Enjoying our last summer walks, across the fields, watching the butterflies, birds, Kestrels, Woodpeckers etc, peace & quiet, to the pub. Before the bulldozers move in. 2,750 houses, 100 “Light Industrial Units” going up.

Todays #RetroTech #OldTat Arrival at AVAV Towers Cleveland AC39 Late 50s-ish UHF Band III to VHF Band I Converter Not tinkered yet. Was used to shift the New UHF TV Broadcasts down to VHF, for older sets. All rudimentary stuff back in the day

Working through box of VHS-C Camcorder Tapes today Poor things have been kept in a shed & have suffered the consequences. Especially mould Despite a lot of TLC, it’s a struggle. It’s a cycle of Clogged Heads, Clean, Repeat Video Heads are tiny, fragile Components on the Drum

More faffing with mouldy Tapes today. Nice afternoon, so been spooling, cleaning & wiping outside. One was very bad, mould had crept into the Tape surface. Got there in the end A few dropouts where the oxide was damaged, but overall, I’m pleased with the results

It’s the Law Roofs when it’s raining Lofts when it’s bloody baking Jobs round up Amp replacement & 5G issues IN A LOFT Failed PSU** IN A LOFT Lovely old BT Junction IN A LOFT ** The Usual Suspect had quoted £425+VAT for whole new system PSU swap now, 91%S & 100%Q

Stumbled on some #RetroTech Just picked up Röyksopp CD in Chazza Played it lot back in my BGM Days, was on Coffee Shop, Fashion, Bar etc Playlists 1st time played it 20 years Its got CD Index Rarely used, it can break up Tracks Or in this case, hide bits, in P-Countdown sections

Today marks the 56th Anniversary of London Weekend Television, LWT is much missed as is its counterpart Thames Television.

Workshop faffing today, so brace for a stream of Old Tat & #RetroTech Sorting stuff that needs to go But first, in true Hoarder Style, a New Arrival at AVAV Towers Hamlet 302 WVR - Waveform Monitor & Vectorscope. Was too cheap to pass Seems to work, needs setting up, but runs

This Sunday on Charity Shop Classics... these CDs, that CD player and the shuffle button! 🔀 Yes, we'll be doing the Charity Shop Shuffle! All tracks played will be chosen at random. Join us! Sunday, 11am, ALL FM 96.9 📻

Some of you will need to dim the lights, wear loose garments & Carrie on regardless this evening…..

Yep, this one will have to go Dad Its played Dylan & Morrison during its life, get it gone Dad #CleverGirl 🐾🐾

Surely some mistake. Rough Trade are selling Linda Hoyle's Pieces Of Me for £750 on Discogs but if you wanted to sell a copy to them through Flip Vinyl they'd give you.... £5.77.

You have something that is highly valuable in 2024: a physical music shop staffed by amazing music enthusiasts. Don’t throw it all away.

Oh look, they Blocked replies Lost me years ago Ordered 3 Limited / Signed items on 1 order. 1 never happened, fair nuff, things happen But they wouldn’t send 2 they had Cancelled whole order Thus couldn’t reorder other 2 as “Sold Out” No compromise Others deserve my money 👍

A reminder that we'll be with you at 11am for a chazza shuffle!

Todays #RetroTech Arrival VHD Interactive Game Video High Density - Japanese Video Disc Format The word “Game” is doing a lot of lifting here Disc has 99 Chapters, BIG Map has 99 Markers & you have to pair them together to solve puzzle Each Chapter is clip of Yokohama

Todays #RetroTech #CED Videodisc There was an attempt to Market Interactive Games on the Format Using Modified Player, it used Track Info to “Randomly” play different scenarios Skipping of the disc affected result & playability Games came in Black Caddys

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