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Show us your radios!
Yep, vitanola thinks he's the Hunt bros of antique radios. :) A million just dont go as far as it used to...- Radio Dazed
- Post #75
- Forum: Radio
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Show us your radios!
FM, the dials on the 'Signal Gripper' and some of the other radios were made by National Company, Malden, Mass. The company started in 1914 and went out of buisness in the early '90s. They had inovative designs in the early part of radio. They were the first to build a receiver for experimental...- Radio Dazed
- Post #64
- Forum: Radio
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Show us your radios!
Thank you again. You know, it's alot of fun building these radios. It's like a treasure hunt while searching for parts. I search antique radio and ham radio swap meets. The internet has lots of vintage radio related sites with classified ads and there's also ebay. The trick is to find the...- Radio Dazed
- Post #62
- Forum: Radio
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Show us your radios!
Ended up making a cabinet for the 'DX shortwave set' with built in battery box. Cabinet is solid birch.- Radio Dazed
- Post #60
- Forum: Radio
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Show us your radios!
Here are a couple more radios I built. These both use the #49 tube. The tubes operate in what is known as 'Space Charge Mode'. So not to get too techincal and boring, I'll just say that Space Charge allows the tube to operate with very low voltages on the plate. In fact the first radio here...- Radio Dazed
- Post #59
- Forum: Radio
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Show us your radios!
If you insist. Here's one of my latest projects. It's a design by Walter C. Doerle called the 'Signal Gripper'. The plans are from a 1934 'Shortwave Craft' magazine. It's a shortwave receiver using three sets of plug in coils to cover all the bands from 110 - 19 meters. The cabinet is from...- Radio Dazed
- Post #56
- Forum: Radio
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Show us your radios!
Here's a couple photos of the first vintage set I built. Plans are from a Jan. 1929 'Radio News' magazine. It's an AM band receiver. A few photos of the radio, magazine cover and image of the radio from the magazine. All parts are original 1920's except for some hardware and wood...- Radio Dazed
- Post #48
- Forum: Radio
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Show us your radios!
Thanks Forgotton Man! If you like those homebrew radios then you might like this little gem I built. It's called a Hikers Two from New Zeland. A parts supplier in NZ back in the '30s issued parts catalogs with schematics to build simple radios. This is my adaptation. It's a protable battery...- Radio Dazed
- Post #47
- Forum: Radio
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Show us your radios!
Since I'm a 'do-it-yourselfer', I like vintage homebrewed radios. Here's an early '20s one tube Regenerative receiver. Back then they were all battery powered. The '01A tube is a bit new showing a date of Nov. 28 1927. Here's an early 5 tube TRF set built from a kit. I love...- Radio Dazed
- Post #45
- Forum: Radio
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Show us your motorcycles!
I really like the Yamaha 650's, wether Standards or Specials because they lend themselves to easy vintage modification. Especially with all the new and used parts available. Oh, and you can pick up a 650 without breaking the bank too. Of coarse, this is if you're a 'do-it-yourselfer' like I...- Radio Dazed
- Post #108
- Forum: The Display Case
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why we love those old Christmas songs...
Why do I love those old Christmas songs? 1. I love the message. 2. I sang them in school programs before they became un-PC. 3. I really like Bing Croby's voice! John- Radio Dazed
- Post #3
- Forum: Radio
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I would love to have an old radio but where to start?
One of the vey best resources for all things radio is Antique Radios http://antiqueradios.com/ Buy, restore or build your own, forums on cabinet restoration, vintage TV's, even a photo gallery with thousands of radios. Tons of links too. John- Radio Dazed
- Post #9
- Forum: Radio
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Show us your motorcycles!
Hi'ya gents! My most fovorite motorcycle, 1965 Ducati 250 Scrambler. Just can't beat that classic style. I really dig the minimalist look. My most recent aquisition, 1974 Yamaha TX650A. To quote another 650 affection ado "the Yamaha 650 twin is the best British bike the Japs ever made"...- Radio Dazed
- Post #104
- Forum: The Display Case
