Saxthorpe ROC Post (Norfolk Group) February 2012
Re: Saxthorpe ROC Post (Norfolk Group) February 2012
typical 68'er i suppose - thanks for posting :)
Re: Saxthorpe ROC Post (Norfolk Group) February 2012
It was a master post as well, nice Orlit A still looks good though.
Re: Saxthorpe ROC Post (Norfolk Group) February 2012
How could this be a 68 closure and a master post?
That's quite unusual.
Re: Saxthorpe ROC Post (Norfolk Group) February 2012
Good point there KE! Somethings not right?
Re: Saxthorpe ROC Post (Norfolk Group) February 2012
The dome looks a different shade of green to the vents and fsm tube too.
This could have been an early post for radio or maybe a failed ancient resto project?
Can't see any earthing in the post for the mast but those two holes under the rear vent look suspet and the copper could've been knicked.
Re: Saxthorpe ROC Post (Norfolk Group) February 2012
Looks more trashed than when I was last in there.
Re: Saxthorpe ROC Post (Norfolk Group) February 2012
Maybe this was like a trial post so they tried the master post here before making it a nationwide feature on the select posts? Certainly interesting though.
Edit: After some discussion between myself and Tankman we have concluded that this was a Master post and was kitted with the earlier Master Radio the ATE Countryman. For more see it here: http://www.ringbell.co.uk/ukwmo/Page231.htm
You can tell because normally these posts have 2 brackets on the far end of the left wall (this post has a similar layout to such ones) and the 2 connection points just below the back vent which you can also see. A good example of this is Brougthon In Furness post.
Re: Saxthorpe ROC Post (Norfolk Group) February 2012
My post has all them wooden slats on but has never had copper on them
Re: Saxthorpe ROC Post (Norfolk Group) February 2012
Copper earthing was added after the introduction of the Burndept radio, -1981. When aerial wiring, along with generator connections were added into the radio connection dome.