My Dad used to have an engineering workshop that included things like lathes, milling machines, drilling machines and the like. After he passed away we sold his workshop equipment at Mum’s request. I wish I’d kept his green Myford lathe, but I wasn’t ready for one at the time. I’ve needed various bits making over […]
Bush EBS3A followed me home
When is a DAC90A not a DAC90A? …when it’s an export model. Some time ago, I noticed what I thought was a Bush DAC90A sitting on a friend’s shelf, alongside other Bakelite radios including a round Ecko. He suggested I look closer…instead of Long Wave, there were two Short Wave bands; it was an EBS3A. […]
My Collins KWM-380 is sick
Yesterday I switched on my Collins KWM-380 as I often do. The lights and LEDs came on, the few short beeps emanated from the speaker, but no signals or S meter deflection. No tuning ‘blips’ as the main tuning knob is turned on the megahertz dial either. The volume control gave an increase in hiss […]
KW E-Zee Match Lives to Tune Again
These are great little tuners and are designed to provide an improved method of matching between a transmitter output, or a receiver input, to an antenna system. In standard guise they cover from 10 to 80m inclusive, and allow resistive loads from 15 ohms to 5,000 ohms to be matched. Reactive components in the antenna […]
HD720P WiFi Endoscope – No Picture
I bought one of these gizmos a couple of years or so ago. The intention was to use it for seeing in places eyes and torches can’t reach. You realised I meant inside engine cylinders and gearboxes, and in corners of electrical equipment I couldn’t see, didn’t you? I’m sure it could be used for […]
Howard Turner of Centre Electronics now ...
Howard Turner, of Centre Electronics, now silent key. I personally knew Howard through my visits to his shop, Centre Electronics, in Birmingham. I could spend hours in there having a chat with him over a cup of tea…and always gaining several ‘highly prized’ treasures to take home. The last time I saw him was at […]
WW1 RAF Syntoniser
In 2019 the old WW1 RAF Syntoniser shown below, came into my possession. It was made by Siemens Brother & Co. Ltd of London. I’ve never seen another one and can’t find out much about it on the web. I think these came into use at the end of WW1 and were used by the […]