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Old 16th Sep 2017, 8:33 am   #1
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Default Radiomuseum not responding

Did I miss a notice of Maintenance or something?

Since around 22:00 last night I have been unable to access the Radiomuseum.

Is it just me or is vthere a problem.

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Old 16th Sep 2017, 9:00 am   #2
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I'm unable to access the site either at the moment 7.59 GMT
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Old 16th Sep 2017, 9:07 am   #3
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9:05 Still 504, hope its only temporary.
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Old 16th Sep 2017, 11:36 am   #4
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No I cannot get it either (11:35 UK local time)
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Old 16th Sep 2017, 11:57 am   #5
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........hope its only temporary.
So do I Sam - a fantastic resource that I use all the time.
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Old 16th Sep 2017, 12:52 pm   #6
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Seems to be back now I will log on when I get home.

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Whew! Relieved.
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Oh No ! Its gone again. What is going on here?
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Old 16th Sep 2017, 1:56 pm   #9
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Hi Sam

Yes your right its gone again.

Must be some kind of server issue.

I was able to log in and everything was as it should be.

Then back to 504

Maybe Crackle knows what the problem is?

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No doubt there is frantic activity, or perhaps they are all down the pub. I am sure it will be back at some stage, it's volunteer run has far as I know.
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Old 17th Sep 2017, 3:28 pm   #11
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Back again now.

http://www.radiomuseum.org/
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Old 18th Sep 2017, 1:50 am   #12
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As far as I'm aware it suffered from some kind of hardware faillure.
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Old 18th Sep 2017, 1:00 pm   #13
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Somewhere on the website it says the secretary Ernst Erb is active there 2 days a week. I've just submitted a new model, will see how long it takes to appear.
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Old 18th Sep 2017, 4:11 pm   #14
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Funily enough I just loaded a new model as well it was the inability to do that which brought the issue to my attention.

I see you have loaded Mercury 1017, I have loaded Cossor Model 82.

Ernst has a number of very able volunteers that aprove the models but I notice the list of models awaiting approval is a bit longer than usual.

In the past I have found 3 days to 8 days is about the norm.

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Yes, that's right: don't know how you know that, I can't even find the Mercury, let alone the Cossor 82, but it is a challenging site to find anything
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Old 18th Sep 2017, 7:12 pm   #16
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Go to your Profile (logged in)

On the right is a tab "other links"

The first option is pending model proposals.

Radiomuseum has so many features it takes a while to find your way around.

When you do you find out just how organised and open the process is.

Also how intensive is the checking of data.

I know Radiomuseum gets some criticism in some circles mostly from freeloaders but it's the best available and the volunteers work really hard.

I am happy to be associated and agree with the aims of Radiomuseum.

One day I hope to have enough time to be more pro-active myself

Enjoy!

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Old 26th Sep 2017, 9:43 am   #17
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So my latest addition the Cossor 82 is now in the Radiomuseum 7 days after the request which when you consider the huge workload the team at Radiomuseum have I think is pretty good.

Whatever the issue was with the Radiomuseum being unnavailable it doesn't seem to have re-occured which is good news for us all.

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I know Radiomuseum gets some criticism in some circles mostly from freeloaders but it's the best available and the volunteers work really hard.
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I've been a member of RMORG since July 2006, but I guess I qualify as a 'freeloader' in that I've never uploaded a single schematic or a picture of a set. Not because I only want to take and not give, but because I've no sets that haven't been already posted countless times over. If I were to upload pics of my 'collection' - which probably tops out at 50 sets - there would be nothing there that isn't already on the site.

I did send a financial contribution when I joined, but some time back I did receive a mild rebuke for my lack of participation and I think it placed a restriction on my activity, but in elven years, I haven't used the site to download much either. I've just logged in (maybe the first time for two or more years) and this has been my 11 year activity:

Retrieved (downloaded):

Pictures (x 3) 22 Schematics (x 15) 45
Forum 46 Manufacturer 10
Models 137
Tubes 35

There's no doubting that it's a phenomenal resource, run by hard-working dedicated volunteer enthusiasts. In terms of 'criticism' my only observation (not a 'criticism') is that it's so vast that I find it hard to navigate to the information I'm looking for, though I guess that's more of a compliment.

Apart from that, there is only so much time to devote to forums, which aren't a hobby in their own right - though they seem to be so to some. They're a facet of a hobby, and as I'm also involved in woodturning, woodworking and model engineering, I'm a member of forums that cater for those interests too - maybe eight in all. That said, the only forum that I'm active in on a regular basis is this one, where I try to make a useful and positive contribution.
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I've been a member of RMORG since July 2006, but I guess I qualify as a 'freeloader' in that I've never uploaded a single schematic or a picture of a set. Not because I only want to take and not give, but because I've no sets that haven't been already posted countless times over. If I were to upload pics of my 'collection' - which probably tops out at 50 sets - there would be nothing there that isn't already on the site.

I did send a financial contribution when I joined, but some time back I did receive a mild rebuke for my lack of participation and I think it placed a restriction on my activity...
That sums up my dealings with the site too. I'd love to be able to give more, but it's so comprehensive that it's difficult to find something worthwhile to contribute.
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I was happy to pay to join RM, but disappointed to receive an email shortly afterwards rebuking me for viewing to may diagrams etc. (I didn't download them) and saying that my access had been restricted.

Fortunately I was able to redeem myself by uploading info about models they had no info on. I can see the difficulties presented to those only having models which are already listed.
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