[NJARC] Infoage: Museum or Science Center?

[Al Klase]

I also neglected the working phonographs and TV sets. Sorry guys. - Al

Al Klase wrote:
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> Jim Whartenby wrote:
>> Ruth and I visited InfoAge last month for the first time.  We were 
>> both very impressed with the exhibits.  It is evident that a lot of 
>> hard work was done by the usual, but all too few, dedicated NJARC 
>> members.
>>
>> Well done!
>>
>> Working exhibits are a joy.  Perhaps I am in the minority here but I 
>> feel that a working exhibit (read radio) is, in fact, a living 
>> thing........  
> Hi Jim,
>
> Exactly!  The magic thing about a radio is that it plays.
>
> So far the following are in operation at the museum
>
> Atwater Kent 20C, three dial TRF battery set.
> RCA 128 tombstone
> GE A-82 tombstone
> Harry Klancer's RCA "Visible Radio"
> A couple of consoles
> Primitive one-tube regen with variometer feedback control
> Crystal set with galena and cat's whisker
> BC-348 for the Morse code exercise (copying NDB ID's)
>
> These are supported by a wide-band antenna and a distribution amp that 
> feeds clean signal to each set via 75-ohm coax, rather that depending 
> on three feet of wire dangled behind the table.
>
> There's lots more work to do.  When we get some room, I'd like to have 
> auditioning booths, where you could sit down and play a particular 
> set.  We need to test various concepts and see what actually works 
> with the public.
>
> Input is greatly appreciated.form all of you.
>
> Regards,
> Al
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Al Klase - N3FRQ
Flemington, NJ
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