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Default Do crystal radios still pick anything up?

In article , Chris Hogg
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On Sun, 28 Feb 2016 08:13:18 +0000, Chris Hogg wrote:


On Sat, 27 Feb 2016 20:03:38 +0000 (GMT), charles
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In article , Cursitor Doom
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On Fri, 26 Feb 2016 09:10:38 +0000, charles wrote:

They've left the area They're now in Edgeware itself.

Tottenham Court Road used to be the mecca for electronic hobbyists
back in the day. They stocked *real* stuff back then; today it's
just a load of brand new consumer tech gadgets.

and Lisle Street before that.


http://tinyurl.com/gn69z3a

3-34 Lisle Street! They occupied almost the entire length of it, IIRC.


Actually, memory deceives, it was two separate shops!


There were some at each end of the street as well as one in the middle on
the north side. And then the chinese took over.

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