Category Archives: Photos

Questionable Resto-Mods for Antique Radios

Posted on June 3, 2011 by jwk

Normally, I write about how to fix an antique radio. Today, though, I’m writing about all the creative and interesting ways people have found to destroy them – and there are quite a few ways, from gutting a radio cabinet … Continue reading →

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Cool Vintage Battery

Posted on June 1, 2011 by jwk

I was out over the weekend and stopped off to look at someone’s attic cleaning sale, and ended up with a few miscellaneous radio-related items I’m planning to resell. One of the more interesting items was a lot of a … Continue reading →

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Newest Old Radio: a 1920s Battery Set, the Dayfan OEM-7

Posted on May 27, 2011 by jwk

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 →

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