Sir Bernard Lovell’s Jodrell Bank
I admire engineers that paved the way for so many things and yet seem to be somewhat unsung. Bernard was one such chap.As a child and teenager, in addition to his love of physics, he had a passion ...
Seth´s Articles
Marshall Amplification “Play it Loud, Play it Proud”
Marshall Amplification “Play it Loud, Play it Proud” A nice aspect of my job, is working on and fixing valve amplifiers. And, there seems to be a steady increase in Guitar amps coming through the ...
Internet@war…..
A few months ago, I wrote about how we could all be subject to electronic eavesdropping and internet monitoring. That was relating, more or less to the public end user. When it comes to Government, ...
Radio during the war years!
With the onset of WW2, industry in Britain changed dramatically. Typical affected areas were of course Radio and TV. Many of the manufacturing and technology companies who had been designing and ...
Thorn Electronic Industries
If like me you’re the wrong end of 50, you may recall many household electrical goodies showing the brand Ferguson, HMV, Marconi, Ultra etc.It all started with Joules Thorn who was a salesman for the ...
Tannoy…The company that gave us more than just the Public Address system!
The company that gave us more than just the Public Address system!I’ve written about various engineers who have left their mark on the electronics industry. So, here’s another one that shouldn’t be ...
Analogue vs Digital The Audio World
A donation of a nice 1960 Ferguson Radiogram got me thinking about the re-immerging of analogue recording techniques, vinyl records etc. Having got the set working to an “out the shop” condition, ...
Recording techniques over the years. Pt. 3 The cassette!
In part 2, I wrote about how recording sound on tape in the ‘50s-‘60s had taken over from recording direct to metal discs and its’ resulting popularity in the domestic market. The next technology ...
Recording techniques over the years – Part 2
In part 1, I wrote about the beginnings of sound recording, centered around discs. This month we will look at how tape recording developed.Recording onto discs was expensive and the equipment ...
Recording techniques over the years. Part 1
The start of an exciting 3 part series!A customer recently asked me to transfer some 5” reels of ¼” tape to MP3 memory stick, a recording made 58 years ago of his daughter singing away, memories that ...
Who is listening in part 2
Hello. Hope its warm enough for you all. In the last issue, I touched on the topic of electronic eavesdropping and so on, post WW2 and into the ‘70s.In those years, the listening-in was mainly ...
Who is listening in?
I was talking to a customer the other day about electronic eavesdropping. Strange topic I know.Thinking about how things have changed. After WW2, throughout the Cold and War and later, electronic ...