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Originally Posted by Retlaw
Aye I remember that, we could'nt afford a tele, got some wiring diagrams thro wireless world, and went round all the Army and Navy stores, when they were proper stores selling ex goverment gear. finally got the cathode ray tube in Darwen St, Blackburn, it were near 2 ft long, managed to get it finished in time, one trouble was an aerial the right length for the frequency, finished up with it strapped to the chimney pot.
Retlaw.
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Hey, back in the day, that stuff was high tech, the cutting edge
As an aside: did you stay up to watch the first satalite broadcast by Telstar (I think) ... ?