The Australian War Memorial has a bit of home brew radio gear on display. Here's a transceiver with a nifty antenna tuner front right:
![War Museum radio](http://lh4.ggpht.com/_t3NRSnek_4M/TcOjiUQ_sJI/AAAAAAAAAHk/RyEN3WgbCfo/War%20Museum%20radio.jpg?imgmax=800)
Here's a receiver that is powered from an electric light socket:
![Home brew receiver](http://lh5.ggpht.com/_t3NRSnek_4M/TcOjsI49_uI/AAAAAAAAAHo/vDG3BPDDXBk/home%20brew%20receiver.jpg?imgmax=800)
![Radio journalist gear](http://lh3.ggpht.com/_t3NRSnek_4M/TcOkCf3-HuI/AAAAAAAAAHs/GoeR07uZ7eE/radio%20journalist%20gear.jpg?imgmax=800)
Here's what a print journalist used, complete with spike for stories to be sent to the sub-editor (oh, we don't have them any more do we):
![Press journalists gear](http://lh4.ggpht.com/_t3NRSnek_4M/TcOkKHPAayI/AAAAAAAAAHw/yh6mCXOj00A/Press%20journalists%20gear.jpg?imgmax=800)
There is quite a large typewriter collection on display and the rooms are very cramped. Well worth a visit.
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Wow, the Ricoh did an amazing job in such low light.
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