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Experimental Radio Station--Call Sign G0VPH--listening to the world with a screwdriver in my hand

Saturday 15 February 2014

The Aeonic Blenheim Screened IV, portable radio, this is rare

A wonderful name.

Don't know much about this "suitcase" yet, it's been under my bed for 18 years and I have never really looked at it apart from the day when I aquired it. Four valves, London built, battery operated (no batteries present)  and circular 1928-29. This ones scruffy, it has been re-wired but not sympathetically as it is done with modern upvc single wires . The case has a leather type covering which is tatty but the carcass is sound. The Bakelite is in good order including the knobs. I shall check out the circuitry and the state of the speaker in a while. All four valves are there but no idea if they still function.

I shall see if I can get it working, watch this space.

In it's glory, before I have even given it a wipe


I love the fact that it has a instrument number 

My email 7windmills@gmail.com  if you need info or you have any info as it would be welcome

16/2/14 A early look around the web and no info anywhere apart from a brochure showing the 5 valve model. It looks like obtaining the batteries( do not know the voltages yet) could be the biggest problem, but adapt and overcome is my motto (at the moment that is).