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- Visited: Central Coast Amateur Radio Club (CCARC) Wyong Field Day (24 Feb 2019)
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Daily Archives: August 30, 2018
Tech Flashback: Landline Sounds & Telephone Teardowns
I’ve always been interesting in telephones and networks, but I’ve never really thought of becoming a telephone collector. Rather unexpectedly, through a process of not-throwing-things-out (it’s not hoarding, I swear!), I now have a few phones but not much to … Continue reading
Posted in Audio, Tech Flashback, Telecommunications
Tagged audio, phone, teardown, telephone, telephony, vintage hardware, vintage stuff, voip
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