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Email to: etf.22.23.24 [at] gmail.com
Tel Guido: +31 6
Tel Rob: +31 6

ETF.22 theme
"Direct Drive"

Date
November 9-13, 2022

Location
Kasteel de Berckt,
de Berckt 1,
5991 PD Baarlo (Limburg)
the Netherlands.
Tel: +31 (0)77 477 1385 (for non ETF issues only!)
Coordinates: 51.34276420972806, 6.1120133538902
Google Maps

How to get to Baarlo by public transportation?
1. By train to train station Venlo.
2. At Venlo train station take bus 377 Arriva heading for Roermond.
3. Leave the bus at stop de Berckt.
4. Walk for about 7 mins the last 550 meters to your final destination..😂
See the map at the bottom of this page.

Parking during festival
For unloading and loading ETF stuff, P3 may be used.
P1 must be used during festival itself!
See map below this page for locations.

Payments, room keys and t-shirt
At P3 climb the stairs to the first floor of the castle, that is the entrance. In the hallway, first room at your left hand is were you pay and get your key and t-shirt. See also the map at the bottom of this page.

Pavements and accessibility
All premises around the castle are cobblestones! Please take this into account when moving stuff around on trolleys.
The location itself is "wheelchair friendly", though not every room or place may be reached easily due of the age of the castle..

Getting your (heavy) stuff inside
Best way to get your stuff in is by parking at P3. That is in front of the castle. There is a double stairway (to heaven) up to the entrance. Once at the stairway, floor is flat. Once inside, elevator is near.

Setting up your systems
There are several room available for system set up. Please refer to the maps below. There is no dedicated room occupation, please find your way and negotiate if necessary!
System rooms are situated in the main building, far away from most sleeping rooms, however we wish those in rooms 70 up to 82 fun with the main system in the Chapel..

Daily routine, times
Breakfast: 0800-0930
Lunch: 1130-1300
Diner: 1730-1900
All in the restaurant, all times are confirmed..
Bring your own beverages during lunch or diner!
If needed, breakfast-to-go for Sunday morning will be available (let us know at start of ETF!)
All lectures and shootout to be held in the attic.
Auction to be held in the Attic as well: Please bring stuff to be auctioned to the attic yourself!

WiFi for guests
Free WiFi (really!) is available throughout the whole premises with exemption of rooms 70-90. That part/corner of the building has bad WiFi reception (use cellular network instead).

Elevator
A small elevator is available that will go to all levels (entrance is second level).
Dimensions of lift floor: approx 100cm x 100cm x 200cm high.
Max payload 300kgs.

Drinks
Soda etc will be supplied for at the two bars throughout daytime and evening by staff. Beer pump will be open at those two bars for self service. See map below for location of the bars. These are open at all times!
All drinks will be paid for at during Saturday's diner with fair use in mind. You decide how much on basis what you consumed! This may be in cash, but also by Paypal at etf.22.23.24 [at] gmail.com.
Beer will be from the local brewer Gulpener. A glass will cost €2. ETF will pay per liter.
Soda will be bottle poured, €1 the glass. ETF will pay per bottle.
Price of a bottle of red- or white wine will be €14 → Only per bottle, not per glass. ETF will pay per bottle.
Stacking glasses for beer and soda (0.2L) as well as wine glasses will be available at the bars.
No liquor available at the bars: Bringing your own locally brewed stuff will be highly appreciated!
Coffee/tea machines constantly available at no extra costs!

T-shirts
You will get yours at start of ETF together with room key at final payment.

Smoking
Is only allowed outside the castle. There’s a huge inner garden with likely a nice fire to warm. We have noticed a big partytent to keep you dry. Of course the fire is not located under the partytent..

The Auction
Please bring stuff to be auctioned for ETF funds!
The auction master (who will that be?) will make this a real happening!
All items bought must be paid for at the end of the aution in Euros. Direct payment using our ETF.22.23.24[at]gmail.com PayPal email address is also possible.

Local weather forecast
Weeronline website for people who might want to plan for a walk or so..
As far as it looks now, weather will be nice with no rain..

AC power plugs in NL
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schuko

Planned programme
We aim for a relaxed program, no hurry, nothing simultaneous, all fun. Maximum time for socialising.. We think we have some nice subjects and speakers on the list, see below.. No band planned for so far.

Date		Timeslot	Location	Activity	By whom	Subject
Wed Nov 9	Earlybirds	1300-1900		Setting up systems	Registered
		1830-1900	Attic	ETF opening ceremony!	Registered	Some opening words and house rules
		1900-2030		Diner	Registered
Thur Nov 10	Arrival	0800-0930		Breakfast	All
		0930-1200	Flea market & Big System in Chapel	Setting up systems	All
		1130-1300		Lunch	All
		1300-1600		Setting up systems	All
		1600-1700		Lecture	JC Morrison	"To the moon Alice!" Norton and Thevenin: the honeymooners.
		1730-1900		Diner	All
		2000-2100		Lecture	Peter van Willenswaard	From Némésis to Tube Driven V-fet. And here is the description by Albert.(big pdf)
Fri Nov 11		0800-0930		Breakfast	All
		1000-1100		Lecture	Jan Didden	Direct driving an ESL63
		1130-1300		Lunch	All
		1400-1500		Lecture	Tube Society	Building the open baffle for the shoot-out
		1530-1545		Lecture	Pascal Benoist	A compound RIAA-stage
		1600-1700		Lecture	Rudolf Moers	An investigation of the screen grid tap: A search for the hidden argument
		1730-1900		Diner	All
		1930-2230		Shoot-out	All	In two sessions with break! The results. Playlist below*
Sat Nov 12		0800-0930		Breakfast	All
		1000-1100		Lecture	Christian Rintelen	Analog record production from mic to vinyl
		1130-1300		Lunch	All
		1315-1345		Lecture	Michael Boele	How to safely use and characterise typical high slope valves
		1400-1500		Lecture	Ronald Dekker & Derk Reefman	uTracer; history, application and parameter extraction
		1515-1545		Lecture	Ulli Brüggemann	Thoughts about Harmonic Distortion Myth
		1600-1700		Lecture	Alexander Naydenov	Audio transformer advanced interleaving techniques
		1730-1900		Diner	All
		2000-2200		Auction	All
Sun Nov 13	Break-up	0700-0800		Breaking up	All
		0800-1200		Brunch	All
		1200-1330		Breaking up	All

*Playlist during Shoot out
Here's the list of records (not the tracks that were played...) - some albums "provided" two different tracks (in different rounds)
Le Jumeau - Original Soundtrack , (featuring Chet Baker)
Isaac Hayes - Greatest Hit Singles
Sam Jones - Right Down Front
Spencer Davis Group - GimmeSomeLovin'
Nouvelle Vague - Curiosities
The Colourfield - Virgins And Philistines
Peggy Lee - Black Coffee
Lou Donaldson - Mr. Shing-A-Ling
Kraftwerk - Man Machine
Tim Curry - Simplicity
Walter Hilgers - tuba tubissima
Madonna - American Life
Dick Schory : Politely Percussive
John Zorn - Spillane
Oliver Nelson - The Blues and the Abstract Truth
Karajan, Holst - The Planets
Ludwig Streicher - Kontrabass-Konzerte

Shoot out
→ A 3 watt mono amplifier driving an 800 ohm full range loudspeaker ←
Rules apply:
Contains at least 1 thermionic tube as active gain element,
Input impedance > 47 k-ohm,
Gain at 1 kHz = 36 dB +/- 0,5 dB (when loaded with 800 ohm resistive load),
Max 50 Vrms into 800 ohm,
Output offset < 1 Vdc,
Input: RCA / phono / Cinch socket,
Output: 4mm female banana terminals, black and red, wired such that the amp is non inverting,
< 230Vac mains powered.

The shootout has been extensively documented!
All documents can be downloaded here.
Password to access this page has been sent to all ETF.22 participants at March 29 2023.

Flea market
There will be tables to display stuff that you would like to switch from owner..

ETF attendance list for ETF.22.
This is an overview of names being invited for 2. registration and column In? indicates 3. payment: You are in!.

Map of the Castle de Berckt.

First floor or ground level


Second floor of first level


Third floor or second level


Attic or attic


Map of the castle property

From bus stop de Berckt to the castle