick vs. Dial-up modem"








I think I need to cut down on the calories a little?


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By RoSy
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Valve radio's wonderful, when I were a lad I had a Barker 88 in my bedroom and a pair of pilots headphones plugged in to the jacks so I could listen without my parents hearing.
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By Scalyback
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I am in wonderment.



Got the long aerial sorted and tonight I am getting London gold on 194m (1548 KHz)

Absolute radio on 247m (1215 KHz)

both in very good quality (for medium wave (AM)



not bad for a 1939 Valve radio with a bloody long bit of wire hanging out the aerial socket!



P.S. also getting many other stations, but they are all talking 'foreign'.
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By Scalyback
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forgot to add, am halfway down France on the swiss border.
By RoSy
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From what I can make out that looks like a lovely place where you live, did you miss by the way at that short range? A shotgun will sort it.

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