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VK7EB   Ted Beard   transcript of tape recorded 1929+69=~1998

born Hobart 1924   worked at radio dept of Genders  
then Navy during war   (not in radio)   then at 7NT for 18 months
Parents had a King autodyne metal box separate speaker
ABC uncle David happy birthday Teddy 5 at time (now 69)
Heard Crosby Walch on Sunday mornings
Just before left school had shortwave receiver
built by John Murray at Sandy Bay   heard radio saigon
started course at tech (run by Geoff Hall)   bought RSGB handbook & took
it away to war   after war worked with post war reconstruction 
then PMG at 7ZL under Joe Brown
1946[?] Tom Ward took me to meeting at Liverpool St
not impressed   no spontaneity at meeting   no other radio clubs
built couple regen sets & superhet   parts from Genders   Crosby Walch
Doc Kelly cigarette ash   Crosby most helpful
Disposals gear   borrowed AR8 on ship   bought one after war
later AR7 wrecked & rebuilt   Kinglsey KCR11   in flat at North Hobart
had an Eddystone EF59s in it built like battleship   cord dial broke
sold to scouts in west hobart
built rx with ef50s   tons of gain
got licence about 1960  same time as Dave Thorn & me   7GV just before Ted
radio class Len Edwards (Geoff Hall very nice fellow not permitted to have
antenna at Freemasons homes Bob Omay antenna under tile roof)
Morse class at tech before war (teacher filled and lit pipe whilst sending)
Ellen has put up with a lot of failures in rx building
was on 288MHz (7ZAU)  7AU was hydro callsign   hydro P&T had hallicrafter rx
Peter Sweetingham was in charge   about 1948   10M very good
7NT transmitter tech   little work Tom Merchant supervising tech   polishing
cleaning the oscmod oscillator modulator section on overnight shift
pole to operate aerial switch   left Tom nagged   get clerical position
went to Repco   then Medhursts in Ltn & Hobart   Ag bank went to hydro
1p5 1r5 1t4s R&H springtime portable 18" high leatherette cabinet  cct inside
played tennis with Ellen  1954-56?   high gain IF modules  AWA? Phillips?  
acquired RCA AR88D   built triband ssb transceiver  3.5 7 14MHz 6DQ6B
Greg Johnson bought it from me   Lee Cordell had hallicrafter transceiver
expensive $600+   then built Eico kit sold to Ed Byrne  then bought Yaesu
FT200 varied osc injection   Kenwood TS820 sold to Fred Collinet 
IC701   IC720   now have 710  and TS930
Z call on 288 modulated 7193s with 6V6 - a bit puny - so 2X807s modulator
RF feedback on 288   Geoff D'emden mic cord 1 wavelength long
did CW drove Ellen & I mad   Harry Melling said no good for October exam
listened to VK2BWI later KFS news 25wpm   Harry sent test
Ellen tops as secretary to the [WIA] secretary
built ssb exciter cct by Arie Bless   have Heathkit linear 572Bs at $300 ea
had complaint that was heard on Domain when had wideband vert
wideband & mediocre rx   Harry Melling said what do they expect
on Divisional council in last few years
clattering teacups
tried transistors in cascode   
RER last week I saw Bill Tanner who said he started work in 1924 as the 
boy who swept the floor at 7BN Wills & Co
they were charging the batteries when the wind slammed the door shut and
a spark blew up the batteries and Bills job