My Completed Restoration Project

[John_Doe80004]

Wheatstone / Audioarts A-50 Broadcast Production mixing console Circa 1988
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/m03llm36p61gvxu/AAAq7BKUny69XdU2jltKUCkQa?dl=0

someone tossed this board in the trash then someone else donated a parts board. the recipient board was in bad shape and the donor board even worse shape.

this is the results of me cleaning up the board and combining the two to make one good one.

i'm still amazed at what people will toss out these days.

the station at my high school had the same model board so i got to use these when they were brand spanking new back in the late 80's. this board is nearly 30 years old and still trucking along. i suspect these newer boards won't last even 10 years from now and are unrepairable. they are meant to be tossed when they stop working. they are light as a feather Chinese built digital junk. proof that newer isn't always better.

[lastlib]

1. There's no profit in building things to last....

...because if they do, nobody buys replacements. Better for corps' profits to build junk, so customers have to buy new junk in five years.

[NJCher]

2. in the early 90s

I was working on my Master's degree in speech communication. I had a broadcasting option, so had to take a tv broadcasting course. I am pretty sure this is the board we used.

Good for you for restoring!


Cher

[Yonnie3]

3. I work in live audio reinforcement.

That console looks great. Projects like this are good fun. Will it be in use?

A few years back I helped refurbish an enormous Tascam Desk for use in a recording studio. That old analog board was loved by its owner and sure sounded sweet once we got done.

I am running digital boards for the most part now because of the weight and size. One 30 pound console replaces a 50 pound analog console and 50 pound effects rack. These boards are far from junk. I am often able to make repairs on the professional digital equipment.

I do miss the feel of the old consoles, but I now can wander around the venue with an iPad and mix live music from the house.

[John_Doe80004]

4. it will be in use at my part 15 low power station

here are pics of station current setup
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/dmoop1yl8rts94m/AACdzBO4TqUYiCrU1itPwTusa?dl=0

this was all donated or traded for equipment.

[Yonnie3]

5. Nice Set Up

I looked through all the photos. The Yaesu 767(?) caught my eye as the 757 GXII was my first ham rig.

[John_Doe80004]

6. picked up that Yaesu

767 GX for $30.00 and it has no issues