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Canadian Military Pattern Home Page
Restoring a Canadian (Land-Rover-ish) military vehicle used by the BBC at the end of WW2. Then another two of them, presumably because once you've figured out how to take one of them apart...
to bbc car mechanica restoration retrotech vehicle ... on 23 November 2014
Old BBC Radio Broadcasting Equipment and Memories - Home Page
Impressively comprehensive site about BBC facilities up to the 1980s -- including a detailed tour of Broadcasting House as originally built.
to audio bbc broadcast electronics london radio recording retrotech studio ... on 23 November 2014
Tractor & Construction Plant Wiki
With a British focus.
to history mechanica retrotech tractor vehicle ... on 02 November 2014
Rejuvenating Old Meters, February 1943 QST - RF Cafe
Repairing and balancing mechanical meters. (I got here from an article about calibrating AVO meters...)
to electronics mechanica meter repair retrotech ... on 03 October 2014
A collection of (mostly) commercial diesel shunters, with detailed articles about their mechanical restoration. I now feel less worried about the space my instruments and computers take up -- at least I don't have 17 railway locomotives to find homes for!
to diesel engineering history mechanica rail retrotech trains ... on 20 September 2014
Bell System Technical Journal, 1922-1983
As it says.
to bell electronics history retrotech telephone ... on 24 August 2014
History of the Atlantic Cable & Submarine Telegraphy
"History of the Atlantic Cable & Undersea Communications from the first submarine cable of 1850 to the worldwide fiber optic network."
to atlantic cable history retrotech telecoms telegraph telephone ... on 27 July 2014
Building Complex Machines Using LEGO®
Including Babbage's difference engine and the Antikythera mechanism.
to antikythera babbage lego mechanica retrocomputing retrotech ... on 26 July 2014
A variety of US Army manuals. I came here via a link to the one on watch and clock repair -- but the manuals on how to run an army band (including instructions for violin repair and the instruction to avoid "violent, enervating jazz" when planning hospital concerts) are also fascinating.
to army clock etext manual mechanica military music repair retrotech watch ... on 10 July 2014
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tasty by Adam Sampson.