Hi, there, I'm Al, from the States. I've been lurking around here for a few months, but thought to introduce myself. I'm certainly no electrical engineer, but I fell in love early with vacuum tubes of all shapes and sizes. I've messed with Nixies, Boroughs, Magic Eyes, Dekatrons, the list goes on. I started out buying and assembling a few of Pete's kits, then slowly began building my own clocks, calculators, and radios from the PCB up, mostly using Dalibor's tubes. It's been a real great journey so far, and i've got a long way to go. It's great to be here
mahdialhusseini.com On Thu, Apr 4, 2019 at 11:25 AM Richard Scales <[email protected]> wrote: > Greetings all, > > I have been an addict for over two years now. I started in electronics in > 1980 then moved to software, Mostly Z80 Assembler and 6502 (as a hobby). I > spent the rest of my career in supporting laser printers until I became > self employed in 1997. In recent years I discovered Arduino and combined > that with my hobbyist interest in electronics. When looking for something > else (and I cannot remember what) I discovered Nixie Tubes and am now > totally addicted. > I started with a PV QTC Kit and have built several more since as well as > Spectrum 1040, 1080 and 568, Elite, DINK, Quattro, Halo and FunKlock I > have also built kits from Ian Sparkes and Paul Andrews and I also have a > few Paul Andrews Single Tube clocks, Now I have started my own tube > collection. I am the proud owner of a MOD-6 and have some spare tubes and a > stack of 'Smart Sockets' that I will be putting together at some point. > Along the way I have learnt to use KiCad, EeasyEDA, Solid Edge 2019 and > CNC Routers (handy for case designs). > I have also been lucky to meet many talented and helpful individuals in > several corners of the globe that have helped me with my stupid questions > and ideas and have helped bring my ideas to life. > I am of course running out of organs to sell. The recent post regarding > the sale of two B-7971's for over $500 is staggering, especially when I > hear the tales of those who purchased them for around $7 a pair back in the > day. > In the UK, as a youngster I used to purchase Practical Wireless magazine > before moving on to Electronics Today International and it was a PW project > that was my first ever clock build - it was a 4 x 7 segment LED clock based > on the AY-5-1224 clock IC. I don't remember seeing any adds for Nixie Tubes > at that time, but, if I knew then what I know now! > > > On Wednesday, 19 September 2018 16:03:23 UTC+1, neonixie-l wrote: >> >> Ladies & Gentlemen,,, >> >> We are getting a steady stream of new members - it'd be great if, instead >> of just lurking, you could introduce yourselves with a bit of detail about >> your interests, what you've built or intend to build/dream of building. >> Even what gets you up the morning and makes you smile! >> >> Even existing members (there are over 1,000) could chip in - there's some >> great stuff around... >> >> Welcome, one and all to this great community! >> >> Nick >> >> >> -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "neonixie-l" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/1567e684-16b7-4103-a4f7-2952c26f985f%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/1567e684-16b7-4103-a4f7-2952c26f985f%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "neonixie-l" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/CAO97pxXaLG4vbtw_HGMjZi1OipghRv7yjeHzcodF%2Bwcj1hMwwg%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
