BVWS Bulletin Volume 47, Number 4 (Winter 2022)

Front and back covers: An assortment of radios, televisions and speakers photographed for the Bulletin over the previous 6 years to celebrate the 100 years of public service broadcasting.
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5 | Tidying a black & chrome EKCO A22 Roger Grant |
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10 | BECG Heritage Open Days Jeffrey Borinsky |
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12 | The Curious World of Oddball amplifiers: The Farrant 30-watt amplifier with tremolo Terry Bateman |
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21 | A tale of two cities Chris Morris |
Two Bush TR82 portable transistor radios nearly 50 years apart in design compared. |
26 | B.N.MacLarty and the Writtle 2MT transmitter Jeremy Owen |
First-hand explanation of the actual engineering of the transmitter at 2MT. |
28 | Golborne, October 2022 Photos by Greg Hewitt |
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31 | Vintage Pye LV20 stars at Jubilee exhibition but falls sick at the end Paul Austin |
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35 | Biggleswade Meet, September 2022 Photos by Jeremy Owen & David Higginson |
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38 | SAQ Grimeton and Gothenburg Radio Museum Visit Gwyn Griffiths & Nigel Squibb |
Visit to the Grimeton Radio Station in West Sweden on a day when the world's last operating Alexanderson alternator transmitter was fired up. |
42 | Philips 1400AF projection television Christopher Capener |
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45 | First of the few, the Philips G6 Graham Gosling |
The Philips G6 Colour TV was one of the very first colour TVs available for the start of the UK Colour Television Service in 1967. |
58 | Punnetts Town, August 2022 Photos by Greg Hewitt |
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60 | Exhibition of firsts Courtesy of Bob Smallbone |
At the recent Punnetts Town BVWS Meet we had the pleasure of Bob Smallbone running a small exhibition on some of world ‘firsts’ with some rare and wonderful items on show! |
62 | Polar Radio Sets, Book Review Reviewed by Evan Murfett |
Author: Ian Sanders |