- 9
- 262 694
Electronic Archaeology
Приєднався 24 бер 2017
Welcome to Electronic Archaeology! I'm a passionate collector of vintage and retro electronics, including nostalgic TVs, radios, VCRs, audio equipment and computers from past decades. Subscribe now for a journey into the world of Electronic Archaeology!
Retro Tech UK 2024 Vintage Electronics Fair, Coventry
Retro Tech UK 2024 Vintage Electronics Fair at the Sports Connexion near Coventry.
After last year's visit, we were looking forward to another great event, and, it delivered. Around 150 stalls with quality gear at excellent prices. I came away with some great stuff and met up with like minded geeks.
See the end of this video to have a peek at this year's haul!
Like and subscribe and hope to see you soon on Electronic Archaeology.
The Retro Tech UK was formally called the National Vintage Communications Fair, (NVCF) established in 1992.
Links:
RetroTechUK
www.retrotechuk.com
The British Vintage Wireless Society (BVWS)
www.bvws.org.uk
After last year's visit, we were looking forward to another great event, and, it delivered. Around 150 stalls with quality gear at excellent prices. I came away with some great stuff and met up with like minded geeks.
See the end of this video to have a peek at this year's haul!
Like and subscribe and hope to see you soon on Electronic Archaeology.
The Retro Tech UK was formally called the National Vintage Communications Fair, (NVCF) established in 1992.
Links:
RetroTechUK
www.retrotechuk.com
The British Vintage Wireless Society (BVWS)
www.bvws.org.uk
Переглядів: 7 632
Відео
Retro Tech UK 2023 2nd Time Around part 2 - just in case I missed something.
Переглядів 12 тис.Рік тому
A 2nd look around the 2023 Retro Tech UK Electronics Fair at the Sports Connexion near Coventry, at times the show got a little busy and wasn't able to film some stalls and items, this video is just in case I missed something. Like and subscribe and hope to see you soon on Electronic Archaeology. Links RetroTechUK www.retrotechuk.com The British Vintage Wireless Society (BVWS) www.bvws.org.uk
Retro Tech UK 2023 Vintage Electronics Fair, Coventry
Переглядів 238 тис.Рік тому
Retro Tech UK 2023 Vintage Electronics Fair at the Sports Connexion near Coventry (storm troopers included) - which was formally called the National Vintage Communications Fair, (NVCF) established in 1992. As this was our first visit for almost 30 years, I wasn't sure what to expect. However, it was much better than anticipated, around 150 stalls with quality items at great prices - we will def...
A stroll around Bletchley Park.
Переглядів 1905 років тому
Discovering the Secrets of Bletchley Park: Unveiling the Former Top-Secret Residence of World War Two Codebreakers. www.bletchleypark.org.uk/ Extended version on my other channel ua-cam.com/video/ezJ36emSOcI/v-deo.html
COLOSSUS - world's first programmable computer.
Переглядів 1,7 тис.5 років тому
Colossus at the National Museum of Computing Colossus was a set of computers developed by British codebreakers in the years 1943-1945 to help in the cryptanalysis of the Lorenz cipher. The cipher text was input via paper tape and the 2500 valves of Colossus would find the Lorenz machine chi-wheel settings. First a peek at the Tunny Gallery, then a walk around Colossus, a rebuild of the world's ...
Vintage Electronics Donation Unboxing.
Переглядів 1,7 тис.6 років тому
Large Vintage Electronics Donation Unboxing. (I made this video whilst looking through each box) A donation of vintage electronics including Radios, TV’s, Valves (tubes), components/parts etc. There are drawers, boxes and bags full of stuff to go through - some of it is junk and other bits & bobs I will keep for my collection.
I think ugly crazy junk is cool...👍 maybe most is not what I want, but I do see interesting things.
I agree there is a great variety of different retro collectibles. Whether you are interested in old radios or vintage telephones, the items are endless-whatever floats your boat.
Tell me I shouldn't be concerned.
Radios fantástico.
O preço mais ou menos de um rádio valvulado desse ai e quanto
Definately going May 2025
Brilliant! The more, the merrier. Hope you find some nice things.
Não sei falar outra língua ,mais gosto dessas relíquias
Aonde fica na Inglaterra por gentileza
Sorry for the late reply to your earlier comments; I have been away. The Retro Tech UK event is held every year at the Sports Connexion, Leamington Road, Ryton-on-Dunsmore, Coventry, CV8 3FL. See the link in the video description. Yes, there are some awesome vintage electronics at the show. I'm glad you found the video interesting. Maybe there is a similar fair near you. Greetings to my Brazilian friends!
An interesting video, thanks. I need to go to an event like that as I have a load of stuff that's taking up too much room. However, I'm an ex-pat Brit living in southern France and would have to beg, steal or borrow a van to bring it over there. Of course, I'd make no profit, but I'd rather someone take it for a reasonable sum than dump it. The French don't seem all that interested in that kind of equipment. Cheers!
Glad you enjoyed my video! Yes, there is more interest in retro electronics here in the UK and also in the US for some reason. I also watch a French UA-camr called msylvain59 who does teardowns; he has some quite interesting stuff. It might be better to sell your items as a job lot. You never know, if you do some searching, you might come across someone who would collect your gear while on holiday.
@@electronicarchaeology Thanks for your reply. I'm a member of the UK Vintage Radio Repair & Restoration Forum, and I can try offering stuff on there for any members holidaying down here (Free tea, coffee and biscuits or beer included!) I've nothing particularly collectable, but would like some of it to go to a good home. If ever you're down this way, do call in. We're about an hour south west of Toulouse. Cheers!
Eu sou brasileiro gosto dessas relíquias ai
Sorry for the late reply to your earlier comments; I have been away. The Retro Tech UK event is held every year at the Sports Connexion, Leamington Road, Ryton-on-Dunsmore, Coventry, CV8 3FL. See the link in the video description. Yes, there are some awesome vintage electronics at the show. I'm glad you found the video interesting. Maybe there is a similar fair near you. Greetings to my Brazilian friends!
@@electronicarchaeology que país fica essa exposição ai Inglaterra yes
Aonde que e fica esposicao no Estados Unidos
21:24 - Hey, that's me!! (extreme left hand side) 27:41 - There I am again!!
Nice one! Hope you enjoyed the event-we did. Maybe you’ll see yourself again at next year’s show.
i had to stop watching this video because i was feeling sick with sadness and jealousy
Sorry to hear that the video upset you. The good news is that the RetroTech 2024 video is now live on my channel, and I hope it will make you feel much better.😊
E na Inglaterra essa exposição ai
Very good Electronic Vintage Store around the Would📡🛰
Thank you, yes, it’s a great event.
It appears that you were there rather earlier in the day than I was, like another commenting on this video, my presence at the event spurred on by your pair of videos from last year, as I'd not heard of it previously. If you drop by the 'Retro-spective' channel and their 'Later on in the day' video you'll see me (from the back!) plus a comment on what I picked up. The two ladies in the thumbnail for this video were the ones in charge of the stall where I got the ITT Weekend Automatic radio I mention at 'Retro-spective' and it's visible here at the 5:55 point. I was amazed to see in your haul from this year's Retro Tech UK an Ekco portable television set like one we had at our house for a while in childhood and it fascinated me as a seriously vintage item even back then, some half-a-century ago. Sadly, in subsequent decades, it became relegated to the garage at the top of the garden, like an awful lot of stuff did and only re-surfaced, minus its casing, in 2018, when we were clearing up both house and garden at my old place in preparation for a house-move, so it just ended up in the skip. I have a Flickr presence called 'The Curves Man', linked from my UA-cam profile and there is an album there entitled "Found in old garage at 'Frith Knoll', Chevin Road, Belper (Spring/Summer 2018)". Unfortunately, that Ekco set isn't there but there's a whole load of other incredible stuff we turned up, including an advertisement from an 'Exchange & Mart' magazine from 1969 that helped me identify a vintage Taymar Trident 593 camping stove we also turned up in the orchard, which I used for a few days before it was scrapped, a pair of newspapers from 1969 and 1970, both with articles about Czechoslovakia, in the latter case on the subject of the Bratislavská Lýra festival of that year, where Marcela Laiferová - whom I have met after a concert by her in Petržalka, Bratislava - won the Gold Lyre, my blogging about the music from that period and part of the world at 'Girls Of The Golden East' and 'Hotlips On The Horse Tram', plus a feature in my local newspaper on a Czech Glass Fortnight in 1966 in my home city of Derby and, as an aficionado of something like retro electronics, I'm sure you'd love the pile of old 'New Scientist' magazines, my late father being a General Science teacher. That Taymar Trident 593 can be seen in action at my channel, if you're interested in a bit of cooking and coffee percolation with a vintage stove.
Thanks for the comment! It’s cool that my videos got you to go to Retro Tech UK. I’ll take a look at the 'Retro-spective' channel to see your finds. That’s a great story about the Ekco TV-sad it didn’t survive. Your Flickr album sounds interesting, especially the vintage Taymar Trident 593 camping stove. I’ll check it out!
@@electronicarchaeology You're welcome and thanks for this reply! I suppose I should also have mentioned the 'small' matter of a Pye VHF3D 'Stereophonic' valve radio that you can also see/hear in action at my UA-cam channel. I hope you enjoy that, too!
styropyro: You have NO IDEA how much of an inspiration you have been over the last 15 or so years! Don't worry about making videos , your audience will ALWAYS be here! Everyone all loves you and everything you've done!
In indonesia its called "klitikan"... :)
Que bueno que existan estas ferias de articulos antigüos y gente que compre y venda y los mantenga en buenas condiciones, ya que es historia tecnológica!!! Saludos desde Montevideo Uruguay 🇺🇾
Me alegra que hayas disfrutado de la feria RetroTech. Sí, me gusta coleccionar todo tipo de electrónicos retro siempre que estén en buen estado. Eventualmente, otra persona tendrá el placer de cuidar mi colección. Mira el último video de RetroTech UK 2024 para ver más tecnología vintage. Saludos desde el Reino Unido.
Why are there no young people ?
I can assure you that there were quite a few young collectors of all ages at the event. Although collecting vintage radios is usually an older gentleman's sport, I hope there will be even more interest from emerging future custodians of retro electronics.
I am myself a collector from gramophones and phonografs and old radio's from before 1935 buth overher in Netherland the young generation is not interessted and the prices are ridiculous low ! I have a channel on youtube with many thousands of uploads from old records from the period of 1900 till 1960. There's also verry little interest for that ! Excuse me for my poor English ! greetings from Henk !!!!
Your English is far better than my Dutch. Yes, I have noticed the prices of some retro gear have dropped quite a lot. Last year, I purchased a Bush DAC90 Bakelite radio in superb condition for only £20. Thirty years ago, it would have been at least £60. I also noticed that some gramophones were very low in price, which surprised me. I am interested in almost everything in the world of retro electronics. The younger generation seems to be more interested in retro computing. The prices of early computers, such as Commodore, are through the roof. People's interests change, and I am sure that interest in very early technology and media will return.
Yes my friend !!!! Overhere it is the same !!!! I am now 73 years old and I have always sold antiques and with that it is the same overhere or perhaps worse !!!!! The price from a grandfater clock witch costed 30 years ago 1500 pound is worth this day's hard to sell for 150 pounds !!!! Only the price of the houses is overhere sky high !!! Have a nice evening further !!!! Warmest greetings from Holland !!!
I miss going to these shows, the local ones stopped and never restarted after the lockdowns. They are a great place to find parts that are not available online these days.
One of the reasons I like to make this kind of video is for collectors who may not know about the event or, for some reason, are unable to visit. It's true that the prices are much better than online, which makes it more worthwhile to try and attend.
@@electronicarchaeology Now that i am retired i need to make an effort and start attending the ones that are not too far from Chester.
Maybe you will make it to next year's RetroTech event in Coventry. I think it shouldn't be more than a couple of hours from Chester. If not, you could check out the British Vintage Wireless Society (BVWS) website. They have events all over the UK, but you have to be a member though.
I was there this year, inspired after watching your video of the 2023 event. I drove a fair way to get there but arrived just in time for early entry and it was very busy and some good items to be had. Good to see it all again on this video.
Thank you. I'm pleased that you managed to get to the show this year. The enjoyment I get from making videos like this makes it even more worthwhile when I hear that you and others had a great time, which you would have otherwise missed.
Very interesting to see it all again. Fantastic selection of stuff. Glad you got a good haul. I got some good stuff too, though rather different 😅. Thanks 👍 😀
Thank you. Yes, it was great to return. My haul seems quite nice, especially the TMB272 TV. I've had one of these on my list for quite a while. I hope you're also happy with the stuff you scored for your channel too.
❤❤❤❤❤
Buenos días donde está ese mercado
La Feria RetroTech UK se lleva a cabo en el Sports Connexion, Leamington Road, Ryton-on-Dunsmore, Coventry, CV8 3FL. Este es un evento anual, y el próximo será el domingo 11 de mayo de 2025.
süper(TÜRKEY)
İ am surprised how good the conditions of the devices are mostly
Yes, most of the gear at the event is generally in great condition. This year's show was just as good, if not better. Keep an eye on my channel for the video of this year's show sometime next weekend.
👍❤❤👌
Very interesting exhibition of old radios,record players,transistors etc.also radio parts which are not available now.I also require old radio parts .But here in my place no hope.
Thank you! I'm glad you enjoyed the RetroTech fair. Finding old radio parts can indeed be challenging depending on your location. You could try looking online at sites like eBay or specialized forums for vintage electronics enthusiasts. Local antique shops can also be good resources. Best of luck with your search! Keep an eye on my channel for the video of this year's show next week.
I'm literally hearing about this the actual day before the 2024 event. Had I known would've definitely taken the trek up to Coventry. Gutted ☹Looking forward to see your posts for this year. Have a good one !
Sorry to hear you missed out. I can confirm that this year's show was equally as good. I've taken quite a bit of footage; hopefully, my upcoming video will ease your disappointment, and maybe you'll make it to next year's event.
@@electronicarchaeologywHAT ADDRESS OF THIS PLACE PLEASE
@@muzneali4747 Hi, the address is Sports Connexion, Leamington Road, Ryton-on-Dunsmore, Coventry, CV8 3FL web - www.retrotechuk.com/
😢 iso Robotika diutamakan 😅For All line life insurance Indonesia njolo iwak teri nasi putih hangat 😅dan rice bowl goreng uennake reeekkkk 😅 nasi goreng kambing Mawut plus kacang polong ,and mushroom jazz 😅😊😊😊😢🎉🎉😂😂❤❤❤❤😅😅
For healthy early morning glory of planetarium 😅😅
For healthy early morning glory of planetarium 😅
😊 Mer c New EYES 😅
😅For completed theeth and healthy lifestyle selebritis dan Imaroh😅
Nice
Thank you, the show was awesome. I'm looking forward to this year's event.
This might be a generational thing but to me you kept skipping the tables with the >>retro tech<< stuff. This was more of a vintage tech tour. Apart from that, the show looks awesome
Thanks for your input. My video style involves no planning, and filming is done on the fly. My eye will naturally seek out my own particular interests, and that's where the camera will follow. Unfortunately, I can't please everyone, which is why I made two videos: to capture as much as possible while at the same time enjoying the event myself. It was an awesome show, and I'm looking forward to this year's event.
I'm sorry that you paid little attention to HiFi devices. Visiting the flea market in Hungary is free. Thx.
Thanks for your input. I'll try a little harder to include more audio gear during this year's event. Although my video style involves no planning and filming is done on the fly, my eye will naturally seek out my own particular interests, and that's where the camera will follow. Unfortunately, I can't please everyone, which is why I made two videos. I would love to visit the flea markets in Hungary.
This is heaven.
I totally agree, it was an awesome day. I'm looking forward to this year's event.
Those Hacker radios look good, was he charging much for them?
The radios were superb; he just specializes in Hacker. I do remember the prices being quite reasonable. I think they were somewhere between £40 and £60, but I can't be exactly sure. The only way to find out is if you can make it to this year's show on Sunday, May 12th.
@@electronicarchaeology ok, maybe I will make it. Thanks
looks very fun. this needs subtitles for American viewers. daft bits n bobs n quid m8! cheers!
Yes, the show is awesome. Hopefully, I'll be there for the 2024 retro tech event. I'll have another look around; subtitles maybe? In the UK, we do have a great fun addition to our language, though. It's called 'Banter,' which can sometimes be difficult for other nationalities to decipher.
In one of your videos i couldnt comment cause comment section wasn't available due to being uploaded in your country i wanted too say you should of ask the storm trooper if he found the droids he was looking for? Lmfao pretty sure it was part 1
Ah, thanks for mentioning that the comments aren't working. I didn't know they were turned off. If the storm troopers are there in the 2024 show, I'll ask them.
@@electronicarchaeology yea no problem dude. Im not sure if you can turn them on for other countries and forget how to do so if its a thing. I didn't get into youtube stuff like that all that much im a bit old fashion to even know how that works. Or at least years ago you couldn't turn them on if it was disabled after being uploaded, for other countries other then where the video originated from so uk for an explain can only comment or europe can comment either gets the idea across
hi do you know when next fair will be
Yes the date of next event 2024 at the Sports Connexion Leamington Road, Ryton-on-Dunsmore, Coventry, CV8 3FL is Sunday 12th May, full information is on the RetroTechUK website.
재미있게 잘 봤습니다.
고맙습니다. 천만에요.
Primeiramente parabéns pelo canal. Mas vou fazer uso do espaço para ver se algum colega pode me ajudar, necessito do manual de serviço do osciloscópio PanTec 5220
Muito obrigado pelas palavras gentis! Em relação ao manual do osciloscópio PanTec 5220, dei uma rápida olhada online por conta própria. Parece que é um osciloscópio bastante raro. Há um vendedor do eBay do Reino Unido chamado jvincent120 que possui uma grande quantidade de manuais de equipamentos de teste vintage em seu site. Você poderia enviar uma mensagem para ele. Caso contrário, tudo o que você pode fazer é continuar verificando os fóruns online de entusiastas de eletrônicos. Desejo boa sorte na sua busca; espero que algo apareça.
@@electronicarchaeology valeu pela dica. Abraço!
Quite interesting...........More stuff from the 1970's would have been nice. Would love to buy that RCA Dog.
Yes, it was a great event. I love 1970s gear. I will do my best to include more variety filming the 2024 Retro Tech show. Mrs. H also had her eyes on the RCA dog. However, here in the UK, we call it the HMV (His Master's Voice) Dog. But if you type either into Google, you'll get the same thing.Thanks for your input!
Thank you very much for showing us this Vintage Electronics Fair held in Coventry, England!! Although i am a man living in Sri Lanka in South Asia, i enjoyed well viewing the items, because it is very interesting to see specially these rare electrical items which cannot be seen nowadays. But i wish that you had paused more for us to view the open reel tape recorders/decks (spool tapes), record players/turntables, radio/ record player combinations, radio and cassette recorders, music centres, cassette decks, CD players, stereo amplifiers, stereo tuners etc. and the LP & EP record stacks. Regards !
Great to hear that you enjoyed the glimpse into the Vintage Electronics Fair in Coventry, England! It's fantastic to know that my coverage reached all the way to Sri Lanka. I understand your enthusiasm for retro electronics. My particular interests are vintage radios and televisions, but rest assured, I will do my best at the 2024 Retro Tech UK event to spend more time filming open reel tape recorders/decks and record players/turntables. Cheers from the UK to Sri Lanka! Mrs. H and I visited Sri Lanka in 2019; we had an incredible three-week tour. I have several videos on my other channel of our time there. If you are interested in our tour, there's a link in my channel description.
@@electronicarchaeology Yes, i enjoyed watching that glimpse into the Vintage Electronic Fair in Coventry, England! Thanks! Ah, your coverage reached well all the way to Sri Lanka also. I understood that your interests are mainly with vintage radios and TV's and that's okay. I look forward to watch your 2024 Retro Tech UK event video as i already subscribed your channel. I appreciate very much your kind attention towards my humble request. My interests are with audio equipments like tape recorders/ decks, record players/turntables etc. I am very delighted to know that you were here in Sri Lanka with Mrs. H in 2019!! I noted that you had an incredible three week tour here. I am again very happy to hear it and thank you for visiting Sri Lanka!! I like to say that its very good that you visited here at that time, because after the covid19 outbreak Sri Lanka is suffering from a financial crisis due to govt. mismanagement and corruption. But now we are overcoming it slowly and we hope everything will be back to normal in near future. Of course, i am anxious to see those of your videos! I will definitely watch them when i am free and will send you responses soon. Thank you very much for your kind reply!! Greetings & Best Wishes from Sri Lanka!!
I have been to almost every Audiojumble event for at least the last 12 years but never this event. This has convinced me to make the trip this year. Thanks.
Glad you enjoyed my video! This was my first visit in thirty years. I used to attend when it was called the National Vintage Communications Fair, back when it first started in 1992. It was refreshing for me to see like-minded people again.
Amigo esses radios são para venda?
Audiojumble sounds like the most British thing i ever heard in my life time dude and i love it dude
@@geniltonxavier9000 Sim, tudo na feira Retro Tech está à venda. Talvez você possa visitar.
Sim, tudo no evento RetroTech UK está à venda.
Brilliant! Seeing the Ferrograph reel-to-reel (series 2 Or greater? I can't remember) instantly took me back to being 13 or 14 years old & plugging an extra playback head in for sound-on-sound / echo! My dad used to do swaps with lots of electronic items in the 1970's (he previously had his own tv & radio repair shop at age 20 !). He really got me interested at an early age - including fault-finding & doing the 'convergence' on many valve / transistor tvs (with a mirror placed in front of tv so I could check each r/g/b convergence lines) - I was only 11 or 12 years old at the time! (I read quite a few of those purple-backed Newnes books as well). He also taught me tube reactivation but I was too scared to do this on my own (the smell of ozone just came flooding back to me, writing that!). It was taking the red HT 'suction cup' off the tube's back & putting a screwdriver in to discharge the high voltage, that really scared me! Thanks for this (& part one!). It really brought back some lovely memories now that most of my family have long-since passed away. I wish they made decent (affordable) hifi today - you can't beat the sound of an analog amplifier in my opinion!
Glad you enjoyed the video! Thank you for sharing your experience. What a trip down memory lane! Your reminiscence of tinkering with the Ferrograph reel-to-reel and learning electronics with your dad is truly heartwarming. It's amazing how those experiences stick with us. Thanks for sharing your story! I agree, earlier audio gear has a special charm. No need to buy new when there's plenty to choose on eBay, and those retro audio shops are definitely worth exploring!
Great pair of videos. Spotted my wife a few times and myself eventually 😅. Bought the wooden radio horn you can just about see under the table at 6:58. I already had a driver unit, so I have done a couple of videos getting it up and running. Thanks 👍 😀
Nice one! Yes, I have seen it. Great to hear you have found some retro goodness. It makes capturing all that video footage worthwhile. I'll subscribe to your channel and check out your videos. Really looking forward to this year's show. My only concern is what I'll end up bringing home. If you see an old bald guy with a GoPro, give me a nod.
@electronicarchaeology Thanks 😀👍. Hope to be there this year too. Probably will be wearing my t-shirt with a big horn gramophone on it! 😅
amazing how far we have come in computers. from large systems that filled an entire room, to devices that fit in the palm of your hand! server farms not withstanding though. . ..
Yes, it's incredible. Being involved in electronics most of my life, I find it breathtaking - almost like alien technology. Imagine a micro SD card holding hundreds of gigabytes, all on something the size of a fingernail.
wow so many valves ,
Yes, I don't think there will be any shortage for some years.