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Monthly Archives: May 2011
Before and After: GE Musaphonic T-210B Radio
I recently got around to fixing up my GE Musaphonic T-210B, a relatively nice tabletop tube radio from 1963. It has two medium-sized speakers, AM and FM with automatic frequency correction with 8 tubes. When I was a very young … Continue reading
Posted in Projects, Radios and Tubes, Vintage
Tagged antique radio, GE, Musaphonic, repair, T-210B
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Newest Old Radio: a 1920s Battery Set, the Dayfan OEM-7
A new addition to my collection arrived today. I’ve been reading the Elements of Radio to learn radio theory the way it was taught in the 1930s and 1940s, and many of the reference circuits in the book are the … Continue reading
Posted in Photos, Projects, Radios and Tubes
Tagged 1920s radio, antique radio, dayfan, oem-7, tube radio
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Repairing Antique Radio Electrics from Start to Finish (5) – Grunow 589
Update: The series is complete. For more articles and information, visit these other posts: Part 1: Identification and Task List Part 2: Intake Checks Part 3: Capacitor Replacement Part 4: Resistors and Controls Part 5: First Power-Up Part 6: Socket … Continue reading
Posted in Projects, Radios and Tubes, Vintage
Tagged antique radio, grunow, grunow 586, grunow 589, grunow chassis 5-U, grunow radio restoration, repair, restoration, tube radio
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Repairing Antique Radio Electrics from Start to Finish (4) – Grunow 589
Update: The series is complete. For more articles and information, visit these other posts: Part 1: Identification and Task List Part 2: Intake Checks Part 3: Capacitor Replacement Part 4: Resistors and Controls Part 5: First Power-Up Part 6: Socket … Continue reading