somewhere in mid 1930's my maternal grandfather managed to get a radio " on appro". Co incidently there was a Test Cricket match on. Once Test had finished he took it back. Sorry mate she's not very good. He didnt have enough money of course, but I don't remember the story being at 700 quid.
My grandfather on my mum's side was a builder and a keen radio enthusiast. In the 1930's he built a radio and being a builder also built the cabinet and the speakers.
My old mum tells me that on special broadcasts, Sunday night hymns and general orchestral broadcasts, my grandad would put the speakers up to the window and the neighbours would congregate outside mum's front fence to tune in. Cricket broadcasts were the most popular, not only in the household but the neighbourhood.
He also built a gramophone. We would play 78 rpm records and laugh our heads off. The funniest ones were called "Old Black Crows" or "Two Black Crows, something like that. They were just corny jokes that we kids thought were hilarious.
Late 40's early 50's I had a crystal set - I used to listen to the test matches at Lord's overnight, (I assume it was relayed on Radio Australia), Signal strength was OK during the nights but very sketchy during the day.
Also had the Two Black Crows 78 and a wind up Edison gramophone. It was a simple life, no PC,
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