{"id":5993,"date":"2016-11-05T10:16:04","date_gmt":"2016-11-05T10:16:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tech-ops.co.uk\/next\/?page_id=5993"},"modified":"2024-03-22T14:44:43","modified_gmt":"2024-03-22T14:44:43","slug":"avo-collection","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/tech-ops.co.uk\/next\/avo-collection\/","title":{"rendered":"Avo Collection"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Keith Wicks<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">if anyone knows where this picture came from, I&#8217;d appreciate having the information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<em>(Click on the pictures below to see a larger or clearer version of the picture:<br>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Click the &#8220;X&#8221; button (top right) to close the newly opened picture.)<\/em><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><a href=\"http:\/\/tech-ops.co.uk\/next\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/avos_1.png\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-0\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"http:\/\/tech-ops.co.uk\/next\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/avos_1-300x225.png\" alt=\"Avo Collection\" class=\"wp-image-5988\" style=\"width:669px;height:auto\" srcset=\"http:\/\/tech-ops.co.uk\/next\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/avos_1-300x225.png 300w, http:\/\/tech-ops.co.uk\/next\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/avos_1-768x576.png 768w, http:\/\/tech-ops.co.uk\/next\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/avos_1.png 831w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Geoff Fletcher<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">They all look very happy if you turn the pic upside down.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><a href=\"http:\/\/tech-ops.co.uk\/next\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/avos_2.png\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-1\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"http:\/\/tech-ops.co.uk\/next\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/avos_2-300x225.png\" alt=\"Happy AVOs\" class=\"wp-image-5989\" style=\"width:672px;height:auto\" srcset=\"http:\/\/tech-ops.co.uk\/next\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/avos_2-300x225.png 300w, http:\/\/tech-ops.co.uk\/next\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/avos_2-768x576.png 768w, http:\/\/tech-ops.co.uk\/next\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/avos_2.png 831w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Keith Wicks<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><a href=\"http:\/\/tech-ops.co.uk\/next\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/avos_3.png\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-2\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"192\" src=\"http:\/\/tech-ops.co.uk\/next\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/avos_3-300x192.png\" alt=\"Happy avo talking\" class=\"wp-image-5990\" style=\"width:447px;height:auto\" srcset=\"http:\/\/tech-ops.co.uk\/next\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/avos_3-300x192.png 300w, http:\/\/tech-ops.co.uk\/next\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/avos_3.png 454w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Dave Plowman<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Crikey. Where there really that many versions of the &#8216;large&#8217; AVO?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Keith Wicks<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I think this is just a collection of some of the many varieties. I don&#8217;t know much about the large type (I have a smaller AVO 12D 81\/1, ex-Post Office).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Geoff Fletcher<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In my pre BBC days I used the big ones a lot when working in the R&amp;D labs at GEC Wyton back in 1961 &#8211; &nbsp;1963. A nice piece of kit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Dave Plowman<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">They were still on sale new up until recently \u2013 and may still be. At something like 600 quid. A bit like a 4038 mic &#8211; something every collector of such things has to have. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I&#8217;ve got one (Model 8) &#8211; in its beautiful real leather case. Not actually used, since a 3 quid DVM is more accurate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">&nbsp;<\/h1>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"104\" src=\"http:\/\/tech-ops.co.uk\/next\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/ianfootersmall-300x104.jpg\" alt=\"ianfootersmall\" class=\"wp-image-1061\" srcset=\"http:\/\/tech-ops.co.uk\/next\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/ianfootersmall-300x104.jpg 300w, http:\/\/tech-ops.co.uk\/next\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/ianfootersmall.jpg 348w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Keith Wicks if anyone knows where this picture came from, I&#8217;d appreciate having the information. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0(Click on the pictures below to see a larger or clearer version of the picture:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Click the &#8220;X&#8221; button (top right) to close the newly opened &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/tech-ops.co.uk\/next\/avo-collection\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","advgb_blocks_editor_width":"","advgb_blocks_columns_visual_guide":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5993","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"coauthors":[],"author_meta":{"author_link":"http:\/\/tech-ops.co.uk\/next\/author\/alec\/","display_name":"Alec Bray"},"relative_dates":{"created":"Posted 10 years ago","modified":"Updated 2 years ago"},"absolute_dates":{"created":"Posted on November 5, 2016","modified":"Updated on March 22, 2024"},"absolute_dates_time":{"created":"Posted on November 5, 2016 10:16 am","modified":"Updated on March 22, 2024 2:44 pm"},"featured_img_caption":"","featured_img":false,"series_order":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/tech-ops.co.uk\/next\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5993","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/tech-ops.co.uk\/next\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/tech-ops.co.uk\/next\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/tech-ops.co.uk\/next\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/tech-ops.co.uk\/next\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5993"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"http:\/\/tech-ops.co.uk\/next\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5993\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18585,"href":"http:\/\/tech-ops.co.uk\/next\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5993\/revisions\/18585"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/tech-ops.co.uk\/next\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5993"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/tech-ops.co.uk\/next\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5993"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/tech-ops.co.uk\/next\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5993"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}