Fantastic to finally see these interviews coming out! Appreciate the hard work involved.
@hankbizzo54 жыл бұрын
Dave send some viewers over!!!!!
@StateofElectronics4 жыл бұрын
Thank you, Dave. It's hard to pick which one to present next :-)
@Moonbase594 жыл бұрын
Thanks for hinting, Dave!
@charlesdickens67063 жыл бұрын
....Colin could have made it big if he'd come along in the days of you tube. I even liked to read his yarns about the repair technician trade and ruminations.
@strange67xАй бұрын
thanks everybody for that great video. sincerely.
@jameshoffmann5962Ай бұрын
This guy is an absolute genius and so sad we don't have Australians like him coming out any more, we are so dumbed down now
@xjet4 жыл бұрын
What a fantastic trip down memory lane for someone like myself who built their first computer back in the late 1970s and who had just about every one of Colin's publications.
@StateofElectronics4 жыл бұрын
Thank you again, Sir. More to come :-)
@pelhbhvn23944 жыл бұрын
Curiosity and Excitement flows from this man. Thanks
@SuperToughnut4 жыл бұрын
I wish this guy was my neighbor! Put more of these up!
@databang4 жыл бұрын
I like state of the art people from analog times, uniquely nuanced, warm and fuzzy.
@Moonbase594 жыл бұрын
Love these coming out, being 60 years of age myself ;-) Thanks!
@SpectreOZ4 жыл бұрын
I think my School was one that subscribed, we were building electronics kits and making circuit boards (from scratch) in 1984-85 👍
@chillzwinter Жыл бұрын
I had no idea you were investigated for the FM Bugs. I bought that whole series of magazines (and some others such as six BD679 Projects for $3.50 - with the transistor stuck to the cover - I still have the original transistor stuck there as I had access to suitable transistors from written off electronic equipment in the early late 80's - and didn't want to deface the magazine). In the early 90's I worked for the Qld police for 3 months as a civilian covertly installing two way radios in undercover vehicles. I recall sharing the 9 volt FM bug with my Sargent who was so impressed he took the idea to the Assistant Commissioner arguing that a $10 bug would be better than the $1000 bugs they were using as you could just leave them on site after the investigation warrant expired as they were so cheap. I still have these magazines proudly sitting on my office/workshop book shelf (ready for quick reference when I'm putting together a simple project - although most my hobby project work is with Arduino's these days). I only Googled Colin Mitchell now (June 2023) as I was browsing some circuit ideas for a current project, and wondered how Colin was doing. Thanks for the great work over the years - you have always been an inspiration.
@TheRadiogeek4 жыл бұрын
Very interesting! I love to hear stories like this. Thank you for bringing them to us! 👏🏻👍
@StateofElectronics4 жыл бұрын
your very welcome!
@electronicsNmore4 жыл бұрын
He's great! Thanks for the video!
@alienozi4 жыл бұрын
We didn't have anything like that in Turkey when I was a kid. It's god's work, bringing kids to Science. Thanks!
@Lunamana4 жыл бұрын
Same, being from turkey and only getting into electronics in my uni years i'm still struggling to find stuff locally, thankfully internet is huge now and we have access to much more information.
@hthring4 жыл бұрын
amazing ! thank you both
@psiddarth35814 жыл бұрын
Great video
@GreenAppelPie4 жыл бұрын
I’m just discovering ‘valves’ and they pretty cool. Though yes, transistors are infinitely more practical.
@grantdunstan76133 жыл бұрын
Amazing.. I used to go into repair shops and ask for non-fixable CB radio's because I had no money.... some were fixable and I listened to signals from all around the world
@richycline4 жыл бұрын
Awesome.
@adelinesarkissian81619 ай бұрын
Is there a way I can contact Colin Mitchell? I would really like to speak with him if there’s a chance.
@eddyaudio4 жыл бұрын
This is old interview recorded in 2011 but still interesting.
@headpox5817 Жыл бұрын
@ 12:00 Does anyone know of the device spoken about: "Norbert" by Philips ???
@athensWEB2 жыл бұрын
i love it FM .. 13:00
@jhlagado14 жыл бұрын
For more information on the design of the TEC-1, head over to the "TEC-1 Z80 Computer Group" on Facebook. facebook.com/groups/623556744820045
@elclippo41824 жыл бұрын
Building electronics is not a crime!
@harbselectronicslab35514 жыл бұрын
When I was a kid, I brought 6 of these "bugs" and installed them in random speakers at random drive-in's with a small photo cell circuit on the power to turn them off during the daytime........with a D cell they would operate for months........I would occasionally pay to go in and change the cells out.........I and all my close mates would park at the rear fence or somewhere you could see the screen and turn on our FM radios to get the Audio.......watched many blockbusters like that lol......probably still some around at still operating drive ins lol......prob need a battery change now though lol.....and yes, they were wired directly into the audio lines with suitable attenuation.......didn't really want to hear the in car conversations !!
@harbselectronicslab35514 жыл бұрын
@Desmond Bagley I think I had better fess up here.......I think I was more motivated but the fact they wouldn't let us into "R" rated movies......and my mates promised they would supply me with Beer and Burgers for a long time if I could make it happen lolol
@charlesdickens67063 жыл бұрын
.......he should have teamed up with Clive Sinclair. So Colin would be perhaps in his late eighties now?
@PeterMilanovski4 жыл бұрын
It's probably about time to start up a TV repair shop since they aren't made in Japan any more! Think about that a minute, have a good look around your house and see what's the oldest Chinese made electronic device that you have, compared to Japanese made equipment! I'm my house, the Sanyo reel 2 reel tape machine from the 50's which is made in Japan is the oldest that I have and it's still going strong let alone the National Boomboxes, Vcr's, video editing equipment, Hifi gear and so on. All of them have a brand that you can identify AND pronounce! A user manual that would have you believe that English was Japan's first language! And let's not forget the service manuals that would give a techi an orgasm for days! Try getting a service manual for your Bluetooth speaker! If you are lucky enough that there's one to begin with, then you have to learn how to read Chinese! The only decent stuff that came out of China is from companies that had one of their own people on the ground making sure that it was manufactured the way that they intended, everything else is just destined for the tip. I had thought about this topic recently and I thought that all that Japan has to do is start making devices that last again, for example, make a mobile phone that will last three to five years and the phone industry in China will collapse because they are essentially based on a system that requires you to purchase a new phone or device every year! The Chinese manufacturers will go the same way as the TV repair man! It's sad to see what electronics has become! And it's China that made it that way, and the people who purchased it and the me to companies that jumped onto the bandwagon to China! The smart companies just switched off and closed up the factory leaving everything as it was, only to find out after some time later that demand for their products and services had picked up again and they are still in business today doing better than ever! China has held the title for much longer than it should have, it's time to give it to someone else who has pride and respect for the products they make.. It's up to us to make the electronics world a better place for our future generations!
@charlesdickens67063 жыл бұрын
......just to mention that my zte phones easily go for four or five years barring accidents. I have a theory that permitting the phones to vibrate shortens their life. If I can't fully turn off the vibrate completely for everything I'll open up the phone and cut off the connection to the component. I've in fact remarked to people that smart phones are one of the reliable exceptions to the made in China syndrome . Vibration and electronics don't mix . Now ten months later and Japan is hauling it's arse out of China under government incentives and doing a lot of relocating to Vietnam then Malaysia and India would like a piece also. Huawei is an example of top quality Chinese manufacturing and it's reflected in cost of the gear they build but there are those spyware concerns.