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Oct 16, 2016 00:30
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https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=wwh0KH-ICCw
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Oct 16, 2016 02:46
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Cliff is a treasure!
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Oct 16, 2016 05:09
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Thank you for introducing me to this wonderful little corner of God's creation.
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Oct 16, 2016 15:58
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So I have a thing for old radios, especially shortwave receivers. would you guys have any interest in an effort post with a bunch of radios with sweet knobs and dials? 
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Oct 19, 2016 16:24
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Yes please.
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Oct 19, 2016 16:44
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shoophobo posted:So I have a thing for old radios, especially shortwave receivers. Didn't they used to give that as a prize on Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego?
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Oct 19, 2016 17:28
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shoophobo posted:So I have a thing for old radios, especially shortwave receivers. 
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Oct 19, 2016 21:05
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What they said.
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Oct 19, 2016 21:13
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My grandpa had a Philco console radio sitting in his garage. It's in pretty good shape minus some cigarette burns on the top. Don't know if it works but I'm sure I can fix it.
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Oct 20, 2016 00:59
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shoophobo posted:So I have a thing for old radios, especially shortwave receivers. My dad had a Zenith Transoceanic (3000 I think) that he bought when he got out of the service in '67-'68 and sold it to a collector for a few hundred dollars in the early 90s. Then, he bought a smaller one in the 90s that looked like a boombox. I didn't really have interest in it at the time, but seems kinda cool now. His was like this:  Like everything else, Ebay has made it easy to find previously hard to find items and a clean one only goes for $150-200 now Kirk Vikernes has a new favorite as of 01:19 on Oct 20, 2016 |
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Oct 20, 2016 01:16
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Okay, okay I just wanted to gage interest. So I like shortwave radio. There is something about its analog-ness and effort compared to the instant gratification of the internet that I dig. I really like the older radios, guess its a case of "they dont make them like they used to!"  Of course, that may be true in terms of build quality, and general availability, but today's receivers have so many features, and a good one can be had for less the $50 thanks to China. anyway lets see some relics. First up is this beauty. Grundig Majestic 7000  This German made wood case console comes to you from the late 50's. with AM (known as Medium Wave or MW outside north america), FM, and two Shortwave bands covering 6 to 23 MHz, and a turntable, Consoles like this was the center of the home in the days before TV was ultra common. Fun fact; there is one of these sitting in my Dad's garage. It belonged to his parents, and I remember playing with it as a kid when it was in my grandmother's basement. I hope to refurbish it one day.  tubes  phono  The thick bakelite buttons just had such a satisfying *thunk* when pushed, even in it's dusty old unserviced state it oozed craftsmanship. more to come ps I am currently listening to China Radio International's english broadcast on 9570KHz. the program is "Language Cafe" and its lol. They are teaching how to say common phrases in chinese but the hosts are dorks. Propogation is poor tonight so I'm using a web based SDR (software defined radio) from the Netherlands. http://websdr.ewi.utwente.nl:8901/ shoophobo has a new favorite as of 06:34 on Oct 20, 2016 |
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Oct 20, 2016 01:21
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we are the Funyuns posted:My dad had a Zenith Transoceanic (3000 I think) that he bought when he got out of the service in '67-'68 and sold it to a collector for a few hundred dollars in the early 90s. Then, he bought a smaller one in the 90s that looked like a boombox. I didn't really have interest in it at the time, but seems kinda cool now. wow, nice. Love the spacey silver speaker cover.
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Oct 20, 2016 01:22
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Humphreys posted:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OE8WzYNRPNU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pvWGdInf65Q&t=11s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mQpeCzLNNp8&t=10s
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Oct 20, 2016 02:16
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Here is a model I just recently discovered. Panasonic GX 400/RF-966LB  It has a very military look to it. The bar on top is a ferrite bar antenna for AM broadcasts which are very directional. It was a common feature on Panasonics, its not very common anymore unfortunately, requiring you to rotate your whole radio. Really diggin the military/simple look of these 70/80s era Japanese protables  
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Oct 20, 2016 02:19
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shoophobo posted:Here is a model I just recently discovered. I think I'm aroused now
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Oct 20, 2016 05:27
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This one is cute as hell and I wanna take it home.
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Oct 20, 2016 06:49
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shoophobo posted:First up is this beauty. Oh my god. Can't quite tell scale from the pic. Is that thing roughly the same size as a washing machine? If so I've got something similar in my garage. My mom got it from her grandmother. Pretty sure it's an American brand though.
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Oct 20, 2016 07:29
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I don't have any good pictures of my HQ-180, but I do have pictures of the radio room of the LST 325. She visited town a few years ago, and volunteers were requested to operate her ham radio station. A friend and I spent most of a day making contacts. With apologies for the lousy pictures and without further ado, here's what I have. Operating position for the ham radio station:  Receivers at original workstations:  More receivers:     Transmitters:    Transmitter/receiver set:  Teletype equipment:  
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Oct 20, 2016 07:32
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Panasonic and Grundig have always made good solid radios. My dad used to putz around the backyard pulling weeds every weekend with his Panasonic in tow. But if we're talking about radios then that means we're talking about DXing. And my friends, this radio always rates high for DXers; Those in LA looking to capture WOR and vice versa, those on the East coast looking to catch a sniff of KFI or KNX.  Ladies & Gentlemen, the GE Superadio III! These kids today with digital tuning! There was something about tuning the radio knob slowly by hand and dancing "between the numbers" and finding new and wondrous things!
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Oct 20, 2016 07:57
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Old radios you say? I picked these up at an estate cleanout last weekend   
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Oct 20, 2016 16:39
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I also had these two beauties, but they needed more love and care than I could give, so they had to move on:  You should really join us in the turntable/vintage stereo thread and see our collective mental illness in full bloom.
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Oct 20, 2016 21:04
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I'll try and post some more cute Japanese radios tonight.  I finally found a use for the website "Pinterest" there are a bunch of pics on there.
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Oct 20, 2016 21:39
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Sony AIR-7 My dad has one of these, it's fantastic. It's made of that typical Sony plastic which is pretty much indestructible. It's heavy and feels like an old military walkie talkie, including its long whip antenna which is rubber and floppy. The knobs pop up to be adjusted, then back in so you don't accidentally change it.  
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Oct 21, 2016 03:42
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shoophobo posted:Sony AIR-7 It looks like something you'd call in an airstrike with in the 1980s.
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Oct 21, 2016 03:54
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 quote:The CRF-V21 is a full-featured shortwave radio receiver with built-in printer and decoding for FAX and RTTY. In fact, with an optional AN-P1200 satellite antenna, the CRF-V21 will even copy and print G.O.E.S. satellite weather transmissions.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mIAFxhEp7rE This baby was designed for use at sea. In Japan, even today, newspapers are sent to sailors via radio Fax. They are incredibly rare on the second hand market, so either not many were made, or possibly they are simply still in use by smaller commercial fishing/merchant marines.
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Oct 21, 2016 05:30
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shoophobo posted:
I wonder how that works. Do the papers figure they'll make their money spent from transmitting the papers in ad revenue or is it a loss they take to support their patriotic war against cetacianism? E: also, have any of you tried a Model M clone keyboard? I remember learning to type on the originals when I was a kid and they always felt a little easier to use than modern ones. Could be nostalgia, but I was operating a minidisc recorder for a theatrical production (there because funding and inertia) and it had a Model M with the old style pre-PS/2 connector on it (kinda looked like MIDI) to type titles, and really liked typing on it. I found out some company is making usb compatible versions of them for like $90 or so and I'm thinking of pulling the trigger on my next paycheck or two. Grand Prize Winner has a new favorite as of 06:05 on Oct 21, 2016 |
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Oct 21, 2016 05:54
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Grand Prize Winner posted:I wonder how that works. Do the papers figure they'll make their money spent from transmitting the papers in ad revenue or is it a loss they take to support their patriotic war against cetacianism? Typing this on a Unicomp right now. They're awesome, and are basically identical to the old buckling-spring Model M. (There's a good reason for that: Unicomp bought not only the rights but even the tooling and equipment from IBM to keep manufacturing them.) You can get them with or without Windows keys, in a few different colors, and in PS/2 or USB. It's the one true keyboard, everything else is a pale imitation. Typing on it feels amazing. It's kind of like the big heavy lever on a slot machine, it just feels so... important. If you have questions, there's a surprisingly active Keyboard megathread. It mostly focuses on boards with more modern keyswitches like the Cherry MX, but there are a few of us buckling-spring purists in there.
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Oct 21, 2016 07:12
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You’d have to pry my Unicomp from my well‐exercised hands.
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Oct 21, 2016 08:43
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Grand Prize Winner posted:it had a Model M with the old style pre-PS/2 connector on it (kinda looked like MIDI) It was a DIN connector. Powered Descent posted:You can get them with or without Windows keys, I remember all the 'cool kids' removed the windows keys of their keyboards.
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Oct 21, 2016 09:37
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I remember having such a hard time when the Windows key started appearing as it was right where ALT was so you'd inadvertently smack it in a game and it would try to open up the start menu and usually crash whatever was running.
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Oct 21, 2016 09:44
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WebDog posted:I remember having such a hard time when the Windows key started appearing as it was right where ALT was so you'd inadvertently smack it in a game and it would try to open up the start menu and usually crash whatever was running. Exactly what they were doing it for.
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Oct 22, 2016 05:43
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Humphreys posted:
I used to do this, though I was hardly a cool kid.  Both of my current keyboards - a Corsair K65 at work and K95 at home - have buttons/functionality that let me disable the windows keys, which is almost as good. I actually find myself occasionally using the windows keys now, in my old age. Both also have Cherry MX switches, which are nice, but someday I want a Unicomp or a good condition Model M. I didn't get one when I bought the K95 recently because I've become "that guy", and I wanted an RGB backlit keyboard again. Make me an RGB lit full size Unicomp and I'd be extremely tempted. clang clang clang clang
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Oct 22, 2016 05:54
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The Model M is loud and sucks, just get a normal keyboard.
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Oct 22, 2016 06:14
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The Type M has nice keys, but if you use it in an open office your coworkers are going to beat you to death with it.
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Oct 22, 2016 11:31
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Collateral Damage posted:The Type M has nice keys, but if you use it in an open office your coworkers are going to beat you to death with it. You beat me to it... Yeah they are loud. I don't know which keys AVID used on the old PS/2 keyboard for editing, but that drat thing is glorious to type on. I have one still lying around that needs a bit of care but will get it going again in the near future.
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Oct 22, 2016 12:23
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Collateral Damage posted:The Type M has nice keys, but if you use it in an open office your coworkers are going to beat you to death with it. Even after being used as a bludgeon, that Model M will still work perfectly for many decades.
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Oct 22, 2016 19:54
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Powered Descent posted:Typing this on a Unicomp right now. They're awesome, and are basically identical to the old buckling-spring Model M. (There's a good reason for that: Unicomp bought not only the rights but even the tooling and equipment from IBM to keep manufacturing them.) You can get them with or without Windows keys, in a few different colors, and in PS/2 or USB. It's the one true keyboard, everything else is a pale imitation. Typing on it feels amazing. It's kind of like the big heavy lever on a slot machine, it just feels so... important.  what do you mean I could surely have gotten third-party blank key capsCollateral Damage posted:The Type M has nice keys, but if you use it in an open office your coworkers are going to beat you to death with it.  If I use anything louder than the most pathetic membrane keyboards I get asked to "please stop taking notes" in any group setting. Why does everyone Noise Shame me ;(
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Oct 22, 2016 20:50
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Dr. Quarex posted:Yes but they stopped offering blank key caps, driving me into the arms of another company when I wanted a second keyboard to match my first Blank keys is one of the most technology-related concepts I can think of
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Oct 22, 2016 21:02
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Kelp Me! posted:Blank keys is one of the most
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Oct 22, 2016 22:21
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