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[@JamesBos]

I remember asking my Mum to buy me a few boxes of tick tacks to use as an enclosure for my TE bugs! I even remember detuning my bugs to around 80mhz and subsequently pulling my old walkman apart attempting to do the same thing (you know, just so only I could hear it) -- All of this when I was only 11 years old. These days I am tinkering with Arduino's, Raspberry Pi's, XBee's and god knows what else, but had it not been for these TE kits, I doubt I'd be working in an industry where I get to play with this stuff every day! Thanks Colin!

[@donjuanzx9]

I could listen to his stories all day ,great video. I love listening to the grandfathers of electronics its like going back in time.

[@paulceccato6216]

I built quite a few of these as a youngster. Thanks Colin!

[@MacGuffin1]

Ahh the memories, yes his first PCB on the mag was the Ant (good for tic-tac boxes) I reckon maybe I was that 6grader he mentioned in the other vid(we came from interstate, I demanded my dad let me visit TE, the only highlight for me) The best lessons in RF ever!! I had work experience kid once bring-in the DSE single transistor on-PCB-Coil, and we pimped it for him by winding a proper coil (TE-style) and upping the voltage, it actually ran O.K after that. Thanks again Colin & TE (& Dave too!)

[@chillzwinter]

I built the funway FM bug back in the day, then a couple of years later discovered Colin's FM bug book, and was amazed at the performance of the ANT, then later upgraded to the Voyager. Never moved onto the Amoeba though - that extra transistor stage seemed too much work for not much gain.

[@valordk]

looking forward to watching video #4. Great intverview, Dave! Sincerest respects to Colin Mitchell!

[@Julian-vp3xj]

Fascinating insight into the hobbyist electronics business in Australia. I remember the original Funway FM bug very well. Thank you.

[@mikeselectricstuff]

For those wondering, "Crows" = CROs = Cathode Ray Oscilloscopes

[@dazaro3]

Thanks or this video ,nice to see where this type of FM bug was born I have many videos on making this type of FM Bug

[@KyleCarrington]

@Dave, speaking of surplus electronics shops... there is a guy down the road not far from me, here in the Okanagan, BC Canada... sphere . bc .ca Ever heard of it? cool stuff available. Good guy, runs it right out of the lower part of his house.

[@Desmaad]

I wonder if that same FM bug circuit could be modified into an FM transmitter for pirate radio?

[@TradieTrev]

Dave are you using the schedule uploader?

[@kerajit]

thanks, was wandering about that. Not that I'm complaining or sth, but could maybe Dave put some more annotations cause I'm getting lost sometimes (jumping through time line, places). And again not complaining, great series, but being born in '88 in central Europe it is getting a bit difficult.

[@vk3ye]

It's a suburb of Sydney

[@GUPRPEET-Singh]

Hi vk3ye...

[@MacGuffin1]

You always got 2 educations making TE kits:1 building it & 1 Using it ;-)

[@AntiProtonBoy]

It's been a while since I heard "CROs" pronounced that way.

[@messcommand7819]

Awesome!!!

[@abpccpba]

What is Black Town?

[@TravSaz]

Learn how to interview... Why don't you be quiet during Colin's response?... While Colin was talking it was awesome.

[@Andrew_Sparrow]

Come on Dave... admit it you licked the stamps :p

[@johndoe-gr3mj]

Why does Dave have to keep interrupting Mr. Mitchell as he is explaining things? It makes it difficult to understand what Mr. Mitchell is saying.

[@pirateman1966]

Dave is what is known in Electronics as "Noise". In everyday speak, "A fly on shit". He reminds me of my ex-wife, whiny voice and constantly yapping like a chiwawa that wouldn't shut up.

[@chillzwinter]

It's like ffs - stfu, and let the legend talk.

[@envisionelec]

I want that HAIR.

[@LY5AT]

just make the veronica 1w or 5w

[@AstroSam66]

I just went to the site of talking electronics... and yes, he should hire a professional web designer. Its just awful!

[@slothchunktakingcareofyour323]

honestly i disliked only the "half screen" idea, but nobody needs webpages of 100 megabytes that hung slow computers, no techie person asks for fancy animations and... where the hell those 100MB are going to?? i don't see em under my eyes!!