What's this? Starting to get back in the rhythm of uploading? I came so close to making it within one week! Decided to spend it with this system from the most recent e-waste haul, for no other reason than it looking so plain and basic. I figured it must have been hiding something...
VCF Midwest was an absolute blast as always. The new venue is absolutely massive. 65,000 square feet I think. Well, they managed to fill it up completely! It was even sometimes difficult to walk down the aisles. Never ceases to amaze me how interest in retro tech continues to grow so rapidly. I was lucky to meet so many viewers of the channel! Can barely describe how awesome that is. It's become my favorite part of attending these events, and trust me it was no small feat to supplant seeing all of these amazing exhibits! I will have to figure out how to set up an exhibit of my own next year.
There were a few notable exhibits that gave me some new ideas. Most strikingly, there was an antique radio exhibit! The old tube-based radios. That kind of surprised me, especially seeing how much interest they were getting. I've been fascinated by those for a very long time, having worked on my first at age 12. I currently own a few sets that are in need of restoration, ranging from the 1920s thru the 1960s. I have only restored a handful of them in my lifetime (electronically that is, I'm nearly useless at fine wood-working). Well, I've been really itching lately to work on one again as it's been a VERY long time. I don't come across those as readily as computers. Well, from seeing the response at that exhibit it seems there is some interest overlap so I will definitely be putting out a video on the subject eventually! One of the fellows I met at that exhibit was a fan of this channel also, so validation confirmed! In addition to that, there was a strong showing of interest in antique televisions there! That is yet another unspoken passion of mine. I have a couple of sets from the 1950s, but TV restoration can be a massive project due to parts availability (namely, scarcity of critical components like CRTs, vert/horiz output transformers etc). Just to be clear: I would only be doing restoration of the original tube-based circuitry. I know some people like to rip and replace with modern components and that just kills me, especially if the chassis was restorable. Well anyway, expect some antique radio/TV content at some point in the future!
Oh, suppose I should link to the latest video. Thank you all so much!