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Guy Roberts
@bakeliteguy.bsky.social
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Classic cars, vintage technology, music, amateur radio. Tipping my hat to those who created technology in the past
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Guy Roberts @bakeliteguy.bsky.social · Nov 11
Well I am here. The white one is Penelope and the blue one is Livie.
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Guy Roberts @bakeliteguy.bsky.social · 1h
In this troubled world.
Benedictus by the Strawbs.
youtu.be/3MehRoaZhv0?...
Benedictus
YouTube video by The Strawbs - Topic
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Guy Roberts @bakeliteguy.bsky.social · 3h
Totally based on cost. An outrageous bit of cost cutting.
EF80s were used in their millions I imagine they cost them no more than a couple of old pence each where as an EL84 may have come in at a shilling.
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Guy Roberts @bakeliteguy.bsky.social · 8h
Non-electronics nerds scroll past now!!!
The sound on the telly I have been working on does not have great volume.
On investigation, the output valve is an EF80 fed from a crystal diode detector!!
No wonder it has rubbish volume!
This is a large 17" console tv that was over £100 in 1955.
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Guy Roberts @bakeliteguy.bsky.social · 8h
Getting there but still feel lurgified. Actually getting sympathy because Mrs. R had it worse and before me!
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Guy Roberts @bakeliteguy.bsky.social · 21h
Tee hee
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The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 23h
Reform UK want to take public spending down to 35% of GDP — that’s a £275 billion cut, the equivalent of shutting down the NHS.

The Green Party knows the only way to rebuild our communities is by investing in our public services, not running them down and flogging them off to the private sector.
“Graphic showing Reform UK’s deputy leader Richard Tice in a blue suit speaking, with the word ‘CLOSED!’ in bold red and white text across the image. Behind him, faded images depict a hospital corridor and healthcare workers. The Green Party logo and imprint appear at the bottom.”
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Guy Roberts @bakeliteguy.bsky.social · 22h
Spoke to Nathan now MM9OCC a little earlier. Causing a stir on 40M.
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davebguitar.bsky.social @davebguitar.bsky.social · 1d
Question of the week: Is the Thames Water bailout plan - which relieves the company from fines for up to fifteen years - lawful?
www.whatthelawdoes.com/p/is-the-tha...
Is the Thames Water bailout plan - which relieves the company from fines for up to fifteen years - lawful?
A group of Thames Water’s senior creditors, London & Valley Water (“L&VW”), has submitted to Ofwat proposals for them to be relieved from fines for past or future sewage dumping for a period of up to ...
www.whatthelawdoes.com
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Guy Roberts @bakeliteguy.bsky.social · 1d
Safe travels
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Guy Roberts @bakeliteguy.bsky.social · 1d
Totally
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Guy Roberts @bakeliteguy.bsky.social · 1d
Personal view, Gambling is problem for many people, it has been exacerbated by relaxation of the rules, internet gambling, TV advertising etc. Tax it like cigarettes and alcohol.
Here is firm that preys on people whining it took on too much debt to fuel to greed
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
William Hill owner says it could shut shops if Reeves raises gambling taxes
Evoke considering the plans before expected tax increases in budget, with up to 1,500 jobs potentially affected
www.theguardian.com
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Guy Roberts @bakeliteguy.bsky.social · 1d
We have not watched it since Bruce. Flicked passed it on one of the vintage tellys and Claudia even looks a funny colour in black and white......
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Guy Roberts @bakeliteguy.bsky.social · 1d
Most of my telly playimg is in 405 lines so Testcard C is my go to as it is built into my standards convertor.
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Guy Roberts @bakeliteguy.bsky.social · 1d
So a private company whose shareholders have pocketed billions want to polute and damage the enviroment at an ilegal level until I am 71 and my kids are in their 50s.
We need to take water back into public ownership and let Thames Water fail.
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Owned by Muttley my Westie @lordcollins.bsky.social · 1d
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We Own It @weownit.org.uk · 4d
🚨Urgent: Thames Water want permission from Ofwat to ILLEGALLY pollute rivers and seas until 2040.

🤮They want your bills to fill their pockets with gold, while they fill your rivers with sewage.

✍️Sign now. Tell Ofwat to say NO to Thames Water before Tuesday 21st October.
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Gail Myerscough @gailmyerscough.co.uk · 2d
I’m Gail, a one woman business, based in Manchester.
I create prints, homewares & cards inspired by midcentury design, music and architecture.
Have a look gailmyerscough.co.uk
A collage of some of my products: art prints with record players, books and brutalist architecture, a teal T-shirt with cassette tapes, 70s patterned cushion, orange patterned phone case, cassette mug, and a spiral design slipmat.
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Guy Roberts @bakeliteguy.bsky.social · 2d
Sunset last night over Eltham SE9
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Debbie Northway 🇦🇺🦘🐨 @debbienorthway.bsky.social · 3d
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 3d
Farage/Reform and the Trump playbook.

Mass sackings of unsympathetic civil servants
Promise to reduce workers's rights
Inflict spending cuts - hit the poor, old, sick, disabled

Now claims teachers are “poisoning our kids” - just as Nazis did to control education.

Power grab by dividing society.
Nigel Farage accuses teachers of ‘poisoning our kids’ on race issues
Exclusive: Reform UK leader’s remarks at event for private US college criticised as ‘grossly irresponsible’ by NEU leader
www.theguardian.com
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Guy Roberts @bakeliteguy.bsky.social · 3d
Not normally. They are almost the wild version of pears. In fact a lot of variety pear trees are grafted to Quince roots.
They are inedible raw but make a really nice jelly.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quince
Quince - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
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Guy Roberts @bakeliteguy.bsky.social · 3d
Not got a 221R anymore. The classic 2M rig is an IC251E mutek. What you spotted is a 101E I think.
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Guy Roberts @bakeliteguy.bsky.social · 3d
Quince jelly is yum but a load of effort
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Guy Roberts @bakeliteguy.bsky.social · 3d
I have just recently put a 2m beam back up after an extension build. I am mostly restoring vintage equipment these days. Both amateur domestic and broadcast.
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Guy Roberts @bakeliteguy.bsky.social · 3d
I remember working you in the UKAC many times de G0UKN
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Guy Roberts @bakeliteguy.bsky.social · 3d
The Buggles were wrong....long live radio...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Guy Roberts @bakeliteguy.bsky.social · 3d
Just heard of the death of John Lodge.
Next on the turntable tonight.
Days of future passed.
RIP John
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