
airfrogusmc I'm a chimper. There I said it... More info | Jul 15, 2021 18:04 | #106
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Inspeqtor I am 5-6 days late ![]() More info | Jul 15, 2021 21:20 | #107 Ray.Petri wrote in post #19260190 ![]() Hi, Inspeqtor. There are some phone boxes still in service but the majority have been vandalised and our service provider seems to have given up trying to keep up with the maintenance problem. I can understand not wanting to pour money into system that is now what 30+ years out of date? Charles
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Ray.Petri I’m full of useless facts ![]() More info Post edited 10 months ago by Ray.Petri. | Jul 15, 2021 22:50 | #108 Inspeqtor wrote in post #19260287 ![]() I can understand not wanting to pour money into system that is now what 30+ years out of date? Hi Inspeqtor. The system is - as you say - 30+ years old. To be more precise 36 years old. I was instrumental in both its demise and the introduction and development of the national cellular system in the UK in 1985. We had been developing the system prior to 1980. There was a less sophisticated radiophone service operating in parts of the UK for about 10 years prior to this but it was a manual service with calls connected by operators, and it was only designed to cover the larger towns. The first mobile radio equipment was heavy and consumed a lot of current and would soon flatten a car battery if the engine was not kept running for long calls. Chicago had a cellular system up and running at this time - but as far as I remember it was a localised system and not at the time implemented nationally. Ray-P
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Inspeqtor I am 5-6 days late ![]() More info | Jul 16, 2021 00:36 | #110 Ray.Petri wrote in post #19260308 ![]() Hi Inspeqtor. The system is - as you say - 30+ years old. To be more precise 36 years old. I was instrumental in both its demise and the introduction and development of the national cellular system in the UK in 1985. We had been developing the system prior to 1980. There was a less sophisticated radiophone service operating in parts of the UK for about 10 years prior to this but it was a manual service with calls connected by operators, and it was only designed to cover the larger towns. The first mobile radio equipment was heavy and consumed a lot of current and would soon flatten a car battery if the engine was not kept running for long calls. Chicago had a cellular system up and running at this time - but as far as I remember it was a localised system and not at the time implemented nationally. I am glad to find out that my guesstimate, and I really was guessing here the 30+ estimate was fairly accurate!!! Charles
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Inspeqtor I am 5-6 days late ![]() More info Post edited 10 months ago by Inspeqtor. | Jul 16, 2021 00:38 | #111
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Ray.Petri I’m full of useless facts ![]() More info | Jul 20, 2021 06:16 | #113 Post Box. Junction of Blue Boar Lane and High Street. Rochester. Kent. UK. Ray-P
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Ray.Petri I’m full of useless facts ![]() More info | Sep 11, 2021 01:52 | #116 Blimey! Whatever next? An advert for artificial grass found in Sandwich, Kent, UK. Ray-P
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Ray.Petri I’m full of useless facts ![]() More info | Sep 17, 2021 02:38 | #117 Folkstone Harbour. Folkstone Kent. UK. Ray-P
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joeseph "smells like turd" ![]() More info | Sep 17, 2021 05:24 | #118 did I ever post this one? some fairly old canon camera stuff, canon lenses, Manfrotto "thingy", and an M5, also an M6 that has had a 720nm filter bolted onto the sensor:
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Ray.Petri I’m full of useless facts ![]() More info Post edited 8 months ago by Ray.Petri. | Sep 18, 2021 01:48 | #119 joeseph wrote in post #19284407 ![]() did I ever post this one? Many moons ago I worked for the NZPO (well, worked might be considered too strong a word!) and these fine specimens were spotted awaiting disposal having been replaced by more modern examples. Wish I'd bought a couple - they're worth a fortune now! Hosted photo: posted by joeseph in ./showthread.php?p=19284407&i=i120986614 forum: Architecture, Real-Estate & Buildings Agreed - Similar thing happened here in my earlier days with the GPO. I had nowhere to store the damn things - most of them were broken for scrap, even the collectors didn't seem to want them at the time. Ray-P
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dougsmithsatx Senior Member ![]() More info Post edited 8 months ago by dougsmithsatx. | Sep 21, 2021 00:18 | #120 Old Public Telephone, without the box. FujiFilm FinePix S1 // Canon 5D3 / 7D / 24-105 4L / 50 1.8 / 70-200 4L // Sigma 10-20 / 150-600 5-6.3 OS C
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