tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3100269194622617523.post9195305130485397220..comments2022-12-02T15:27:42.156+00:00Comments on GLOWBUGS INFO: Big Nick and the Cydecos - Glowbugs Radio Hide-And-SeekAndy Nechaevsky UR3WAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01755913517953854868noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3100269194622617523.post-46008915779775936232010-04-12T15:44:34.719+00:002010-04-12T15:44:34.719+00:00Yes, I can understand this standpoint - all those ...Yes, I can understand this standpoint - all those Glowbugs radios are not functional communicating devices or physical apparatus for me, but aesthetic or even magical objects. Yet another postindustrial shamanism :)<br /><br />73!Andy Nechaevsky UR3WAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01755913517953854868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3100269194622617523.post-67262771869057146262010-04-11T10:38:22.741+00:002010-04-11T10:38:22.741+00:00As a child, I used to watch my Grandfather make ra...As a child, I used to watch my Grandfather make radios and some equipment like this.<br /><br />I did not realise what an effect that had on me until looking at your site this morning. The urge to make valve-powered equipment just for pure unalloyed pleasure is overwhelming.<br /><br />I don't know how weird I am, but for me the electronics side is not so interesting - Having been an electronics consultant for some time, I fear I'm burnt out. The real pleasure for me these days are the front panels. Designing one to show as much useful information as possible, while being perfectly in keeping with designs of the 1920s and 30s is the real fun for me. Designing the layout to look good, but with an undeniable logical progression that the eye will seem to follow almost automatically is the challenge. The layout should be so logical, that you "know" where everything will be on the front panel automatically, as it will just feel natural. The BBC in the UK were always particularly good at that.<br /><br />Thank you for the inspiration!TK_Mnoreply@blogger.com