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And it was the work, chiefly, of Richard Brett, a leading theatre engineer and the first theatre consultant in Britain, who has died of cancer at the age of 74. With Richard Pilbrow, lighting designer at the birth of the National in 1963, and as his colleague for many years at Pilbrow's company Theatre Projects, Brett matched new theatre design with the latest technology.
As the managing director of Theatre Projects, he and a team of architects and engineers worked on the new National in the 1970s. In the trying, breakneck circumstances of strikes and delays, Brett supervised the power flying and Olivier drum installation, often through the night. A few years later, he worked on the Royal Shakespeare Company's Barbican theatre home, and on the extension of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, opened in 1999, where he pressed for the retention of the Floral Hall and expansion of the stage to the limits of the site.
Brett, like all the best theatre technicians, was a practical visionary, and he empowered the more visibly creative artists. That Boucicault production, directed by Howard Davies and designed by William Dudley (with Stephen Rea, Gillian Barge and Mark Addy in the cast), evoked on the stage the whole of County Sligo, a place both mythical and realistic in its crumbling ruins, abbey arches covered with ivy, statues on promontories, prison walls and peasant cottages. It was a world alive … and it moved, often very quickly.
No one had risked using the drum until this moment, in case it went wrong – as it occasionally still does – and it took time to match the evolving theatre technology to the architectural design and construct. But once in action, the drum allowed for an epic fluency in dramas with multiple scene changes: you can stock a new interior, or even a landscape, behind the scene currently being played. And the drum also rises, twists on its radius, and falls, cylindrically, so that you can vary perspectives and density of location in big outdoor narratives such as Jonathan Kent's spectacular revival in 2011 of Ibsen's forgotten (and still controversial) masterpiece Emperor and Galilean.
Since The Shaughraun, National shows that have benefited from – and even been defined by – Brett's work included Trevor Nunn's historic revival of Oklahoma! (1998), Tom Stoppard's epic trilogy The Coast of Utopia (2002), Nicholas Wright's two-part adaptation of Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials (2003), and one of the NT's biggest hits, War Horse (2007).
Brett was the first son of Baillie Brett, a mechanical engineer, and his wife, Lorna, a teacher. He grew up in Shirley, near Croydon, south London, where he first met Pilbrow when they were both young members of the Beckenham Theatre Centre, converting a church hall into a theatre and fitting out the control room. He won a scholarship to Dulwich college in 1950. In 1958, he went to University College London, and read electrical engineering. Immediately after, in 1962, he joined the BBC as one of the corporation's last graduate apprentices in mechanical engineering in radio and television.
He rose rapidly through the BBC ranks to become a senior planning and installation engineer. Plucked by Pilbrow to join the new National in its Aquinas Street offices in Waterloo in 1967, he rode the wave of change and innovation, often brilliantly, and usually with Pilbrow, until parting professional company with his friend and mentor and forming his own consultancy company in 1985: Technical Planning Ltd developed into Theatre Planning and Technology Ltd in 1999 and Theatreplan in 2004.
His award-winning consultancies included the Lyric theatre in Belfast, the Grand theatre in Leeds, the Hampstead theatre in London, the Palace theatre in Watford and the beautiful renovation of the Crucible theatre in Sheffield.
Outside Britain, he was recently assigned to a design study for the renovation of the Sydney Opera House, and that work continues. He led the stage-engineering team on the complex reconstruction of the Gran Teatre del Liceu in Barcelona, after a catastrophic fire, and was head of the planning and engineering team on the spectacular new Copenhagen Opera House, which opened in 2004.
The stage wagons system in Copenhagen moves around five stages and the rehearsal room, on pinion wheels without the use of ropes, chains or tracks; the wagons are simple wooden boxes with swivel castors that support the weight of the scenery and allow the wagons to change direction easily. A similar system has been installed in the Mariinsky theatre in St Petersburg.
Brett founded a series of quadrennial theatre engineering and architecture conferences in 2002 – the next one is in London, in June – that continue to exert enormous influence and practical innovation in his profession. The proceedings are published in illustrated volumes that are encyclopedic source books on advanced theatre technology and architecture.
He married Marion Elizabeth McMinn in 1976 (they divorced in 1991) and Jenny Straker (nee Lordon) in 1999. He is survived by Jenny and two children, Christopher and Jacqueline, from his first marriage.
• Richard Gordon Brett, stage engineer and theatre consultant, born 24 January 1939; died 9 January 2014


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Lightning coach Guy Boucher did not reveal who will start between the pipes Monday in speaking with reporters at TD Garden on Sunday. No. 1 goalie Dwayne Roloson has been pulled in two of the last three games and replaced by Mike Smith due to poor play, but the most the coach would offer was that Roloson is "getting ready" for Game 5 in Boston.
Smith, who replaced Roloson after the Bruins jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the first period Saturday and allowed nothing to the B's as the Lightning came back for a 5-3 win, said following the victory that he didn't expect to start Game 5.
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Down in the restaurant, the #1 most-asked question is "What beers do you have on tap?"
But the second most-asked question is "Where's the good fishing at?" Oh boy.
There's a lot of lakes up here and I'm not exactly the "bait my own hook" type. But there is one guy who knows North Shore fishing spots inside and out. And luckily for me (and my tables) he happens to be a chef too. I mean, right there in the kitchen is my go-to guide to Fishing 101.
Being that we're just past Fishing Opener, I thought I'd ask the big guy if he knew any good lakes I could post about. In classic Justen fashion, he gets a huge grin on his face and whips out his trusty Area Lake Guide.
Of course he marks every good bite he gets with an X. Obviously he keeps track of the species.
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And what does the 'chef half' do with Perch? Keep it simple: beer batter. Accented with a Lemon-Dill Aioli on Toasted Ciabatta makes a heck of a sandwich.
#2 – Pine Mountain Lake
Speaking of rocky bottoms–which I try not to–this arrowhead-shaped lake is pretty much known for having one. Justen's usual catch here is splake, a hybrid combo of brook trout and lake trout. He uses a yellow spinner with eyes to snag these bad boys and when he does he smokes'em, whole. And if you catch one of those Brown Trout, Justen suggests going for a honey-glazed kabob.
#3 – Elbow Lake
Another sweet spot for perch. And my motto is "If it's shaped like a fish, it must be good fishing!" Not really–but if I had a motto, that'd be it.
If taking a canoe up the Gunflint isn't exactly your cup of tea, Tofte Charters also offers a relaxing fishing excursion out on Lake Superior. And if you catch it, Chef Justen (or one of the equally awesome Moguls chefs) will even cook it up for you. Slam dunk, right?
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Some of what I describe I know is not possible at many ranges with offensive safety nazis who prohibit rapid fire, draw & shoot, etc. Thankfully, I'm not on the board of one of those. :)
Typically I'll do several mags of draw & shot at progressively further targets, starting around 10m and working out to 150m. I know 150 is overkill for most things, but I typically practice at the 50m and spend a lot of my time there. Moving beyond it is no big deal with practice.
I'll do some point-shooting plinking on the 25m berm keeping a can or whatever moving the whole mag rapid-fire.
I typically finish with some two-handed shooting practice at 7-10m. I can keep everything on the silhouette firing as rapidly as humanly possible just point-shooting now with the .44 in one hand, the Sig in the other. They\'re empty in < 3 seconds, but the looks I get from the onlookers are usually quite funny as it's a bizarre rhythm with the 9mm clattering and the .44 booming.
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I also do other bullseye type training in the early spring to remind myself that I can't teach the 4H kids combat drills.
If I'm with a friend of mine, we sometimes do simultaneous shooting on multiple targets or set up 5 or so different targets on the line and call out for each other which to engage in no apparent sequence. Doing this while moving etc is a good show.
For fun, we have occasional informal 200m combat handgun matches. ;) A 35% hit rate on a silhouette is a good show, but hey, that nets me 5 hits rapid fire at that range. When we really go for broke, it's snubnose or pocket pistols at the same range. Makarov you have to arc like a mother to get it down that far, ditto with a .38 S&W snubby and the .44 snubnose.
Every few months we do car fire practice, shooting out the open window at targets or getting in and out of the car. And ok, we've done drive-bys for fun, but that's not exactly training. :)
The last thing I don't recommend (my lawyer would kill me) is occasional, and I do mean VERY occasional, live-fire training without hearing protection. You have to know what the round is going to sound and concuss like in the real world where you don't have the luxury of decibel limiters. I suspect personally it's why so many police first shots are lousy.


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Peggy Coleman, president of the New York State Destination Marketing Association, says it's been a long time since the state invested money in tourism.
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I know they wanted him alive for questioning, but I would have had no problem taking that POS out had he even thought about pointing his gun in my direction. I was definitely ready, G-21 on hip and S-12 nearby. But he never got any closer than about 15 miles from me.
For a while they they were reporting that they thought he had slipped through the net and had gotten out of watertown, but he hadn't.
Many years ago (early 70s) I worked in watertown, right down the street from the original shoot out where they took out the older one. I know the area well.


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Dr. Nadia Kazim, an eyelid and facial
cosmetic surgeon at the Aesthetic & Cosmetic Laser Center at Florida Eye Health, recently became one of the first doctors in the area to inject Dysport, an injectable treatment for wrinkles.
Dysport is an acetylcholine release inhibitor and a neuromuscular blocking agent, approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in late April 2009. Dysport has similar properties as the popular Botox Cosmetic, which has been used at Florida Eye Health since 2002. Dysport is approved for the temporary improvement in the appearance of moderate to severe glabellar lines (vertical lines between the eyebrows) in adults younger than 65 years of age.
The active substance in Dysport is a botulinum neurotoxin type A complex, which acts at the level of the neuromuscular junction in the targeted muscle. Dysport is a neuromuscular blocking toxin that acts to block acetylcholine release at motor nerve ends and reduces muscular spasm.
"As our skin becomes less elastic over time, repeated frowning creates visible lines and wrinkles," said Dr. Kazim. "Dysport and Botox Cosmetic are natural and purified proteins that relax the muscles by blocking nerve impulses. Once the muscles are at rest, the skin becomes smoother, creating a more natural and relaxed appearance."
As an eyelid and facial cosmetic surgeon, Dr. Kazim offers numerous other surgical and non-surgical procedures to help patients look as young as they feel. These include eyelid surgery, brow lifts, and facial fillers such as Restylane and Juvederm. Non-surgical services include microdermabrasion, facials, chemical peels, the Obagi Skin Care System, Latisse eyelash enhancement and laser hair removal.
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During last night's thrilling triple overtime win over the Capitals, the Rangers appeared to look gassed at several points through the first and second overtimes. I say "appeared" because once the third overtime rolled around, the Rangers either found a second wind, or just had more stamina and gas in the tank than the Caps, and it showed. The Rangers thoroughly dominated the third overtime, and they seemed to find another level in their game, a level that the Caps could not match. And they did this all with an incredibly short bench. Stu Bickel played just 3:42 all game, and didn't see a shift after the first five minutes of the second period. The combination of Mike Rupp and John Mitchell didn't see significant ice time either. In fact, they only had nine shifts a piece through the first 60 minutes. Rupp had 11 shifts in the extra 54 minutes, and Mitchell had 10 shifts. In essence, the Rangers are playing with ten forwards and five defensemen. Pretty amazing to think that even wit...
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QuoteObama has accomplished in 10 months what Bush could not do in 8 years, unite the Conservatives. fixed it better :-D
I dont claim to know much of anything, but there has/needs to be some kind of reform in the insurance/medical world. Being charged $2.00 for a canned coke and $4.50 for an apirin or two while on an overnight stay in the hospital leaves an empty feeling in the wallet and a bad taste in the mouth. Hospitals gouge the insurance companies and the insurance companies gouge the insured. My current policy of which I pay approx. $400 a month for family coverage through my employer goes up every year and their coverage drops likewise. I am now at $250 co-pay for an emergency room visit and a $4000 per person deductible. Somethings got to give. I'm not saying the public option is the fix, I'm just saying there should be some kind of checks and balances installed.
only because there has been a genuine trend of denying the benefits the claimants actually paid for.you pay for something - you expect to have it when you need it....and then there's workman's comp - I've seen with others what happens when someone is seriously injured and the default into denial mode. - I have very little pity for insurance companies who don't provide the product they are paid for. (when they get sued)
my son did something really stupid and broke his wrist.
... use the ER for a runny nose. ...an aging population .... what happens to your taxpayer funded systems when the majority of your population is elderly?
$1500 X-rays? $400 deductible? Here in Canada our all inclusive Medicare has it flaws for certain but please get National health and make it work.


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Well, ordering the grill was a huge pain in the ass and it took months to arrive, but I finally got the chrome grill from the Summit installed on my Overland. I'm still trying to get used to it. Not sure if I love it yet. I figured I'd post some photos up so everyone else can see what it looks like. Total price was about $250 installed.
I'm debating doing the same thing. Now that I see it, adding the chrome grille probably adds too much chrome for my taste. The vast amount of chrome on the Summit is the reason why I opted for the Overland instead. Thanks for the pictures! :thumbsup:
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Looks good but thats a lot of coin. Did you buy a whole new grill or just the insert?
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I like it.
There is a larger thread about this here
Including all part numbers, how to fit, pics of the black version installed too.
Whoops! Sorry.
FYI- dealer charged me 160$ for install
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I think it looks good and I'm not big on shiny things. So you paid $250 plus $160 for install or $250 with installation?
No, it was 250 for the grill AND to have it installed
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NFL: Dumervil cut after late file
Elvis Dumervil was staying with the Denver Broncos.
And then, he wasn't.
On another busy day of NFL free agency, the highlight — or lowlight — came after a strange sequence of events in which the Broncos and the defensive end reached an agreement on a new deal that ended up not valid because the paperwork was filed too late.
And now, Dumervil is a free agent.
Also Friday, Greg Jennings left Green Bay to head to rival Minnesota, Dustin Keller became the latest member of the Jets to leave and Kevin Kolb was released by Arizona.
According to a source close to the situation, the day played out like this:
- At 1:25 p.m., local time, Dumervil agreed to take a $4 million pay cut to remain with the AFC West champions for 2013.
- The paperwork was ready to be signed and sent to the league. But with the clock ticking on a 1:59 p.m. deadline, the Broncos were not seeing any sign of the signed copy on their fax machine.
- With no signed contract in hand as 1:59 approached, the Broncos were forced to cut Dumervil, because once the 1:59 deadline passed, they were on the hook for the $12 million they owed him in the original contract.
- The team received the signed contract via fax at 2:06 p.m. That was seven minutes past the deadline and about 15 minutes later than they needed to receive it so they could review it and send it to the league.
Broncos front office chief John Elway said the team delivered its final contract proposal to Dumervil at 11 a.m. and set a 1 p.m. deadline for a decision. Elway said Dumervil accepted the contract at around 1:25 and "although we expressed our concern regarding the time constraints, we were assured that the signed documents would be submitted to us before the league's waiver deadline."
"We did not receive the documents from Elvis by the league's deadline and were forced to release him shortly before 2 p.m. MDT," Elway said.
Though the sides had agreed on a deal, the odds of Dumervil returning to Denver are hampered because cutting him could leave them with a salary cap hit of up to nearly $5 million.
Meanwhile, the Jets had their busiest day yet of free agent signings. New York signed running back Mike Goodson, offensive lineman Willie Colon and nose tackle Antonio Garay. Colon, a native of the Bronx, spent his entire NFL career with the Pittsburgh Steelers before they cut him this week.
Since free agency began, the Jets have lost several starters, including Keller, running back Shonn Greene (Tennessee), safeties LaRon Landry (Indianapolis) and Yeremiah Bell (Arizona), defensive lineman Mike DeVito (Kansas City) and nose tackle Sione Po'uha (released).


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(IDAHO FALLS) – After a six-year hiatus, Idaho's Suicide Prevention Hotline is again up and running.
On Monday, Idaho became part of the National Suicide Prevention Program after getting funding last year. The hotline will be available 24 hours a day, but local counselors are available from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. A fully-staffed 24-hour hotline is in the works.
Suicide is Idaho's second highest cause of death for residents ages 15 to 34.
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Date online: 29 January 2014
LEE Johnson doesn't think James Tarkowski will be heading out of Boundary Park during this transfer window.
Despite confirming bids for the player, Johnson believes the 21-year-old centre back hasn't done enough in front of scouts to make a transfer a reality.
"I don't think it will happen," said Johnson. "I don't think he has played well enough for it to happen. That is just me being honest. At key points, where people have been watching him, he has had a bad game where he didn't need to.
"I am pleased in a way, as I want to keep him – though on the other hand I want him to play well for us all the time. He did well against Wolves until he gave a stupid one away for their second goal.
"He is still young and until he has had 150 games, he's not experienced enough to know what to do."
Moves are in the offing to sign players before the deadline, Johnson cofirmed.
"I'm trying to bring one or two in," he added. "Whether we will is another story, but we are certainly talking to a couple. One is a development player but could have an impact this season."
As for last night's contest, Johnson conceded Athletic's hard work wasn't enough to outgun their skilled opponents.
"I didn't think it was a 3-0 game. We were well in it and chances were probably equal," the manager said. "The difference was they were clinical and we weren't.
"They are a massive side in this division, with a massive budget. The lads played with desire and tempo and quality. If we are more clinical we will be fine."
Normal service is resumed!....' We were well in it and chances were probably equal' says Johnson.....what game were you watching?.....Wolves could have won 6-0 easy....look at the stats! Sick of hearing we were not clinical enough....do something about it you're the Manager.
disregarding the last 2 goals.the team played ok ,however once again the strikers failed to find the net,after watching latics for over 40 yrs ive seen many poor sets of strikers.this lot are amongst them,and every defeat the only differance as been the strikers
James Tarkowski is not good enough to play in the Championship yet.
@skay: Barcelona forward Lionel Messi is not for sale and the club plan to discuss a new contract with the Argentine, says president Josep Maria Bartomeu.
@ljohn......We don't need a striker that would set the world on fire!....just a descent striker for a third tier club like Latics.....How hard can it be?.....all Johnson gets is mediocre players and cast offs....not good enough!
Skay, your miserable nature is to be commended. The club only has a finite amount to spend on wages due to the league rules and out of that pot, LJ has to agree the wages for a full squad. At the start of 2013/14, a lot of people had high hopes for Rooney but it hasn't worked out. By the way, are Philliskirk, Smith and Kusunga mediocre?
I have 2 solutions:
1) Talk up some of the positives to your mates and get them down to BP to help the club.
2) STOP MOANING - it's better than under Dickov!!!
@mikejh45..You are completely delusional and blinkered!
No 1 there are no positives...look who they have just signed..a conference player in place of Rooney for starters
No 2 I don't think it's better than under Dickov..the table tells the story....for all the tippy tappy good football we probably have less points than we had under Dickov
The majority of posts on here are critical as we are REALISTS not head in the sand people like you which is why Latics only go backwards each season - wake up!
Well done skay, you really thought about that load of rubbish. I'm probably more of a realist than you,I can see BOTH good and bad points whereas you concentrate only on the bad.
I bet you are one those main stand moaners (sorry REALISTS) who grumbles the moment you hand your readies across the turnstile.
Solution nr 3: Don't go,it's obviously making you unhappy. You can save money and your stress level will go down.
Please tell me how your continually, inane nonsensical moans help the team?
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dont think its got a dpf. iv removed all the boxes and silencers apat from the cat but thats next to come off.
yeah it does boo when i change gear sounds great cant wait to de-cat it should be even louder.
I could be wrong, but I don't think the first 180-odd hp 330d's have DPFs.
I thought i might ask as its a massive increase for basically doing nothing? If the dpf had gone then i could see some free flow. But with that ruled out i would say the first rr might not be correct.
The 1st dyno is on a heart breaker dyno dynamics rolling road
It should off been tested in shoot 6f they tested it in shootout 6
Ask them if they car test it again for you
If your car is a 2000-2001 the it should read 184 bhp
If it's the same the check your air mass meter
i have no idea what your saying bwchiptuning but ill agree lol. im re doing a test off the standard exhaust in the second place i did the rr as its free lol.
cool, when you doing that?
did the re test ever get done?
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What can be assembled in a day, doesn't cost
very much, but will give hours of enjoyment? The answer is this
two transistor receiver that anyone can build. It doesn't need an antenna,
gives speaker reception of local AM broadcast stations and also receives
amateurs talking on the 160 metre band.
The performance of this little receiver surpasses most modern AM broadcast sets - you'll be able to hear interstate stations that the others miss.
How is this possible with so few parts? The secret lies in the use of regeneration or positive feedback. By feeding an amplifier's output back to its input, it is possible to increase the amplifier's gain. Howeve, the amount of feedback needs to be carefully controlled; to prevent the amplifier from oscillating.
Regenerative sets were replaced by superhets in the 1930s because with superhets users did not have to adjust the amount of feedback (regeneration) when they changed stations. However, in the hands of a skilled user, regenerative receivers can perform as well as more complicated superhets. An added benefit of home built sets is that constructors can use better quality components (such as air-spaced tuning capacitors, vernier dials and efficient ferrite loopsticks) that are missing on the average pocket tranny, which is designed for local reception only.
Circuit Description
The receiver, dubbed 'The Moorabbin', is a two transistor regenerative receiver of conventional design. Most parts are mounted on a printed circuit board that you get to make yourself.
The regenerative detector uses a field effect transistor (FET). Like with the better valve designs, feedback is controlled by a variable capacitor. A ferrite rod was used to allow reception of local stations without an external antenna.
This FET stage forms a complete receiver on its own, but the audio output is quite low. The received audio is amplified by an NPN bipolar transistor. The gain of this transistor amplifier is sufficient to provide speaker reception of local stations in most areas. The 1k to 8 ohm transformer in the collector allows the set to be used with both low and high impedance headphones.
Figure One: Circuit diagram
Obtaining parts
The aim of this project was to develop a simple receiver that could be built with readily obtainable parts. With the partial exception of the main tuning capacitor, this has been achieved.
Variable capacitor
A 10 to 415 pF variable capacitor was used as the main tuning capacitor. These are found in valve radios and early transistor sets. They are rare new but are still common at hamfests. Their wide tuning range make it possible to cover the AM broadcast band and 160 metres without having to sacrifice coverage of the bottom end of the broadcast band. The long shafts of these capacitors also make them easier to use with vernier dial drives.
Some constructors may wish to build their set now without waiting for the next hamfest. The first version of the Moorabbin used a 60/160pF plastic tuning capacitor (same as the regeneration control) instead of the 10-415 pF unit substituted later. Receiver performance with the plastic capacitor was good. The main difficulty encountered was coupling it to the vernier dial. This was overcome by extending the shaft with a 2.5 mm diameter screw and a spacer. To compensate for the lower maximum capacitance, more turns need to be wound on to the ferrite rod to cover the whole broadcast band. Details on this are given later.
Vernier dial
It is possible to get by without a vernier dial, but using the set will not nearly be as enjoyable, especially if you want to hear more than just the local stations. Though expensive, it is worth the cost for the benefits you get. Dick Smith P7170 is a complete reduction drive and dial, and P7172 is just the reduction drive - add your own calibrated dial for a direct frequency readout.
Ferrite rod
Ferrite rods in various lengths are available. If your ferrite rod is too long, saw a notch around it with a hacksaw. The rod is then quite brittle and can be snapped cleanly in one's hands.
Obtaining these should pose no difficulty. A 2N3819 will work equally well as the MPF102 in the detector and a 2N2222 can be substituted for the BC548 in the audio amplifier. Note that the lead connections of substitute transistors may vary from those shown in Figure One.
Enclosures suitable for this receiver are commercially available or can be made at home. Use a wood or plastic box so that the ferrite rod is not shielded and local stations can be received without an external antenna.
Gather all parts and plan how everything will fit together. Will the tuning capacitor fit inside the case? Does the ferrite rod need to be shortened? Is the front panel large enough to accommodate the vernier drive? How will the printed circuit board be mounted? Will internal leads be short and direct?
Mounting the larger parts
Begin by mounting the larger parts to the case. Install the vernier drive, both variable capacitors, the switch and sockets. Figure One shows the front panel layout in the prototype.
Winding the ferrite rod
The windings on the ferrite rod determine the receiver's frequency coverage, the ability to obtain feedback so important to the set's performance and the amount of coupling between the regenerative detector and any external antenna.
0.4 mm diameter enamelled copper wire was used for all windings. This diameter is not particularly critical, but 0.4 mm is easy to work with but still results in fairly compact coils.
Wind all coils the same way around the ferrite rod. Use pieces of insulating tape to anchor the ends of each coil. Leave about 2 centimetres distance between each coil. The number of turns for each coil is shown below. Note that if you're using a plastic variable capacitor for the main tuning capacitor you will need more turns on the main coil to cover the lower part of the band. 75 - 80 turns proved adequate in the prototype.
The ferrite rod should be mounted reasonably close to both tuning capacitors and the circuit board. Try to keep leads to the coil 10cm long or less. Find or make some sort of bracket to mount the rod horizontally in the case. This bracket could use rubber grommets and plastic or be salvaged from an old transistor radio. If this is difficult to arrange, don't overlook the possibility of using a ferrite rod longer than the width of the case and drilling holes in both sides to take the rod.
Etching the circuit board
The next part of building the Moorabbin is obtaining the printed circuit board. Where does this come from? You etch it yourself! Don't worry - it's very simple and requires no special tools.
Like with the latest electronic equipment, components are mounted directly on the copper surface of the board. Surface mounting makes construction easier and quicker as it obviates the need to drill holes through the board for each component. It also assists troubleshooting and modification should this be required later.
Cut the circuit board to size with a hacksaw. Then clean the circuit board to ensure a quick etch. Sand the copper surface and finish off with an abrasive powder cleanser (such as Ajax powder) and scrubbing brush. Rinse and dry with a cloth.
Using Figure Two as a guide, stick pieces of insulating tape on the areas of copper that will be used to mount components (light parts get tape).
Figure Two: Circuit board etching pattern and component placement
Place the board copper side down into a bath of etching solution of ferric chloride or ammonium persulphate. Use a non-metallic etching bath and agitate gently to ensure a quick etch.
Mounting the components
Mount the components as per Figure Two. Check that all polarities and component placements are correct. A good way to do this is to trace the connections of parts so that they accord with the circuit and the board layout shown.
Final wiring
Use double-sided tape or stand-offs to attach the circuit board to the case. Then make all the connections between the board and off-board parts, such as the ferrite rod, variable capacitors, sockets, battery snap and power switch. Also check that other off-board connections are in place, such as between the regeneration coil and the regeneration capacitor, antenna coil to the antenna socket and the battery snap to the power switch. Do not overlook the negative (earth) connections joining both variable capacitors, all sockets, the circuit board and the negative power lead.
At this point the receiver is complete. Now time to turn it on!
Switching on
Initial test
Plug in the headphones, connect a wire antenna (any length) and apply power. Turn the regeneration control fully clockwise (ie minimum feedback). Unless you are very close to a broadcast station, you will hear nothing.
Slowly turn the regeneration control anticlockwise. When you pass a certain point, you should hear a faint hiss in the headphones. Adjust the main tuning control until you hear an audio tone (or hetrodyne) which decreases in pitch as you tune towards it. You've just tuned into your first station! Then carefully back off the regeneration control (turn it clockwise) until the hetrodyne stops.
Tuning a regenerative set is a two-handed affair. For peak performance the regeneration control needs to be reset with every station change. Higher frequency stations will need less regeneration than lower frequency stations. As you tune lower slowly turn the regeneration control anti-clockwise to assure best sensitivity and selectivity. Remember clockwise is minimum regeneration and anticlockwise is maximum regeneration.
Calibrating the dial
To know the frequency to which your receiver is tuned, you will need to calibrate the dial. This can be done by seeing where known stations appear on your 0 - 100 dial.
Compare the stations this set receives with those heard on another AM receiver. Exact frequencies of stations can be found on the ACMA website. Make a calibration chart showing the station callsign, frequency and the reading on the vernier dial. Glue this to the top of the receiver. Do all calibrations with the regenerative receiver set to just after the point of oscillation for best accuracy.
Refer to the Troubleshooting section if the receiver misses stations towards either end of the band.
Use without an antenna
The Moorabbin should receive local stations with just the ferrite loopstick antenna. If stations are weak, turn the receiver around for best signal. Stations as far away as Newcastle have been received from Melbourne at night with no external antenna connected. Use headphones for best long-distance reception.
Volume is better on both local and distant stations if an external antenna is connected (longer and higher the better). If overload from local signals is a problem remove turns from the antenna coupling coil or wire a small disc ceramic capacitor (10 to 100 pF) in the antenna line.
Receiving 160 metres
The Moorabbin is capable of receiving amateurs using CW, SSB or AM on the 160 metre band. Amateur signals will usually be weaker than the broadcast stations due to the lower power and compromise antennas most amateurs use.
Whether you can hear amateurs on your set depends on several factors. These include the tuning range of your receiver, noise levels and the amount of 160 metre activity in your area. A vernier dial also helps - SSB and CW signals can be tuned in with a regenerative receiver gently oscillating but require greater care in tuning than for AM signals.
Some states transmit WIA broadcasts on 160 metres. SSB stations can sometimes be heard chatting in the evenings. Morse is mainly used by operators seeking international (DX) contacts. As well as random contacts, there is regular scheduled AM activity on 160 metres. Here in Melbourne this includes the 'coffee break' net after 11am Monday to Saturday and the crossband 'missions' from 10:30pm Saturdays to the wee small hours of Sunday.
Other stations
Mainstream AM broadcast stations and radio amateurs are not the only things that can be received on the Moorabbin. There is a growing number of low power special-interest stations operating between the end of the official AM broadcast band and 1.8 megahertz. Reception of these stations is a good test of the Moorabbin's performance. Frequencies such as 1620, 1629 and 1638 kilohertz are particularly popular. Again the ACMA website lists these stations. When AM stations are very weak it sometimes helps to listen with the set gently oscillating, rather than back off the regeneration to just short of oscillation as is often suggested.
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If, after applying power, an antenna and headphones, you can't get the receiver to work, check again that all parts have been wired correctly. Use your multimeter to check the set's current consumption. It should be approximately 8mA. Also measure voltages at various parts of the circuit. If there are significant departures from the values given, there is likely to be a fault.
The following questions and answers should cover most of the problems beginners are likely to encounter with simple regenerative receivers.
Q. What if I hear nothing in the headphones?
Check all wiring. See that both transistors are wired in correctly. Also ensure the transformer is connected the right way - the side with three leads coming out of it is the 1k side which connects between the BC548 collector and the supply rail.
Touching a screwdriver on the base of the BC548 is a way to test the audio stage - if you hear nothing the amplifier is faulty, but if a hum or click is heard the stage is okay.
Q. What if it doesn't oscillate?
Try reversing the connections to the regeneration coil. If this is not successful, add more turns to the coil and try both possible connections of the coil. It should be possible to get the receiver to oscillate with or without an antenna connected.
Q. What if it oscillates over only the high frequency end?
With this fault good reception of stations near the top end of the band is possible, but lower frequency stations are weak and cannot be separated from one another.
Firstly check that your connections to the regeneration capacitor are right. The tag labelled 'G' should be earthed and the 'A' tag should go to the regeneration coil. Do not use the 'O' tag - this is the 60pF section and is too small for our application. If the problem persists, add a few more turns to the regeneration coil.
Q. The set does not appear to cover the entire broadcast band.
If the receiver is not tuning high frequency stations, set any trimmers on the variable capacitor to minimum and try again. If this makes little difference, remove turns from the tuning coil, a few at a time, until these stations can be received. When doing this tune to the bottom end of the band to ensure that lower frequency stations can still be received.
Add turns if you're missing stations near the bottom end of the band. Again ensure that high frequency stations can still be tuned in after any changes made.
If a 60/160pF plastic tuning capacitor is being used for the main tuning control, check that the 'A' tag is being used, not the 'O' tag. If only a small section of the bottom end is missing, try connecting the 'O' terminal to the 'A' terminal to increase the capacitor's maximum capacitance to about 220 pF.
Q. How do I receive 160 metres?
If you're lucky enough to be using a 10-415 pF tuning capacitor, it should be possible to find a number of coil turns that covers the AM broadcast band to the top end of 160 metres in one range. The set pictured covers 530 to 1870 kilohertz, which is ideal. If special care is taken to reduce stray capacitance and inductance, an even wider range is possible. The first version of this set used 'dead-bug' construction instead of the circuit board described here. It tuned 480 to 2000 kilohertz - an unusually wide range for a single variable capacitor and untapped coil.
Those using 60/160 pF plastic variable capacitors may not be able to achieve a tuning range wide enough for both the broadcast band and 160 metres. Either compromise by sacrificing the bottom 50 - 100 kilohertz of the broadcast band for 160 metres or add a switch and coil tap (15 to 20 turns from the end) to provide full coverage over two ranges.
If there is no 160 metre activity while adjustments are being done, there are several ways to establish the frequency to which the receiver is tuned. One is to use a dip oscillator, signal generator or transceiver to produce a local signal on 1.8 megahertz.
Another approach is to use a calibrated SSB communications receiver. Bring a short pickup wire from the receiver antenna socket to near the receiver. Bring the set into oscillation with the regeneration control. It will be possible to find the frequency of the oscillating set by looking for a carrier on the communications receiver. Backing off the regeneration should cause the carrier to vanish. This method is very accurate and is recommended for calibrating the receiver as well as establishing its precise tuning range.
Q. Why won't the receiver work without an external antenna?
A. There are two possibilities. Either you live in a weak signal area, where there are no strong local stations on the AM band, or you built the set in a metal box. If in a weak signal area, try listening at night - in all but the most remote localities stations will be heard with just the ferrite rod.
If you built the receiver in a metal box, pull the whole thing apart and use a plastic or wooden case instead. Because plastic or wood allows signals to reach the ferrite rod, you will be able to use the set without an external antenna in most places.
Q. Don't regenerative receivers cause interference to other radios?
The early days of radio are full of stories about the interference that oscillating regenerative receivers caused to other receivers.
These risks still exist, but are less significant nowadays. In bygone years people used valve sets with large antennas. Today broadcast stations are more powerful and no one apart from long-distance radio listeners connects outside antennas to their receivers. Also the strength of signals emitted by oscillating transistorised regenerative receivers is much less than the original regenerative sets, which used valves.
As an experiment, the Moorabbin was brought to oscillation in the same room as a 10 year old clock radio. The oscillation was weak in the clock radio at 1 metre distance. At 5 metres it could not be heard at all. It is thus unlikely that this set will cause interference to neighbours even when it is used oscillating.
What to do next
This set can be made to operate on lower frequencies by adding turns to each winding on the ferrite rod and parallelling all gangs of the tuning capacitor used. Gradually add turns until stations in the bottom end of the AM broadcast band (530 - 700 kHz) are at the top end of the receiver's tuning range. The main reason why one would wish to do this is to receive the aircraft beacons in the 200 to 500 kHz band and to experiment with receiving the low frequency tests from Tasmania on 177 kHz.
By removing turns higher frequencies can be covered. This will allow reception of some international shortwave broadcast stations, VNG/WWV and the eighty and forty metre amateur bands. This is fun to try, but don't expect top performance; the Moorabbin's plastic case and ferrite rod are okay on MF but not good for HF.
Good results from regenerative receivers are certainly possible on HF. A set more suited to HF was described in Amateur Radio June 1998. This solidly-built receiver uses a metal case, high quality variable capacitors and vernier reduction drives, voltage regulation, adequate bandspread, and isolation of the regenerative detector from the antenna to deliver good performance. Factors such as these make the difference between a mediocre performer and one that compares favourably with more sophisticated equipment.
Appendix One - Component list for Moorabbin Receiver
100 ohm 1/4 watt resistor
100pF disc ceramic capacitor
180mm ferrite rod (100mm also suitable)
Sundry items: non-metal case, enamelled copper wire (for ferrite rod), single-sided PC board material, hook-up wire, battery mounting bracket, other hardware as required.
Note: This item is an abridged and slightly updated version of a full-length article that appeared in Amateur Radio, November 1999.