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8th Dec 2021, 10:15 am | #61 |
Heptode
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Location: Tonbridge, Kent, UK.
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Re: Rented storage facilities.
Terry, let me know about the WS17 when its time comes I could be interested, especially if it comes with storage space! Like many others I really have too many radios that work but do not get used. I blame it on where I live, Kent, there is no one local interested in old mil kit that I can talk to with things like B44, tweaked WS31 and WS38 and so on.
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8th Dec 2021, 11:45 am | #62 |
Nonode
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Aberdeen, UK.
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Re: Rented storage facilities.
Hey Gordon - how about joining VMARS ? They seem to have a broad membership, many who live in the "home counties". Prior to covid restrictions they had many a weekend meeting. Hopefully, after the current scare is past, they will resume next year. Apart from the main website & its fantastic Archive of military equipment from all three services, there are two io Forums. Plus their Bagington Auctions. Members receive a quarterly magazine - the "Signal", and there is a monthly "Newsheet". I cant quote a particular entry offhand, but I'm sure there have been past articles on the equipment you've mentioned. So there are others out there who share your interests.
Oh yes, and they have a "Codicil" type form which you can sign & attach to your will - leaving all your "stuff" to them if you suddenly Pop Off. Thus hopefully, avoiding family members dumping everything in a heffing skip. Regards, David |
8th Dec 2021, 1:31 pm | #63 |
Octode
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: Leicester, Leics. UK.
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Re: Rented storage facilities.
Sharing a home is a difficult thing, and if one party is a collector and the other not there will be tension! Having observed this issue, the nature of sheds is to fill. I have two almost unusable ones, and i don't want to lose any of it. Yet to enjoy my stuff, I need space. If I move, and I may, additional rooms indoors, sheds and space for them, and outhouses would be a major factor to look for. Consider, do you feel said storage will be sufficient, ie, has your collection reached equilibrium? Would you ever be able to get on top of the repairs/restoration when retirement comes? I find myself that the hunter gatherer tendency to go out and return with stuff is very strong, and the ability to get to grips cosiderably less!
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8th Dec 2021, 2:38 pm | #64 |
Heptode
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Re: Rented storage facilities.
David, I am in VMARS already. The problem is a lot of this sort of kit only has a range of a few miles hence the need for other local nuts.
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8th Dec 2021, 4:11 pm | #65 | |
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Location: Croydon, Surrey, UK.
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Re: Rented storage facilities.
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I also changed my collecting habits and now only interested in 30's, 40's radios, a few early (germanium) transistor radio's and a few interesting portable TV's, a Philips TVette, a Perdio Portarama, a Ferguson '45 and most recently a KB Royal Star which I bought from Mike Edwards 'Crackle' a few months before he died. All the 50's radio's have gone with the exception of a DAC90A, a KB FB10 and a VHF80. I still have loads of stuff to shift and looking at all the valves I have, most I'll never use so these will be offered at some point. The aim is to whittle everything down to keep just my own collection going with a small stock of standard resistors and capacitors. The days of wanting any radio 'because it's old' are long gone and a far more rational approach has been adopted. Sometimes though 'it doesn't come easy'!
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11th Dec 2021, 11:42 am | #66 |
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Re: Rented storage facilities.
No thank you. I had a set of these several years and couldn't find any way of scanning them usably. They ended up in a BVWS auction, so yours might be the same set.
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11th Dec 2021, 7:43 pm | #67 |
Nonode
Join Date: Dec 2012
Location: Kirk Michael, Isle of Man
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Re: Rented storage facilities.
I had my set directly from Grundig probably 35 years ago. I had a microfiche reader and still keep one to hand. Later a pal lost his Grundig account, retired and gave me his set, hence my spare set. I also have set of fiche from NordMende, together with quite a few Motorcycle service manual and other various fiche.
I am still trying to find a way to copy them directly to my PC, but no luck yet. I could set up a camera, photo them page by page and transfer, but a LOT of trouble. Some years ago at our local amenity site there was a fiche scanner/printer. No tech info and a few faults. Fixed some mechanical faults and some electrical fault (PSU?) but could not get it to work, so pulled the optics out and scrapped the rest. Les. Last edited by MotorBikeLes; 11th Dec 2021 at 7:44 pm. Reason: missed out GRUNDIG |
17th Dec 2021, 11:24 am | #68 |
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Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: 1966-1976 Coverack in Cornwall and Helston Cornwall. 1976-present Bristol/Bath area.
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Re: Rented storage facilities.
Some very interesting points about the service manuals. Before I store them I plan to list/index what I have got so that I can possibly work with Paul to add any service info to this forums service data.
As I don't plan to collect any more service info I intend to keep hold of the complete manuals. As well as the circuit diagrams they contain mechanical drawings, circuit descriptions, detailed part lists etc which for some repairs are essential.
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17th Dec 2021, 1:56 pm | #70 | |
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17th Dec 2021, 6:40 pm | #71 |
Octode
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Location: Bath, Somerset, UK.
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Re: Rented storage facilities.
I have got to the stage where I am no longer prepared to hang on to the popular vintage radios because you can obtain those any time. I would rather collect the unusual French, German or American sets than the DAC90a, KB toaster or Bush TR82. We all have limited space and I really would not want to spend money renting more.
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17th Dec 2021, 7:00 pm | #72 |
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Location: Wiltshire, UK.
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Re: Rented storage facilities.
There's a whole difference between having a collection of interesting/valuable-stuff [which can be anything from Lalique glassware, Wedgwood/Portmeirion pottery to military-medals, lacework, via radios and on to shotguns] and being a 'hoarder'.
If you find yourself/other-family-members [including pets] tripping over 'stuff' or not being able to safely walk around or access cupboards because of the 'stuff', then you are well on the way to becoming a hoarder. Marie Kondo's method of 'decluttering' makes sense to me. Pick up an item, hold it, ask youeself "Does this thing bring joy into my life?"! If the answer is no, or even 'maybe', get rid of it!
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18th Dec 2021, 9:53 am | #73 |
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Location: Wrexham, North Wales, UK.
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Re: Rented storage facilities.
I'm renting a 20x10 unit (160 sq ft) for £1000 per year. That was the best rate I could find in my area and compares well with others. That's £6.25 per sq ft per year, or roughly 50p per sq ft per month.
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