[neonixie-l] Re: Heathkit IB-1101 Frequency Counter

2015-06-12 Thread Terry Kennedy
On Friday, June 12, 2015 at 6:49:21 AM UTC-4, Nick wrote:

 Paid a visit to the The British Vintage Wireless and Television Museum 
 http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fbvwm.org.uk%2Fsa=Dsntz=1usg=AFQjCNEZxlBh_4uLzX12QpOw4FxehoIhmw
  which 
 is an extraordinary place - over 1,000 vintage radios and TVs from the 
 1920s onwards, most of which (including the TVs) have been restored to 
 working conditions - mainly one man's obsession... just round the corner 
 from John S and next to my old school - I never knew it was there when I 
 was at school, but that was a while ago and I wasn't that interested in 
 that stuff back then :)


I believe that is the museum featured in The Secret Life of Machines 
Season 1 Episode 6: The Television. This YouTube video (starting at around 
11:40) has an interview with the founder: 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QEi1ggtO5Oc

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[neonixie-l] Re: Heathkit IB-1101 Frequency Counter

2015-06-12 Thread Nick
I believe that is the museum featured in The Secret Life of Machines 
Season 1 Episode 6: The Television. This YouTube video (starting at around 
11:40) has an interview with the founder: 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QEi1ggtO5Oc
That's the place - obviously filmed a good few years ago (1988) - I met Tim 
Hunkin - he used to come to the UK Cambridge Teslathon. All those TVs and 
radios are in Gerry Well's (the guy in the white coat) house - I took some 
video - there are radios everywhere - all over the walls, down corridors, 
even above door frames. Whilst the house is a good size, its so crammed 
with radios and TVs there are some substantial sheds in the garden, also 
full of stuff. It got to the poin that those filled up too, so he bought 
the end of the neighbor's garden, put a big shed up there too, and filled 
that up as well...

He died at the end of last year - the event I went to was a sort of 
memorial party - about 150 to 200 people were there.

I'll post the video if folks are interested...

Nick

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