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Dictaphone Ultravox, Machine of Mystery (Dictation Machine), Retro Tech

I bought this bit of Retro Tech - a 1973 Dictaphone Ultravox Model U-401 dictation machine when I was a kid. To me, it was a Bright Orange Machine of Mystery. I didn't have the knowledge or parts to get it going at the time so it eventually got put away in a box. Finally unearthed a couple of years ago I really fancied getting it going so the hunt for the missing parts began. The Dictaphone Ultravox used a sheet of magnetic material (a Soundsheet), wrapped round a rotating drum. The playing/recording head could be easily and quickly moved to any point on the recording without having to rewind or fast forward a tape. The Soundsheets were easy to fit and easy to send in the post. Overall, it's one of the best dictation formats (excluding digital) that I've come across. The Dictaphone Ultravox was sold under licence in some parts of America branded as a Packer Ultravox - the case was a different colour and the microphone was styled differently. The Dictaphone Ultravox was also sold branded as a Remington Ultravox but from what I can make out, all versions were Swiss made and came from Dictaphone themselves. I suspect it was challenged and eventually superseded by cassette based formats, particularly because there was no way of making a handheld version of the Ultravox - if you wanted handheld, you'd have to go with one of the cassette based solutions. Largely forgotten about now, I figured it was time for the Ultravox to be seen again......... There'll be more Retro Tech coming on this channel soon. Intro Music "As Yet Untitled" by GrumpyTim (available now on GrumpyTim's Bandcamp page) https://grumpytim.bandcamp.com/track/... Other Music "Acoustic Typewriter" by GrumpyTim (available now on GrumpyTim's Bandcamp page) https://grumpytim.bandcamp.com http://www.grumpytim.com