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the world's first wireless remote control

GrampsGramps Posts: 117
edited 2010-06-01 12:52 in General Discussion
http://www.radiodemo.110mb.com/

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  • sylvie369sylvie369 Posts: 1,622
    edited 2010-05-30 01:34
    A pre-wireless era remote:

    http://www.electronichouse.com/slideshow/category/3891/656/

    I find it interesting that they named it the "Lazy Bones", since these days, I think people would not want to be reminded of that.

    I had a television with a wired remote, until I gave it to the Salvation Army back in January of 2002. It wasn't a Lazy Bones - it was a FAR more recent model, but I don't remember the manufacturer. The TV itself still worked just fine. I don't remember the last time I tried the remote, but I assume it still worked.
  • Peter KG6LSEPeter KG6LSE Posts: 1,383
    edited 2010-05-30 05:48
    I was fed up with loseing the remote so I made for our old TV a wired remote . I did a HW hack to run 3V to the remote and send the data back on a cable so where the IR LED was . i put the cable .

    I then mounted it to the arm of the recliner .

    Peter KG6LSE

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  • skylightskylight Posts: 1,915
    edited 2010-05-30 14:24
    I've got one of those wireless remote controls that you talk to......it's called the wife
  • ercoerco Posts: 20,257
    edited 2010-05-30 15:08
    Great stuff, Gramps! Philco was always ahead of its time. I·have 2 Predicta TVs, a Debutante·and a Pedestal:· http://www.mztv.com/newframe.asp?content=http://www.mztv.com/predicta.html

    g_01.jpgDebutante



    Nice Pedestal restoration: http://www.antiqueradio.org/philc12.htm

    Their Penthouse model didn't need a remote. The tuner box was by your chair, connected by a 25-foot tether to the picture tube across the room!




    I also have a 1941 model 605 console radio/record changer that sequentially plays several stacked 78 RPM records. Pretty advanced stuff·for pre-WW2.


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  • GrampsGramps Posts: 117
    edited 2010-05-31 13:58
    Greetings erco,

    I have never seen a Predicta before. Beautiful restore! Did you do it yourself?
    Course, vintage electronics has always been an interest to me having dismantled this stuff at ten years old.
    Have a 5” black and white sitting on my workbench now. Planning to try some experiments with the tube from this page:
    Homemade Cathode Ray Tubes.By Nyle Steiner K7NS Oct 2007.
    (sorry no link)



    Regards, Gramps

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  • davejamesdavejames Posts: 4,047
    edited 2010-05-31 17:08
    @Gramps - the link for Steiner's site:

    http://www.sparkbangbuzz.com/crt/crt6.htm


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  • GrampsGramps Posts: 117
    edited 2010-05-31 17:59
    davejames,

    Thanks for the link!


    Gramps

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  • electrosyselectrosys Posts: 212
    edited 2010-06-01 09:52
    I saw once a TV with a ultrasonic remote control. I think the sounds frequency wasn't high enough·or it was near to human hearing
    rang, because·sometimes when I try to use the remote control, I could hear the sound of the whistle! It's also because of some has a
    little higher hearing rang comper to other individuals.

    Post Edited (electrosys) : 6/1/2010 10:01:47 AM GMT
  • eod_punkeod_punk Posts: 146
    edited 2010-06-01 12:52
    electrosys, my parents had one about 30 years ago. I remember just pushing the buttons on the remote just to hear it when I was little.

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