Vol19No10 Oct 1993 - Mid-Atlantic Antique Radio Club

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RADIO AGE
Vol. 19, No. 10
October 1993
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WOUNDED WORLD WAR VETERANS AT MOUNT ALTO HOSPITAL IN THE
NATIONAL CAPITOL "LISTEN IN" ON A RADIO CONCERT.
m.cllntosh: The Mark of Excellence
By Don Patterson
Back in the mid- l 950's, I used to walk the main street of
my hometown looking at all of the merchandise displayed in
the windows of the stores. In one particular window, I used to
dream about and admire all of the H.H. Scotts, Fishers,
Dynakits and Mcintosh's.
Those chrome beauties were beyond my means but it
was fun dreaming. Within the last two years my boyhood
dreams were fulfilled. Some out of town person was advertising in one of our weekly shopper magazines for high-end,
tube type Hi-Fi and stereo equipment with an 800 number to
call. I was incensed that someone would invade my territory
so I ran a similar ad with the advantage of local pick-up.
Within two weeks I had purchased two systems.
I am not an expert on the history of Mcintosh but I do
know they were made in a factory located at 2 Chambers
Street in Binghamton, New York. Other than all of the
chrome plating, I have often wondered what made them so
famous. Did they not use standard circuits or special circuits
like the Williamson? While perusing through some literature I
found one of the answers. It was the patented unity coupled
circuit with a bifilar output transformer as shown in Figure 1.
(U.S. patents 2545788, 2646467 and 2654058).
There is a special winding on the primary side which
connects to the cathode and to the B-. Also note that the
screen of one tube is also connected to the plate of the other
in the pu h-pull arrangement. Wave form distortion, causing
listening irritation, due to switching transients between each
half of the class B amplifier is eliminated at all frequencies.
Before 1947. truly faithful amplified sound was severely
limited by (1) too much distortion and (2) not enough power
capacity. With the invention of the Mcintosh circuit, for the
first time less than 1% distortion became the performance
standard.
Figure 1
By bringing the output tubes electrically four times
closer together, the impedance is 1/4 that of the conventional
circuit. The coupling to the secondary is improved by a
similar factor of 4 to 1 since the primary to secondary turns
ratio has been reduced 2 to 1. The 1/2 cathode, 1/2 plate
loading provides a feedback factor of 12 db. which with
additional loop feedback, offers the lowest distortion, most
stable power amplifier made.
Mcintosh amplifiers alone are able to provide less than
.3% harmonic distortion and less than .5% intermodulation
distortion (discordant distortion) for any frequency or for any
combination of frequencies throughout the audio range, even
at full power.
Figure 2: C-20 Compensator
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(continued on p. 4)
Figure 3: MR-55A
In 1955, two outstanding power amplifiers were offered.
They were the MC-30, 30 watt amplifier at $143.30, and the
MC-60, 60 watt at $198.50. Along with these amplifiers, a C20 stereo preamp at $225 (Figure 2), and an MR-55A AM/FM
tuner at $249 (Figure 3) were offered. So for a minimum of
$760.60 you could have a stereo outfit with a monaural tuner.
No stereo tuners were offered at this time.
In Figure 4 you will see a photograph of the·MC-30, and
in Figure 5 the MC-60. In the MC-30, the output tubes are
1614's which are a better version of the 6L6.
The C-20 compensator has built-in equalization and high
frequency cut-offs to supress high frequency hiss and noise.
The specifications include the following:
High level inputs: 10-1 Main Output
High level inputs: 1-1 Tape Output
A.C. Aux. Outlets: 1 unswitched for tape machine or tum
table and 3 switched
Size: Chassis: 14 1/2 inches wide; 4 1/4 inches high; 12 inches
deep. Front panel: 14 3/4 inches wide; 4 3/4 inches
high
Weight: 17 pounds
For listening on the FM band, the MR-55A had complete
quieting between stations by means of thier Mcintosh Ultrasonic Muting and low distortion output. Sensitivity was 1.5
microvolts and a frequency response of 20-20,000 cycles.
Complete specifications follow:
C-20 SPECIFICATIONS
Power Requirements: 117 YAC; 35 watts
Input Sensitivity and Impedance:
Auxilary, Tape, and 2 Tuner 0.25 Val 470K
2 Phone, Low: 2.5 MV al 4 7K
High: 12.5 MY at 47K
xtal: 0.1 Y, very high
2 Tape Head, Low: 1.25 MY at47K
High: 6.25 MV at 270K
Tape Monitor: 0.25 Y at 130K
Frequency Response: ±0.5 db 20 to 20,000 cycles
Distortion: Less than 0.2% at rated output, 20 to 20,000
cycles
Hum and Noise: High level inputs: 85 db below rated output
Low level inputs: less than 2 microvolts at input
terminals (-115 dbm)
Outputs: Main: 2.5 Y with rated input
Tape: 0.25 Y with rated input
Gain: Low level inputs: 1000-1 Main Output
Low level inputs: 100-1 Tape Output
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MR-SSA SPEClFICA TIONS
AM SPEClFICATIONS
Sensitivity: 1.5 microvolts
Selectivity: Narrow (4 KC bandwidth) ±10 KC from center
down 53 db; Medium (13 KC bandwidth) ± 10 KC
from center down 20 db; Broad (20 KC bandwidth)
(Measurements include RF and lF circuits. The
characteristics are substantially unchanged over
entire RF tuning range)
Bandwidth: lF at 600 KC and at 1600 KC; 20 KC
RF at 600 KC 21 KC; at 1600 KC; 23 KC
Audio Bandwidth: Broad Position ±3 db, 20 to 9.5 KC;
Medium Position ± 3 db, 20 to 6.5 KC; Narrow
Position ± 3 db, 20 to 2.0 KC
Sensitivity Selector: Three positions
Whistle Filter: 70 db rejection 10 KC
Dimensions: 4 3/4" high x 14 3/4" wide x 12" deep
(continued on p. 4)
(continued from p. 3)
MR-SSA SPECIFICATIONS
FM SPECIFICATIONS
Sensitivity: 3 microvolts al 100% modulation (±75 KC
Dev.) for less than 3% total noise and distortion
I.H.F.M. standards
Capture Ratio: 1 to 0.8
IF Bandwidth: 200 KC; flat on top
IF Transformers: Mechanically captive
Limiters: two
Limiter and Detector Bandwidth: 2 megacycles
Frequency Response: ± 3 db, 20-20,000 cycles
A.F.C.: Separate detector; strong, distortion free,
completely variable
Drift: ± 30 KC without AFC; negligible with AFC
Antenna Input Impedance: 300 ohm balanced; 72 ohm
unbalanced
For output, the MC-30 provided lots of muscle with
an input of 155 watts and power output at 30 watts at 4, 8,
16 and 600 ohm outputs. More specifications include the
following:
MC-30 SPECIFICATIONS
Power Supply: 117/125 volts, 50/60 cycles
Power Consumption: 155 watts at 30 watts output; 105
watts at zero signal output
Power Output: 30 watts continuous
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Figure 4: MC-30
Input Level: Input #1 (pin jack and screw tenninals) .5
volts to 30 volts, with gain control; Input #2 2.5v.
Frequency Range: 20 to 30,000 cycles± .1 db at 30 watts
output; 15 to 50,000 cycles± .5 db at 30 watts
output; 10 to 100,000 cycles± 1 db at 15 watts
output
(continued on p. 5)
Figure 5: MC-60
Harmonic Distortion: Less than 0.3% at 30 watts output or
less, 20 to 20,000 cycles
Intermodulation Distortion: Less than 0.5% if instantaneous
peak power is below 60 watts for any combination of
frequencies 20 to 20,000 cycles
Noise and Hum Level: 90 db or more below rated output
Damping Factor: 12 or better for 4, 8 or 16 ohm output, 16
for600 ohms
Input Impedance: 0.5 meg for 0.5 volt input and 0.13 meg
for 2.5 volt input. 20 cycles to 40,000
Output Impedance: 4, 8, 16, 600 ohms (600 ohm is balanced
to ground) and 70.7 volts
Phase Shift: 20 cycles 3• ; 20,000 cycles 9•
Tube Complement: Rectifier: 5U4-GA; Pre-Amp: 12AX7;
Phase Inverter: 12AU7; Voltage Amp: 12BH7;
Driver: 12AX7; Output: 2-1614
Size: 13 1/8" x 8" x 8" high
Weight: 30.5 pounds net
For the real audiophile, there was the ultimate power
amplifier: the MC-60 with 99 60/100% perfect amplification.
It touted 60 watts of power at less than .3% distortion from 20
to 20,000 cycles. The following specifications outline its
complete capabilities:
MC-60 SPECIFICATIONS
Power Supply: 117/125 volts, 50/60 cycles
Power Consumption: 280 watts at 60 watts output; 155 watts
at zero signal output
Power Output: 60 watts continuous
Input Level: Input #1 (pin jack and screw tenninals) ,5 volts
to 30 volts, with gain control; Input #2 2.5 volts
Frequency Range: 20 to 30,000 cycles± 0.1 db at 60 watts
output; 15 to 50,000 cycles± 0.5 db at 60 watts
output; 10 to 100,000 cycles± 1 db at 30 watts
output
Harmonic Distortion: Less than 0.3% at 60 watts output or
less, 20 to 20,000 cycles
Intermodulation Distortion: Less than 0.5% if instantaneous
peak power is below 60 watts for any combination of
frequencies 20 to 20,000 cycles
Impulse Distortion: Negligible
Noise and Hum Level: 90 db or more below rated output
Damping Factor: 15 or better for 4, 8, 16 ohm output, 16 for
600 ohms
Input Impedance: 0.5 meg for 0.5 volt input and 0.13 meg
for 2.5 volt input 20 cycles to 40,000
Output Impedance: 4, 8, 16, 600 ohms (600 ohm is balanced
to ground), and 70.7 volts
Phase Shift: ± 8° 20 to 20,000 cycles
Tube Complement: Rectifier: 2-5U4 GA; Pre-Amp: 12AX7;
Phase Inverter: 12AU7; Voltage Amp: 12BH7;
Driver: 12AX7; Output: 2-6550
Auxiliary Equipment Connection: Designed to power
Mcintosh Preamplifiers
Size: 14 1/4" x 10" x 8" high, chassis type construction
Weight: 42 pounds, 13.5 ounces
Dealers in the U.S. were franchised, and in my town
there were two. Because of their high cost compered to
cheaper systems, sales of these units were confined to the
upper-middle class and upper class in income. Today you find
them in estate sales of the upper crust. One dealer in our town
is still in business but no longer offers high end stereos, only
cameras.
As an owner of a C-20, MX-110, two C-60 amplifiers,
and two Jensen PR-150 2-way loud speaker systems, I can
truly say that audio reproduction is the ultimate.
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Real Life Drama in the Radio Service Shop in the Thirties
By Alan Roycroft
PARTXXVII
Although there were standing orders for me to call Jean
in the service office several times a day for any urgent calls, I
rarely did and got away with a lot of emergencies that were
shunted off on another outside serviceman. This afternoon I
picked up the vibes that someone, somewhere wanted me. So I
took the hint and called Jean. She was as surprised as I was. A
downtown ride park in an empty lot had just called to say that
their sound system was out, and could we supply some
technical help. The ride park was barley three blocks from
where I was cruising so it took less than five minutes for me to
park and walk in with my tool box and meter. The rides were
a scroungy group of dodg'ems, roundabouts and stalls where
one could have their fortunes told or test their skills at sharp
shooting and win the inevitable doll. A barker dressed in a
striped vest and bowler hat came up and led me to the
dodg'ems, apparently their big money maker. This ride was
comprised of an awning-covered area about one hundred feet
square. The floor was made up of steel panels and an overhead
screen of chicken wire provided the electrical connection for
the trolley pole that extended about ten feet above each twoseater run-about. The riders sat in their car with the speed
pedal pressed to the floor until the operator threw the main
switch and then suddenly all the cars lurched forward, backwards and sideways, depending upon the position of the three
wheeled castors under each car. Then, based upon the dexterity, or the lack of it, each rider determined whether the cars
dodged or crashed together.
Without an overpowering sound system belting out the
latest hit records, the ride seemed rather tame. I was led
behind the operator's table where dual turntables with double
arm Audax pickups were mounted together with a very beat
up Astatic D104 crystal mike. The very scuffy operator
matched everything in sight. "She has not sounded too good
for a week now and this morning the whole ball of wax gave
up the ghost", he announced. I nodded and got down on my
hands and knees to inspect the works: an amateur built pair of
6L6's in push-pull, the usual 6J5 drivers with 6J7 mike and
turntable preamps. An 83 mercury vapor rectifier completed
the tube line-up mounted on a simple chassis. Not too original.
All the tubes were cold and as there was no sign of a fuse, I
traced the power cable along the floor and came to the
expected rotary converter mounted in a rubber-lined sound
proofing cabinet. I removed the four screws securing the top
cover and boy, what a mess. Black carbon dust covered
everything, and since the converter was not running, I suspected the DC supply fuse on the electrical switchboard. I
took the precaution of disconnecting the AC load of the
amplifier and finally found the blown fuse: a 5 ampere on the
large DC switchboard which protected all the lights in the area
and the 230 volt, 5 horse power motor that turned the 110 volt
DC generator that supplied the connections to the steel
dodg'em floor and the overhead chicken wire for the trolley
poles on the cars. I never developed a brave attitude towards
DC. I had seen some heart stopping accidents and been around
when several short circuits had occurred on large switchboards.
It was only last month that I was installing a temporary
PA system in a theater and a young electrician's apprentice
was mesmerized by the large three pole 100 ampere DC
blackout main switch on the stage switchboard. I had barely
turned away to run a speaker line when this young fellow took
out a twelve inch crescent wrench from his belt pack and
placed it across the 460 volt switch conductors. The arc that
followed totally vaporized the wrench and the heavy switch
legs and permanently blinded the young apprentice. Even at
low power, the DC was treacherous. Permanent magnetic
speakers were still ten years away so anything larger than an
eight inch speaker required external field coil excitation. On
AC power we had small exciter units that used a regular
fullwave power supply with an 83 rectifier but around the
inner city and most of the large sports areas, we just plugged
the 1500 ohm field coils into the standard DC outlet But
woebetide you if you had more than two field coils on one
outlet as the inductive load of the coils produced a large arc
that often went across the switches when they were turned off.
If you were some distance from a switch, you could push the
field coil plug out of the usual wall outlet if you were quick
enough. If not, the plug would flash across and cause the usual
china receptacle to explode. I developed the habit of pulling
field coil plugs from about ten feet down the cord.
I traced the fuse for the rotary converter and found that it
had been blown, so with my roll of 5 ampere fuse wire, I
reloaded the fuse and closed the switch. There was a bright
green arc from the converter and bang!, the fuse opened again.
I pulled the DC plug and took out the DC brushes and one of
them had been running on the brass plate and spring. There
was no sign of any carbon brush and the other was almost as
bad. The brushes on the AC sliprings were not so bad but the
DC commutator was badly scarred and required a little lathe
work to allow it to run again. I phoned Jean to have someone
bring a loaner converter and a couple of 6L6G's and an 83
rectifier. The metal 6L6 tubes had been so hot, the steel sides
were rusty. I set to cleaning up the dirt and dust around the
amp. I couldn't check the tubes without and AC so I then
turned to the turntables and found more trouble. The felt pads
on the governors had worn down to the steel holders and one
bronze turntable bearing was so sloppy it could be made to
rattle. I talked to the park's owner and said that if everything
was not put in good order, we would get to know each other
better with frequent and expensive service calls. He agreed so
I called the parts division at the shop and priced two new
Garrard transcription motors, two Astatic professional pickups
and, allowing for a set of amplifier tubes, worked up an
approximate quotation . He nodded and said go ahead, so I
did.
Very soon Trevor Evans from the PA department turned
up with a loaner 1,000 watt converter, another Janette in a
sound proof cabinet and the amplifier tubes that I had ordered.
(continued on p. 7)
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By the Lime that Trevor had installed Lhe converter, I had Lhe
boLLom off the amp and was mea uring 480 volts on both Lhe
plates and screens of the new 6L6G's, an ab olule no-no for
reliable long life while running al aboul fifteen hours per day.
Rummaging through my box of wirewound re istors, I found a
200 ohm, 25 watter for the cathode bias of the two 6L6's as
the expected two watt carbon in the original wiring had
discolored and the value had decreased from 220 ohms down
Lo about 178 ohms. With the correct bias the B+ climbed up Lo
almost 500. Another search turned up a 100 wall wirewound
with a resistance of 250 ohms which I connected in series with
the ground connection of the center tap of the rectifier plate
winding on the power transformer. Although thi dropped the
voltage with the approximately 100 milliamps of plate
current, it changed the filtering from capacitor input to where
the rectified DC was about the ame a the applied AC to the
rectifier. It al o lowered the peak current on the 83 and the
plate winding of the power tran former. The B+ was now
down to 330. I transferred the creens of the 6L6's to Lhe
driver B+ which was around 270 volts. Voltages aU around
were now almo t normal, the 6L6 plates were running at 360,
the screens at 250, and the grid bia at 15 volts. The heater
voltage on the 6.3 supply wa 6.8. I would rather have had il
at 6.0 for long life, but you can't have everything. I left the
bottom of the amplifier off until the bias on the 6L6's could be
mea ured when they were putting out some audio. Trevor very
helpfully had taken out the old Garrard moLors and Audax
arms from the table and was hacking away the wood to allow
installation of the new motor and Astatic arms that he had
brought
Just for the record, I borrowed a tep ladder and climbed
up into the dodg'em roof where two five foot long horns were
mounted facing each other diagonally aero s the floor. In ide
were two Jensen A 12 speaker , good work horse if not
exactly hi-fi. Each had a field exciter with a 5Z3 vacuum
rectifier mounted on the peaker stand. I could not get Lo the
field connections to check voltages but did replace the
rectifiers and made a note to ask Trevor to come back one
morning before their show started and replace all electrolytics.
We had a council of war over the speed regulator controls on
the new transcription motors. We decided to avoid a has le by
cutting more holes in the table top, to lock the speeds at about
79 rpm. The higher speed would provide a "jazzier" sound for
the carnival atmosphere. This was a gimmick that I u ed much
later in the sixties for an upbeat quality for rock station
together with some reverb.
The operator turned up and was impressed with all the
improvements. He said, "The bos told me to pay you cash
and if there was anything yet to be done, to go ahead and do
it". This was about the warmest announcement any technician
could hope to hear. I suggested to Trevor that when he
returned to replace the electrolytic , to bring an Astatic JT30
crystal mike. It would not have the jazzy chrome case of a T3
but would certainly sound better than their beat up 0104. I
invited the operator to check out the mike as I could hear the
fringe of feedback when I turned up the mike gain pot on the
amp. He grabbed the mike and yelled, "Board your cars, keep
your hands inside the cars, wait for the go signal!". IL sure wa
loud without the noise of the cars and the usual crowd but it
sure was also a 0104 at iLS wor t with omeone houting up
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again t the front grille. "Now that is belter. Never heard it so
good", wa the operator's opinion. Now we had the intere ting
te LS to make with the new crystal pickups connected to the
old Audax magnetic inputs. Cry tal pickups, if fed acros a
one half megohm input re i tor with a control grid across it
and nol, a we would expect some nine years later, the ba e/
emitter of a transistor, would produce about double the output
of the magnetic pickup of the thirties and of cour e more
than double the ba ere pon e. To reduce the ba s response,
the load re i tor could be reduced down Lo 100,000 ohms and
till provide more output Lhan the older magnetic heads.
I had explored the innard and found that both pickup
inputs were connecLed to the outer end of 50,000 ohm pots,
so when the fir t arm was lowered onto a record, a har h edgy
quality wa heard with about 50% of record noi e. I a ked
Trevor to go aero the road to a mu ic tore and buy replacement record of what appeared to be the only two songs ever
played: Harbor Lights and Red Sail in the Sunset. Each time
I hear either of the e popular tunes some fifty odd years later,
the dodg'ems with their 6L6' come to mind with great
clarity. The new record improved the sound but the quality
was still too sharp to my ear and the pots were too "hot".
From my toolbox I found a couple of quarter meg resi tor
which were wired in erie with the hot cartridge connection
to the volume pot . That did it. The gain was greatly reduced
so that the amp wa ju t tarting into di tortion with the pots
full on, but the ound was mellow and the new ba end
prompted the operator to shout, "Gee!".
Crouching down on the floor beside the amp, I connected my te tmeter aero the 6L bias re i tor and with the
turntable pot turned up full, observed the voltage on loud
pa ages. The fifteen volts with no ound kicked backwards
down to around thirteen, a very badly mismatched output
tage. The output transformer terminals were marked and the
installer had connected the two pcaker , each 15 ohm, to the
7.5 ohm tap, forgetting that he had a long voice coil line to
each pcaker. I moved the tap up to ten ohm and tried again.
Thal wa bener. The bia jumped up slightly o.n the loud
pa sage . I tried the next tap up at 15 ohms, but that was too
much . The bias voltage kicked up at almo t half volume and
the 6L's reaily labored. Back to the ten ohm tap and even I
was impressed, but this wa with a highly reflective tee! floor
and no other sound in the area. I had experienced a imilar
effect a liule earlier in a wooden floored skating rink. Without
the noise of the kater's wheel and their sound absorbent
bodies I had a winner, but at nights it was like a candle
burning in the gloom.
However, after replacing the amplifier's bottom plate and
tidying up I realized that it was 1000% better than ever.
Maybe they could be intere Led in a better amp and Jen en
M20 speaker . No way, the operator was the mo t impressed
critic. Adding up all the item on the bill with labor and
traveling , I announced the total. The operator whistled and
bent down Lo a large metal trunk at his feet. It had two
padlocks on the lid and the sturdy bottom was bolted to the
concrete floor slab. Inside were piles of mu ty banknotes from
which he selected the amount that I had mentioned. "Do you
ever get robbed?", I a ked . "Not us. Everything we have looks
old and not worth anything. Be ides we have an insurance
(continued on p. 8)
READERS WRITE
Perhaps some background to your August article
"Television Across the Sea" may be of interest.
Committees and sub-committees are the acceptable
democratic method of arriving at the best civilian or military
matters, as it should be, but this system apparently never was
successful in the United Kingdom because perhaps, of the
"Old Boy" fraternity or the class conscience society dictated
who should be available for "suitable appointees". Unless lead
by a Lord Somebody, committees never were officially
acknowledged. Let us look at a few examples. Radio telegraph communications between the UK and Australia needed
direction immediately after World War I, so a prestigious
committee was convened in 1921 who recommended a system
first used by the Germans some twenty years earlier to enable
communications between Berlin and their widely dispersed
colonies, such as Western Samoa. Relay stations allowed a
message to be transmitted around the world within five
minutes. The UK to Australia link was planned to include
repeaters in countries that were notorious for unstable
governments. The Aussies rose up as one. The Amalgamated
Wireless of Australasia (AW A) had done their homework and
had proven that a direct link was possible using directional
antennas. The final system was put into use and so Beam
Wireless became a new word and a new innovation.
The Royal Air Force (RAF) was inaugurated in 1925 as
a separate military force in spite of opposition mainly from
the Senior Service, the Royal Navy. The RAF demonstrated
their new capabilities by sinking obsolete battleships in Scapa
Flow, a Navy home for their old ships that had become long
funneled and tiresome. This agitated the Navy somewhat so
that in 1936 a Royal Commission sat on the problem of
whether the RAF should become a secondary force to the
Navy. This learned discussion took place at the same time
that the outcome of the Spanish Civil War was no longer in
doubt. The German Luftwaffe, sporting their new Stuka dive
bombers which were generously loaned to Franco by Hitler
and the Nazi government, had singly decided the fate of the
Spanish Monarchy.
Much the same conditions prevailed in 1934. The
Postmaster General set up an "independent" committee
chaired by a Lord Selsdon which was to report on the relative
Service Shop in the '30s
policy". At this he opened a side door and there it was: a
large Alsatian police dog asleep on a rug. "Sam patrols
the grounds all night and every night". At this the
operator pulled out a large pocket knife and slashed the
new felt pads on the turntables, scratched the labels of
each new record and cut into the bakelite & chrome
heads and arms of the new Astatic pick ups. I was
impressed. Trevor made arrangements to return later in
the week to return their repaired rotary converter and
install electrolytics, after Sam was returned to his kennel.
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merits of "several" television systems available while everyone knew that there were only two: an amateurish mechanical
system developed by a John Logie Baird, and an electronic
scanned system developed by a consortium of Marconi for
their TV transmitters and the Electrical Musical Industries
with their advanced Emitron camera based upon inventions of
the US immigrant from Russia, Vladimir Kosma Zworykin.
To compare the efforts of each party was ludicrous. Baird, a
Scottish assistant superintendent of the Clyde Valley Electrical Power Company, became interested in the idea of television in 1923. The only system he considered was the mechanical scan invented by the German Paul Nipkow in 1883 and not
developed due to the lack of amplifying equipment. With
some very elementary demonstrations in 1926 of images
embodying some degree of light and shade, Baird did attract
some investors. In 1928 he hit the headlines with a transAtlantic showing of a very imperfect picture but undeniably
an image. In 1929 he was permitted by the BBC to use their
2LO London transmitter located on the roof of Selfridges
store after their regular program sign-off. In July 1932 images
were transmitted by shortwave from Chelsford on 25 meters to
Australia. The image was of only ten horizontal lines with a
frame rate of 12.5 per second, so regular telegraphic channels
were capable of handling the transmission. As all these tests
required the use of a Baird receiver, a Televisor, and kit sets
and complete sets were offered to the public, the BBC
realized such low definition standards could never be considered as a basis for a public service. They required Baird to
issue a warning that his experiments may cease after March
1934. By this time his standard was of a thirty line scan with
sound from a special BBC studio. It was obvious to the BBC
that Baird was getting nowhere and the EMI group was
making headway with even 405 lines, so the Lord Selsdon
committee was convened. The choice of the two systems was
fraught with great difficulty. Why, is a matter of imagination.
The minimum standards required for the successful bidder
were 240 lines with 25 pictures per second. EMI and Marconi
quoted their 405 lines with interlaced 50 pictures to provide a
comparatively flicker-free image. Baird spent a lot of midnight oil to make even the minimum with Marconi providing
the special 6.7 meter transmitter for him.
Finally, it was obvious that none of Baird's pickup
devices worked, so all pictures and visual subject matter had
to be first put on film and then scanned. The usual 17.5mm
wide film chosen by Baird ran at only 47 ft. per minute,
approximately half the speed of professional sound film with
the attendant poor sound quality. As the line scan rate increased, the Baird equipment became more bulky and balky.
The committee decided that both systems be installed at the
new TV site at Alexander Palace with the two separate
systems used on alternate weeks. A cop out it certainly was.
This irresponsible decision added millions of pounds to the
installation and the cost of the newly designed receivers. As
soon as three months rolled around after the November 2,
1936 opening, the Postmaster General did have enough guts to
decide that the Baird system was amateurish and impractical
(continued on p. 9)
and promptly cancelled it. The Baird transmitter was modified
to the EMI modulation standards and was fed with the EMI
studio signal and was turned on to boost the original EMI
transmitter. Immediately large areas of North London suffered
poor reception. After months of tests it was proven that the
sharp null was caused by out of phase relationships between
the upper and lower antenna systems. This was called the
"Penge" effect since this was the suburb that was most
seriously affected. Finally Marconi fed each transmitter into a
combiner and then into a splitter which fed the paralleled
antenna systems to obtain a cure. For those interested in early
TV or HF antennas, the top sections of the Lower were
octagonal with half wave elements placed around the tower
end to end. Half wave phasing stubs between each element
were folded inside the tower to maintain the in-phase relationship. A very elaborate addition of energized or fed dipoles
were mounted behind the actual radiating elements as a
reflector.
The sound, you ask? Well the committee could do little
about that as a government committee in 1926 gave the new
BBC the sole right to broadcast entertainment in any form in
the whole of Great Britain. They immediately exercised their
rights by having the outputs of the Baird and EMI sound
mixers connected to their own aural or sound transmitter al
the Palace and later, the Crystal Palace after World War II.
An interesting event occurred during the war in 1941 when
German bombing raids became more accurate than usual and
it was discovered that a guidance system was being transmitted from Germany on 42 MHz. Someone at Marconi had a
brainwave and quickly organized the re-energization of the
Alexander Palace visual transmitters on 41.5 MHz which
successfully ended the threat of the guidance system.
In spite of all tests and precautions, the lorded gentry in
charge of the EMI system were apparently out to lunch when
the sync standards were set up. The AM modulated visual
transmission was set so that sync and video were applied to
the transmitter in a negative method. Sync occupied from zero
modulation up to 33%, the picture at black was 35% modulation, and absolute white was 100% which, with negative
modulation, meant that the output of the transmitter was
virtually at zero. It was thought that any interference would be
masked by the overall picture signals and at the worst,
perhaps, the white areas of the picture would cover any
interference. The bad news of course was that there were lots
of interference and that it took over, covering the picture with
streaks, blobs, lines and even total white-outs. IL was too late
to change such a basic sy tern so laws and ordinances were
put into immediate effect with teeth, that anyone operating or
even owning any device powered with electrical ignition such
as an auto, airplane, lawnmower, motorcycle, saws and even
model airplanes, had to install ignition spark plug suppressors.
Are you ready for two more committee-selected horror
stories? Right after World War II the Allies zeroed in on the
factories in Germany that had developed special products that
could turn a nice profit. One of the most attractive was the
AEG-Telefunken Tonne Bande machines. One US army group
swept the board clean and with their spoils of war, aimed for
California and Hollywood. Bing Crosby played no small part
with Ampex in setting up the tape recording industry. They
used dimensions of tape width and speed very close to the
original German metric values, so 3 3/4, 7.5 and 15 IPS were
introduced. The UK? Well a trade sponsored committee
decided that the use of basic British tape speed was essential
so 6 inches and 12 inches per second were adopted and after a
few years they realized that the world was passing them by, so
they quietly opted for the universal speeds.
Very soon after World War II it was decided to use the
VHF spectrum for a network of sound broadcast stations to
augment the old AM radio stations. Rather than pay the
Armstrong company the required licensing fees for FM
modulation and perhaps, admit that maybe those Yanks did
really have something after all, they chose to use the AM
modulation technique. The resulting interference problems
with the AM modulation was greater than in 1936.
Back at the TV ranch, whatever happened to Baby
Baird? Immediately after he was evicted from Alexander
Palace, he dropped out of the limelight almost over night but
his place in the history books is assured. He is almost universally acknowledged as the father of television. If he did
nothing more, he unquestionable stimulated others Lo research
and develop a better system than his own.
Alan Roycroft
Box 1602
Hilo, HI 96721
EDITOR'S COMMENT
There are a lot of good meets around the country and it
seems like there is one every weekend beginning in March
through October. However, when gasoline prices jump up 4.3
cents per gallon in October, I will be reminded of the days
when we had an oil crisis and double digit inflation. So in the
ensuing year I may have to cut out a few of the meets.
Because there are so many meets all over the country
and because there are so many regional clubs springing up, I
think it is high time that clubs join forces and put on larger
regional meets together. By doing so you get more items for
sale, more people attending, and you don't drive a lot of miles
only to be disappointed. It makes sense to me as I can't go off
every weekend from March Lo October or November.
I have a subscriber who I want to mention because of his
talents. His name is John Woychowski and his business card is
proudly displayed in the Busincs Card section. My first
exposure to his talent came when I received some of his
binding posts for the Aeriola Sr. They looked just like the
originals. Then I asked him to make a thumbwheel for my
Crosley Buddy Boy. After I had sent a few of the crumbling
pieces I got back a beautiful reproduction made from bakelite
and knurled on the edges (see photo on p. 10). It was a perfect
fit! Later I received some nickel plated binding posts for a
Grebe such as is u ed on the CR5 and CR9 series and other
(continued on p. 10)
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(Editor's Comment, conti nued from p. 9)
sets. The e too looked exactly like the original . (see photo)
So if you need the talents of a good machinist, I suggest you
contact him.
To the Canadian subscriber who wanted details on how
to make the Grebe CR-18 coils: I hope to have these ready for
the next issue. Others who need them will also benefit
Note snug fit of bakelite ring.
New to Old FM
By Chester A. Gehman
As I read Tony Jacobi's letter in the March '93 issue of
Radio Age describing a passive FM convertor, I too was
reminded of the May '91 article. I was one of the readers who
built that unit per instructions on page 4. While the device did
indeed work after a fashion, I was not satisfied with the
results. Since it relies upon 'leakage' from the old band local
oscillator, its effectiveness when used with my Scott Phantom
with its well shielded oscillator and tuned RF preselector
stage is very limited.
During the Winter of '91 I experimented with the
conversion problem. My objective: To provide full coverage
of the 88 - 108 MHz range on the 'old' FM dial. While the old
FM band was approximately 10 MHz wide, the current range
is double thaL This fact dictates conversion in two 'jumps'
using either of two oscillator frequencies. To minimize image
and other interference which plagued the passive converter, I
inject frequencies of 138 or 148 MHz. The input and output
tuned circuits are set near the center of each band. This allows
all the current FM broadcast channels to be 'tuned in' on the
old FM dial, but in reversed position. Since the existing dial
calibration in meaningless anyway, I find no problem . The
conversion 'map' appears below.
Some cold Winter evening I plan to improve the sensitivity of this unit by replacing the diode with an amplifying
(transistor) mixer and by careful impedance matching. Now
the 'old' FM band on my Scou is no longer dead.
Chester A. Gehman
150 Burwell Rd.
Winsted, CT 06098
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Replacing Philco Rubber Bushings
By Don Patterson
Are you restoring a Philco 70 or 90? Have you run across
a tuning condenser that literally flops around? Does your dial
seem to be lower in the escutcheon where it is hard to read the
numbers? Is there a gap between the top of your dial and the
top of the escutcheon?
When you remove the chassis you will find that the
rubber grommets are dry-rotted and look life Figure 1. When
you remove them, they look like those shown in Figure 2.
Have you tried to use or modify store bought grommets
by trimming them with razor blades or knives? Well I have
found one that doesn't require any modification. When
mounted through existing holes they look like those shown in
Figure 3. Underneath you will see the new rubber piece in
place using the original sheet metal screw and washer.
To save yourself some time and anguish I am offering
these for $4 postpaid for three of them, or 6 for $7. Send
check or money order to: Radio Age, 636 Cambridge Road,
Augusta, GA 30909.
Figure 1
Figure 2
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Figure 3
STOLEN
Following is a list of items that were stolen from the collection
of Ted Miller, Kannapolis, NC. Unless noted, all items are
complete with tubes, in working condition, and fully restored.
• Philcos : Model 20 Deluxe, 70
(missing speaker), 90 with
matching short wave convener,
60B, 89B, 33B, SIB.
• Ste wan Warner R- 109A
• Majestic Model 50 tombstone
• Grebe Syncrophase 1924 model
(no feet)
• Met.rodyne Super 7
• Crosley 51 (unrestored)
Figure 4
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Aeriola Senior (unrestored)
Radiola RC (unrestored)
Kodel C-12
Dictogrand horn speaker (brass)
e El-Tatro 6V tombstone
• Stewan Warner shon wave
convener
• An ouveau table lamp
• French pocket watch (double case,
key wound)
If you have any information about the whereabouts of any of
these items please contact: Ted Miller (704) 932-2530, or Ron
Lawrence (704) 298-1166 or 845-2002 ext. 246.
Report on the Elgin Meet
By Don Patterson
August 4-7, 1993 was the date of the famous Radiofest meet There were 400 sellers and an estimated 700 to 750 in auendance. As you can see from the photograph, the adjoining field began to fill up with sellers, so Radiofest is probably the largest
meet in the country. This year's auendees were able to ship boxes as there was a consignment to ship packages home by UPS. This
seems LO be the new trend and is a boon to those who want to fly to a large meet, buy something, and ship it home.
At the auction there were 400 lots which was up from the 3 75 last year. Due to the length of the auction, a limit of 400 lots
was set. Dollar volume of items sold at the meet was $29,445.50 excuding buy-backs. Some of the prices are as follows:
Partial Auction Results
Marshall radio ....... ........ ....... ............ $ 30
RCA Radiola 18 ........................ ....... pass
RCA model 50 ............. ............... ..... pass
Freshman Masterpiece ........................ 85
FADA Bullet.. ........................ ........... 425
Nipper Dog ............. .............. .. ...... ...... 90
Blue mirror clock .......................... .... .. 80
Japanese meter ...... ........... ................... 25
Riders TV manuals ......................... .... 40
GE display - Ferris wheel .......... .......... 60
RCA 20 .... ................ ............... ........ .. 100
Majestic speaker ...... ........................... 70
Futura transistor ..... ............................. 55
Sonora globe ........................ ........ ..... 475
Riders 9-10-14 ...... ....... .................... pass
French crystal set ...... ..... ................... 600
French crystal set ..... ............... ... .. .... . 425
RCA display ................. ... ..... .. ...... .... 125
Scott coils ... ...................... ............ ...... 25
GE cathedral ....... ................................ 60
Magnavox M4 horn ........ ..................... 90
Crosley banner .. ... ..... . ......... ......... ..... 130
Porto-Bar radio .............. ..... .............. 125
Arvin chromed .......................... ..... ..... 85
Air King Catalin .... ... .. .. ..... ........... .... 550
Sentinel Catalin ......................... ....... 500
FADA 115 ...................... ............ ...... 600
Clarion sign ............................... .... ... 275
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GE glass sign ................................ ...... 55
Transparent red Emerson .................. 300
Gulliver's S .W. radio ......... ....... ......... 100
Philmore 2 tube ............... .................. 175
Kidel S-1 xtal .... ..... ......... ... ... ........... . 300
Meissner FM converter ........ .. ...... .... pass
Sonora cathedral ................... ............ 150
GE marble bakelite ....... ....... .. .. .... .. ..... 55
Bremer-Tully bact .... ..... ............... ...... 45
AK 35 + speaker ..... ............ ................ 55
Zenith Royal 500 .............. ............ .... 100
Zenith 500H, gray ......... ................. ... .. 60
Zenith 500H, black ........... .......... ...... .. 75
Radiola 16 .. ....................... ... .............. 45
Tri-City Radio .................................... 80
Thermiodyne 1F6 ............................... 25
Travler portable .. ... ............................. 55
Symphony speaker .. ........... ......... .. ...... 75
Motorola radio .. ..... ...... ..... .. ...... ....... .. . 45
AK 33 ............................. ....... ..... .. ...... 40
Philco Spice Chest ................... ........... 45
Webster/Chic. wire rec ........................ 25
Operadio speaker ............... ................. 45
Zenith cloth portable ...................... ..... 25
Scott 800B chassis ... ................ ......... .. 70
Tube tester & Meissner radio .............. 25
Catalin ozone gen . ... ....................... .... 50
Ph ilco 80 ........ ....... .................... .......... 70
Crosley Buddy Boy ........................... 250
Philco sign .......... ... ........................... 275
Echophone cathedral ......................... 325
Philco 90 .. .......... .... .. .......... ........... .... 350
MK 11 radio ................. ...................... 200
Zenith Royal 500 ................................ 25
Zenith 600 ............ ................... ........... 40
Globe reciever .... ......... ....... .. .... ..... ... .. 55
Majestic tombstone .. .. ......................... 80
??? cathedraL ........... ......................... 110
RCA 1OOA speaker ..................... ........ 35
Philco 84 .................................... ......... 95
onora speaker .................................. .... 60
AK 84 (fair) ...................... ................ 200
Crosley 148 ......................................... 85
Jackson-Bell cathedral ........ .............. 140
Radio la 24 .............. ............................ 85
Glori tone ... .. ... ..... ..... ...... .................... . 80
Stewart Warner Dancing Girl spkr .... 170
Radio la 2 portable ..... .... .................... 250
AK lamp & shade ..... .. .... .................. 375
Framed RCA picture ........ ................. 250
1920's print of baby ..... ........................ 90
"Mr. Radioman " in frame .................... 25
Philco 20 ...... ..................................... 115
Philco 70 (poor) .................................. 55
Crosley Showbox ................................ 25
Ampex electric sign .......................... 300
Camera tube ........................ ............ .. 300
Orphan Annie cup ........ ................ ....... 55
AK 10 ............................................... 850
Zenith 63-11 ................................ ....... 75
1937 Aetna .. ........... ....................... .. ... 50
Hitachi trans. ................................... pass
RCA sign ............. ............................... 95
Admiral bakelite TV ........................ pass
FADA Bullet. .................................... 550
Motorola trans ..................................... 95
Black Regency TR7 ............................ 40
Silray trans ..................... .................. pass
Zenith cons. #5364 ............ .. ................ 60
Admiral Tilt-tune .............................. 110
Automike mike ................................... 35
Branson loop ant. ................................ 65
GE 542 tombstone .............................. 75
Philco 20 .......................................... . 110
Thorola speaker ................................ 135
Tin Man ztal set ......................... ......... 55
Xtal set lamp ....................................... 25
Setchell Carlson bakelite ............. ..... pass
Sentinel radio ................................... pass
RCA 103 speaker ................ .. ...... ........ 45
Zenith S628 ........................................ 55
Zenith cube ................................... ...... 95
Zenith 4T26 .. ............................ .......... 55
Grid iron football .............................. 500
Zenith 4Fl53 ....................... ........... .... 55
Zenith 481 ............ ............... ......... ...... 55
Sparton Bluebird ............................. 2100
Sparton console ................................. .. 45
30's Sparton poster ............................ 150
30's Sparton poster ............. ........... .... 150
GE clock radio ............................ ..... . 150
Bendix end table radio ... ..................... 75
1929 Commander radio ..................... 100
Regency TRI .................................... 425
Remote control radio .......................... 75
AK sign ........................................... .. . 35
RCA chair - 50's ... ..... .................. ....... 75
Pooley cabinet ............................... ..... 25
Telefunken amp ................................ 325
Western Electric mike ...... ... .. ............ 725
Zenith dealer catalog .................... ..... 225
Echophone cathedral .. ...... ................. 140
Emerson Aristocrat ........ ............ ....... 400
Detrola table radio ... .............. ............. 45
Regency TR5C ................................. 105
Speed key ....................................... .... 85
Emerson CataJin ............................... 550
Dionne Quints radio .......................... 200
Sparton 558 peach (cabinet only) .... 1200
9 transistor radios ........... ..................... 55
Nipper dog .. ............................... ......... 45
Zenith 1000-1 .... ................................. 50
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Scott 213 chassis & speaker .......... .... 225
FADA radio ..................... .. ...... .... ... 1900
AK 10 .......... ........ ...... .................... ... 650
Bristish Ultra deco ............................ 250
Radio GLO ..................................... 1500
Rudolph radio - restored .................... 700
Sparton 557, blue ............................ 1000
Midwest 3618 ................ ................... 550
Midwest3515 .................................. . 150
Mirage mirror radio .......................... 600
Crosley metal con ole ........... ............ 200
RCA 102 console .............................. 110
Philco 70 ........................ ................... 150
Travler cathedral ............................... 275
Jackson Bell swan ............................. 225
25 Radiocraft magazines, 1936-41 .. .... 35
41 Radiocraft magazines, 1942-48 ...... 40
81 Radio-Electronics mag, '48-57 .... pass
26 Radio News, 1930-38 .. ................ ... 60
33 Radiocraft mag, '35-44 .. ...... ........... 35
19 Sortwave Craft mag, '32-35 ............ 30
20 Shortwave Craft mag, '35-36 .......... 40
Telefunken stein ................................ . 25
AK 337 ................................ ...... ... .... 150
Zenith chairside ................................ 150
5" Sony TV ......................................... 30
RCA Imperial & Zenith 33X ......... .. .... 95
Crosley, FADA & Apex ball. radios .... 45
AK35, Freed Eissman &
Gen Rad wavemeter ...................... 55
Federal 810, Crosley batt.
& 2 homebrews ............................. 75
Radiola 18, AK20 large & homebrew . 45
Day fan, Airline & 4 Rivers ................. 85
10 Riders & Radio la 18 .... ................... 45
Radio la 60 & misc . ............................. 25
Amrad, Splitdorf &
Crosley batt. radios ....................... 55
Eagle "B" & Murdock Neutro 100 ...... 90
2 Crosley Trirdyn & micro quad ......... 45
Kennedy 281 .......................... .. ......... 500
Majestic cardboard sign .................... 130
Leather transoceanic ............. .... .......... 75
Philmore Blackbird ztal .... ................ 200
Wurlitzer TRF .................................... 45
Westinghouse 204 ............................... 25
Heathkit audio gen ...................... ..... pass
Zenith 5R2 l 2 .......... ....................... ..... 95
Nestle's novelty radio ... .... ........ .. .. ....... 45
Majestic 161 ..................................... 210
Majestic 460 ....................................... 40
Ecko bank radio ................................ 180
Howard model 0 ............................... 230
Philco spinner clock ............... .... ...... . 250
Masic Master wood horn ..................... 85
Zenith Chromocolor sign .. .. ........ .. ..... . 45
Broken Zenith Color TV sign .............. 45
Lighted RCA clock/sign ...................... 65
Lighted Zenith Colot TV sign ......... .... 30
Admiral Color TV sign ....................... 45
Philco 20 ........................................... 135
Sparton 931 ......................................... 25
Philco saleman's books, '50-56 .... ........ 40
Westinghouse 501 ............................... 75
Farnsworth 51 ......................... ............ 60
Belmont 4B 115 ................................. 120
Coronado 43-201 ................................ 35
RCA 86BK ...................................... pass
Philco 40-180 .. ...... .. ............ ................ 25
Scotch Cooler radio .......................... 115
Emerson 558 ....... .. ............ .. ................ 40
Zenith 315 .......................................... 75
AK lOC w. labels .............................. 900
Zenith Spinet radio ........................... 200
Zenith 4B23 l .................................... .. 30
Zenith 4F227 ...................................... 30
Vibroplex Flash ....................... ........... 95
Coke Cooler, repaired ........ ........ ...... . 375
Zenith 3000, not working .................... 35
Zenith 3000, works ........ .................... . 55
Zenith 3000, fair ................................. 35
Midwest Imperial 1937 .. ................... 300
Zenith 3000 .......... ...... .. ........... ...... ...... 50
OTB 1977-present .... ........................... 65
Grundig 21204 .................................... 40
Nat'l NC60 Special ...... ..... ............ ...... 55
Zenith 1000 ........... ............ .................. 65
Philco 37-610 ...................................... 35
Zenith Antenna kit .. ..... .... ................... 25
Addi on Catalin ................................ 350
FADA Catalin ........................ .. ......... 350
Halson Catalin .................................. 450
FADA 652 Catalin ............................ 375
Sentinel 284 Catalin ...... .................... 450
Sparton 636 SX ................................... 25
Silvertone 4505 ................... ................ 75
Detro la 362 ....................................... 250
Radio la 66 ....................................... . 140
Philco 1203 ......................................... 55
Silver Marshall tombstone .................. 95
Left Hand Silvertone ........................... 35
RCA TV-Radio sign ....... ........ ........... 125
Figurine lamp radio ........................... 225
AK Jolly Jumper Ad ............. ......... ..... 80
Radiola AR8 l 2 ................................... 45
Bar Radio w/ glassware ......... ............ 150
Sentinel Catalin ....... .. ....................... 400
Philco 60 ................. .......................... 100
Stromberg Carlson console ............... 375
Beer sign radio ...... .................. ............ 25
GE Superadio II transistor ................... 25
Crosley 127 .................. ....... ........... ... 150
Waltham Micronic Ruby in box ........ 150
Std . Micronic Ruby in box ............ .... 150
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2/94
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FOR SALE: EICO tube tester
manuals (copies) postpaid. Models
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(414) 964-0194.
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data (33 pages), $20; 6000 (15 pages),
$10; 6000A (22 pages), $15; Obsolete
tube type supplementary test data for
models 6000, 6000A, and 6005 tube
testers (23 pages), $18. John Snow,
4539 N. Bartlett Ave., Shorewood, WI
53211. (414) 964-0194.
FOR SALE: General Electric Radio
service notes, 1930-1935, hardbound
book, 878 pages, with cross references
to RCA Victor, Westinghouse and
Graybar models. All the RCA models
for those years had equivelant GE
models. In other words you can use
this book to service any of the above
mentioned brands for those model
years. This book is like an RCA
Redhook. The cover is shopworn,
otherwise good condition. $35 plus
UPS. Ellsworth 0. Johnson, 364 S.
Coeur d'Alene St, Spokane, WA
99204. Phone/fax (509) 838-2161.
FOR SALE: Radio schematics $2.25.
Riders radio manuals 1 thru 16, $325,
includes index 1 thru 23; Reproductions: Riders Index 1 thru 23, $25;
Crosley service manual (1922/1936),
340 pages, $25; Philco service manual
(1928/1936), 200 pages, $16; Federal
FOR SALE: Rider's Manuals, $5 each
plus shipping: 1 each VII; 1 ea. VII; 2
ea. VIX; 2 ea. X; 2 ea. XI; 1 ea. XII; 2
ea. XIII; 3 ea. XIV; 2 ea. XVI. 8 lbs.
ANTIQUE RADIO BATTERY ELIMINATOR
ARBE - III
* 8 Different "B" and "C" Voltages
*Adjustable High Current "A" Supply
* Short Circuit Protection
* All Outputs Electrically Isolated
* 5 Year Warranty
WHY DOES ARBE-ill COME WITH A 5-YEAR WARRANTY?
* Professionally manufactured
* Quality components used throughout (Computer grade regulators)
* Designed specifically for use with early battery operated sets
*All Solid State design for safety and long life
* Heavy duty custom wound power transformer
*Electrically "burned in" and thouroughly tested before shipment
Shipped in continential U.S.
Canadian orders add $10
350
Ask one of the )80 satisfied owners what they think about ARBE-Ill.
Isn't it time that you owned an ARBE-III for your classic?
Call or Write for Data Sheet: Antique Radios, P.O. Box 6352, Jackson, Michigan 49204
(517) 787-2985 after 7:00 pm EST and Weekends
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3/94
Selenium Rectifier Handbook, 50
pages, (original), $10. All plus
shipping. Dick Oliver, 28604 Schwalm
Drive 2, Elkhart, Indiana 46517. (219)
522-4516, evenings.
FOR SALE: 14" dia. speaker, 600
ohm field, p-p 6V6 xfmr, $14; need
recone: 10" 500 ohm, 1,000 ohm
fields; 12" 450 ohm field, 6L6 xfmr
(GE), $5 each; NOS 20CP4 CRT
(replaces 21WP4), $5. All plus UPS.
Jim & Nadiene Farago, 4017 42nd
Ave. S., Minneapolis, MN 554063528.
two stamp LS ASE. Dick Kowalski,
32823 Gloede Dr., Warren, MI 48093.
FOR SALE: Perpetual Trouble
Shooters Manual Vol. II by Rider
(1932) very good to excellent, National
Radio green binder, $35 plus $5
shipping. John Snow, 4539 N. Bartlett
Ave., Shorewood, WI 53211. (414)
964-0194.
FOR SALE: Radio Boys:
Breckenridge: On Secret Service Duty,
On the Mexican Border. Chapman" At
Ocean Point; Trailing a Voice; At
Mountain Pass; First Wireless. Clean
condition, no jackets, $14 each. 1937
Philco parts catalog copy, $12.
Tripplett tube tester #3212, works fine,
$45. "Radio Engineering", 1930's, $8
each. All sales final. Edward
Krawczyk, 64 Old Chimney Rd ., Up
Saddle River, NJ 07458. (201) 8253828.
FOR SALE: Cabinet that will exhibit
20 12"x19" antique receivers of
Hallicrafter type, Hammerlund, etc.
Has all electricals built in and even
cooling fans. Double 8' cabinet, with
desk attached to it, $350, in good
condition. Paul Recupero, 265 Union
St., Portsmouth, R102871-2209. (401)
847-8589.
FOR SALE: Parts for Emerson
Patriot/ Aristocrat, 520; FADA 845;
Dahlberg coin-op; Mitchel bed lamp
radio; Setchell Carlson 416 frog eye.
Write your needs. Also 1970's Heathkit
cataolgs. Bill Timoszyk, 35283 Leon,
Livonia, MI 48150. (313) 421-2076.
FOR SALE OR TRADE: Scarce
1920 & '30 radio parts, tubes, ballasts,
controls, transformers, battery eliminators & more. 40's - 50's radio magazines. TELEVISION RIDERS 1-V.
List LSASE. ALL NEW & expanded
CRYSTAL RADIO PRICE GUIDE.
Now 415 listings, 15 pages. Compiled
by crystal collector. Just $7.50 plus
wish. Only $29.95 plus $4 shipping per
order. Order now and receive a FREE
reproduction Philco brochure. Send
SASE for FREE flyer describing items
like reproduction Philco, Majestic and
Edison paper and reproduction front
panels for Philco 21, 70 and 90
cathedrals. Vintage radio repair
services - specializing in Philco,
repairing all makes and models.
Reasonable rates, satisfaction guaranteed. Let me repair your vintage radio!
Ron Ramirez, 811 Maple St., Providence, KY 42450. (502) 667-5440.
FOR SALE: Precision tube tester
manuals (copies) postpaid. Series 1012 & 10-15 with supllementary tube
charts (35 pages), $20; Series 910 912 - 9114 - 915 - 920 - 922 & 954
testers (20 pages), $15. John Snow,
4539 N. Bartlett Ave., Shorewood, WI
53211. (414) 964-0194.
FOR SALE: Tektronix maintenance
manual for model "L" plug-in or
Tektronix model 160 series units, or
Hewlett Packard model 425 A. These
are originals, not copies. $5 each plus
UPS $1 S/H. Ted Stewart, W6NPB,
2157 Braemar Rd., Oakland, CA
94602. Fax: (510) 531-7072, Phone:
(510) 531 -7042.
FOR SALE: SAAL Type AA wind-up
phono motor. Needs work - best offer.
Dwight Baker, 4137 E. 24th St., Des
Moines, IA 50317. (515) 263-0278.
FOR SALE OR TRADE: Old
flashlights , Denshi electronic block
build yourself radio, new Kellog horn
driver c/w cord, eight goat tube
shields. Gordon Wilson, 11108-50
Ave., Edmonton, AB, Canada 6H OH9.
(403) 434-6257.
FOR SALE: New book, Philco Radio:
1928-1942. THE reference book for
Philco sets made before WWII.
Hundreds of photos, color & B&W.
Inscribed by the principal author if you
FOR SALE: I have extra AR's,
TSM's, TR's and Sam's Photofacts.
$2.50 for 1, $2 each additional. Radio
Rider #9, $15 +UPS . Rider record
changers and recorders, $25 + UPS.
Also have some Sams changer manuals. Send list of wants to Lois
Rasmusson, 1107 W. Jefferson St.,
Juliet, IL 60435. (815) 744-4565.
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SEVERAL NICE S-C SETS FOR SALE/TRADE; 93SM, 2SOM, 14SL, 130H, MISC.TOMBSTONES,
TABLETOPS; CAN SHIP OR TAKE TO ELGIN OR ROCHESTER; CALL
S-C MODELS 74, 734 & 744 (AC consoles) WANTED
(Other models also desired, Inquire; buy and trade. All S-C advertising sought)
JOHN M. ENGLAND, JR.
P.O. BOX 59136
SCHAUMBURG, IL 60159
(708) 823-5287
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Also looking for a Philco 680X
and SABA stereo table radios.
10/93
FOR SALE: Original technical
manual for WWII - Signal Corps - tube
tester known as "Test Sets I-56-C - D H - J. Covers operating instructions
and service data, near mint condition,
$15; Technical manual for receivertransmitter BC-1335. Cover worn,
otherwise nice condition, $10; British
Radio and Electronics Components,
catalog and buyers guide, hardcover,
320 pages, nice condition, 1957 and
1959 editions, $15 each; Howard Sams
Transistor Substitution Handbook,
1961 edition,$ 5; Radio Shack
Introduction to Transistors and
Transistor Projects, 1972 edition, 111
pages, $5; Sylvania Tube Manual, 14
edition, 1970, 624 pages, good
condition, $12; 1957 edition Tung-Sol
tube manual, large 8 1/2 x 11 1/2 inch
format, 140 pages, mint condition,
$12; Zenith Service Manual, 1953
Television Receivers, covers 17 inch
through 27 inch models, $10.
Ellsworth 0. Johnson, 364 S. Coeur
d'Alene St., Spokane, WA 99204.
Phone/fax (509) 838-2161.
reproduction knobs, parts, apparel, etc.
Send for free catalog. Alan Jesperson/
Mike Emery, POB 17338, Minneapolis, MN 55417. (612) 727-2489, 8am8pm CDT.
FOR SALE: Radiola 24 front panel,
excellent, all parts intact except tuning
pointers and catacomb missing, $65
plus UPS. Ted Stewart, 2157 Braemar
Rd., Oakland, CA 94602. (510) 5317042, fax (510) 531-7072.
FOR SALE: The International "At a
Glance" radio valve and TV tube
equivalents and substitution manual for
British, USA, European and service
types. 46 pages (copies) $20, postpaid.
John Snow, 4539 N. Bartlett Ave.,
Shorewood, WI 53211. (414) 9640194.
FOR SALE: Tuning condensers,
trimmers, coils, headphones, panel
meters, etc. - 4 page lists; Tube sockets
(some with tube numbers), 2 page list;
45 rpm records, 2 pages; 78 rpm
records, 2 page list. Send SASE. Please
specify disired pages. Chuck Vaccaro,
708 Booth Lane #AO, Ambler, PA
19002. (215) 646-3641.
FOR SALE: 1947 Mantola R664PV,
$45; 1948GEl15W, $55; 1950
Admiral radio/phono bakelite 6512N,
offer; 1953 RCA 6XF9, $45; 1956
Motorola 56WIB, $45; 1960 Zenith
C724L AM/FM, $25; 1960 Motorola
C2W clock radio, $25. All working.
All plus shipping. Robert Rossi, 10936
Melbourne, Allen Park, MI 48101.
(313) 386-8321.
FOR SALE: Tired of dial belts that
slip? Try our Dial Belt Kit. You get 5
universal dial belts, super glue and
instructions and guaranteed satisfaction
all for $8.50 ppd. We sell owner's
manual reprints for over 250 radios,
FOR SALE: Cathedral radios - Philco
models M20, $240; M50, $225; M60,
$225; & two M89's $225 each. RCA
M70, $300; Glorytone models M28,
$200; M99, $200; Airline, large
cathedral model?, $300. Shipping &
OLDTYME
RADIO CO.
handling included in price. Bob
Jacoby, 906 Meadow Dr., Davison, MI
48423. (313) 653-1681.
FOR SALE: Edison spring barrel for
wind-up phonograph, $15; 4 round
type Sparton push buttons, $5; Philco
37-38 tombstone cabinet, 90% original
finish, $55; Colonial 652 tombstone
radio, $50; 1966 Chevrolet car radio,
$20; Columbia nickel phonograph tone
arm, $40; Majestic cathedral, $195.
Jeff Gentry, 708 Locust Ave.,
Charlottesville, VA 22902-4913. (804)
979-0699.
FOR SALE: Motorola Pixie (Bunis II,
p.116), $150; Crosley 10-137 (Collins
II, p.87), yellow, $125; Crosley 10-138
(Collins II, p.87), maroon, $90;
Crosley 58TW (Bunisll, p.51), $45;
Zenith sailboat AM 6G601M, $50;
Sonora (BFfP p.299), $50; Emerson
EL301 (Collins I, p.54), $45; Philco
cathedral 39-70 (FOS p.120), $60;
Hallicrafters S-39, $50; two Army
surplus transmitters BL-458 (new),
$45; small Webster-Chicago microphone (deco), $40. Robert Lutz, 9041
Gillette St., Lenexa, KS 66215. (913)
894-1327.
FOR SALE: 2 Zenith "Owls", 1 Royal
"500" DeLuxe, 1 Royal "500". Both
work fine and are in very good to
excellent condition. Best offer. John
Snow, 4539 N. Bartlett Ave.,
Shorewood, WI 53211. (414) 9640194.
FOR SALE: Stewart Warner R1235A
chrome front mini tombstone, $275;
white Plaskon Emerson USA tomb(continued on p. 18)
Are You Looking For Antique Radios, Parts,
Tubes, Schematics & Restoration Services?
For Free Flyer Send 2-stamp LSASE to:
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Our Number Is (301) 585-8776
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(conlmuect tromp. 17)
stone, crack in Lop, no back, $140;
1950 Zenilh 33/45 rpm adapter in box,
mini turntable wilh tiny Cobra tone
arm, extra cute, $95; original "Zenilh
Radio" neon window sign, green and
orange, $475; "Philco Radio" dealer
sign, 19", $550; white Plaskon Sparton
Polo Club, one repaired grille bar;
Zenilh Aviatrix console pictured in
Clark's ad June '93 ARC, $875;
Stromberg Carlson short wave converter, 1934, $150; RCA 111, $110;
Philco Mystery Control unit, $60;
Philco banner advertising demonstration of Lhe new Mystery Control, $115;
Colonial peaked top tombstone, walnut
and black lacquer, $150; Wurlitzer
Lyric cathedral S 63 original, $225;
Brunswick 5 tube cathedral, cabinet
nice original, vol control missing,
$145; AK 84, worn finish, $365; Pilot
FM tuner, $35; Howard FM tuner,
$110; Arvin Rhythm King console,
$750; Arvin 518 Phantom Baby, $125;
black Zenith Pocket Radio 4K600
portable, excellent condition, $145;
Stewart Warner Varsity 97-562,
brown, $225; RCA T-10-1 tombstone,
refinished; 3 Zenilh chrome fronts:
809, 829, 835; Zenith consoles:
15U270; 15U269; 15S373A; 12S371 ;
12S370; 12Ul59; 12Ul58; 12A58;
12S265; 12S266;9S365;9S262;
9S367;8Sl54;8S463; 7S366; 7S363;
75; 410; 880 and many others. Zenith
chairsides: 12S245; 9S344; 9S244;
9S242; 7S240; 7S343; 6S249 and
many others. If you are looking for a
set not listed, please call for more info.
We can and do ship consoles anywhere
and we do it right. Zenith taable
models: 807; 4B131; 5Sl26; 5Sll9;
5S127;5S228; 5J217;6D311;6S223;
6Dl 17; 7S323; 6S27; 6V27; 6P428;
6D425;7S432;6S527;6D525;7S633;
7S634 and many others. To reference
most Zenith radios, we offer a 60-page
11"x17" Zenilh Brochure Book
depicting models from 1920 to 1946,
$28.95 ppd. Zenith Transoceanics:
1000,$175;3000,$175;7000,$295.
Alan Jesperson/Mike Emery, POB
17338, Minneapolis, MN 55417. (612)
727-2489, 8am-8pm CDT, 7 days. Fax
only (612) 727-1908, 8am-8pm. We
accept Visa and Mastercard. All radios
unrestored electrically unless noled.
Shipping extra unless noted. Satisfaction guaranteed, highest quality
possible assured. When in Minneapolis, be sure to visit our retail location in
our own Radio Row, just a few
minutes from the airport.
FOR SALE: Zenith 3000-1, $75;
Realistic scanner PR077 A, $20;
Emerson 543 brown, $30; GE 408,
$40; GE P780A; fair, works, $15; GE
P780B, vg, $30; Channel Master 6510,
$20; Windsor JB380 (Breed 411),
MIB, $25. UPS charges extra. Victor
Marett, 3201 N.W. 18 St., Miami, FL
33125. (305) 634-9569.
FOR SALE: Homemade crystal sets
and parts. Galena crystals, $1.
Gardner, 458 Two Mile Creek Rd.,
Tonawanda, NY 14150.
FOR SALE: Webcor portable phonograph, model 1753 wilh original
instruction book, 15 1/2 x 19 1/2 x 10
inches, weighs about 20 lbs., from
about 1953, very good condition, $45/
offer. Carl Steinberg, 5 Cannan Rd.,
Monsey, NY 10952. (914) 352-0701.
FOR SALE: Emerson 519, exc,
working, $50; Emerson 543, vg, rear
chip repaired, $30; RCA 7-60 wood,
vg, works, dial needs stringing, $60;
RCA Radiola 18, vg, $50; speaker
lOOA, vg, $40; Silvertone 5004,
repainted red, working, exc, $30;
Silvertone AM/FM, c-1952, vg, crack,
missing knob, nw, $18; Motorola
57Xl2, exc, working, $50; Crosley
Duet, comer damage, works, $55;
Heathkit AM receiver, vg, nw, $20;
Zenith 6D615W, exc, works, $50;
Zenith Transoceanic H500, exc, works,
$95; EMUD-JR 196, vg, works, $40;
G, nw, $20; Philco 41-230, exc, nw,
$25. Bob Masterson, Box 172, Valley
Cottage, NY 10989. (914) 353-3151.
FOR SALE: Philmore and A.W.
Bowman crystal detectors, $25 for
both. Philco cathedral 37-60, $245,
works; Majestic Melody Cruiser 1549,
$375, works. Shipping extra. Prices on
radios negotiable, trades considered for
l 920's battery sets or crystal sets.
Phillip Drexler, 1175 E. Ripley Ave.,
St. Paul, MN 55109. (612) 771-8630.
FOR SALE: Air King Super S/W
converter; Philco 90; Avalon cathedral;
Silvertone 115; Sleeper Scout;
Newcombe-Hanley 56 speaker; books
and magazines. Roger Hart, 4533
Harvard A venue, Montreal, Quebec,
Canada H4A 2X3. (514) 483-3857.
FOR SALE: (Battery Radios)
Arborphone model 27 wI tubes, $150;
Crosley 51 portable, v. nice, w/ tubes,
$275; Hayes (Grand Haven, MI) w/
tubes, $175; Western Air Patrol
Thompson Radio
Specializing in Speaker Reconing
206 S. Goldsboro Street
Wilson, North Carolina 27893
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(919) 237-4588
Jim Thompson - Owner
12/93
(Gilfillian) model 100, w/ tubes, $125.
(Consoles) Atwater Kent in one-of-akind factory Kiel table (even Dr.
Muchow doesn't have this one), $1000;
rare Zenith 7S261 radio w/ bookshelves; Scou 800B blonde modern
cabinet only. (Speakers) Rare RCA
102 speaker, $295. (Deco) Crosley
lime green coloradio, v. nice, $175;
FADA 254 red plaskon w/ metal grill,
case has some cracks, $475; Gridiron
Football tube type novelty radio
(football actual size), black/gold
(Notre Dame?), $895. Prices do not
include packing/ shipping. Many other
items for sale. Send LSASE w/ .29
postage for complete listing to: JCE,
Dept. RA, POB 585, Okemos, MI
48805-0585. (517) 349-2249, fax (517)
349-4059.
FOR SALE: Whitmore crystal set w/
headphone, $20; Heath R-1 crystal set,
$50; RCA 25, $50; Bendix 687 A 6tube AC battery portable, $40; Wards
Airline 6-tube AC-DC portable, $15;
RCA neon logo in vacuum tube, $50.
Al, W09C, 114 W. Lakeview Ave.,
Milwaukee, WI 53217.
FOR SALE: Zenith 10-S-130, $750;
Emerson AR-176 trapezoid tombstone,
$235; Majestic 194 "Gothic" minicathedral, $375; Truetone D2210
metal/chrome, $165; FADA 119, $75;
Motorola 5X- l U (Redux p.85), $95;
Stewart Warner plaskon "Bullet",
$225; Silvertone metal #6002, $75 and
#1, $65; Bendix 114 brown swirl/tan
(repaired), $150; Pilot #53 tombstone,
$195 (painted); Echophone S-3, $250
(beautiful original finish); Climax
midget, $11 O; red plaskon
Emersonette, $375 (postwar). Send
SASE and $1 for October photo
catalog of over 100 radios. Mark V.
Stein, d/b/a Radiomania, 2109
Carterdale Rd., Baltimore, MD 21209.
(410) 466-2814.
FOR TRADE: Majestic Charlie
McCarthy, completely restored in
excellent working condition, for
Emerson Snow White or Mickey
Mouse radio; 1921 Kennedy model
201 for early Scott. Joe Koester, 249
Spring Gap South, Laurel, MD 20724.
(301) 725-4229.
FOR SALE: EH Scott model 800-B in
nice original finish Chippendale
cabinet, 24 tubes, AM-FM-Phono, very
good chrome, completely restored with
all new capacitors, plays well, good
record changer & cartridge. The last of
the "real Scotts", $500 or comparable
trade; Pre-war Midwest console, 17
tubes, 5 bands, electric motor tuning,
phono under top lid, multi colored dial,
good con~ition; 1938 Zenith model
12S266, robot dial, motor drive; 1939
Zenith model 9S367, great art deco
styling, louvered bottom; 1940 Zenith
model 7S462, rare bookcase cabinet,
with 6 shelves and 2 drawers. Joe
Koester, 249 Spring Gap South,
Laurel, MD 20724. (301) 725-4229.
FOR SALE: Radiola 100 speaker,
mint, $95; Fisher 500C receiver, $125;
Fisher 220 transistor receiver, $55;
Scott type 299 stereo amp, $95;
Majestic 651 (Blast, p.199, bot. left),
$125; Emerson 109 (Collins 1, p.30),
with box, $125; Bulova 120 pink, $65.
Others - also long list of books on
radio, TV, audio and electronics. Send
LSASE for list of books. Jon
Steinhauser, 636 Westminster Rd.,
Baldwin, NY 11510. (516) 223-9878.
FOR SALE: Hafler Ohio preamp;
Carver M400T amp; two "New
Advent" peakers; Crosley Coloradio,
11-101 U, dark green, Bunis 2, p.48;
Crosley Coloradio, 10-137, light green;
Lorus NlB wrist radio watch; RCA
"Nipper" NIB beach towel, RCA logo;
Philco 44 cathedral, lowest production
of all Philco cathedrals; NIB Coke
Cooler transistor radio; Philco
Predicta, 21 inch table model, G4242;
100 early transistor sets, including
Zenith Emerson, $1000 for all including shipping; 1926 Rel catalog, shows
Rel parts and kits. Charles Harper, 150
Duncan Ave., Paris, KY 40361. (502)
769-0404, 6:30pm-10:30pm EST.
FOR TRADE: Atwater Kent Breadboard brown variable condenser
without logo tag or terminals for any
color with type F logo tag and without
terminals. Also, need AK Breadboard
RF coil with center logo tag and
without terminals to rebuild model
4340. J.W. Brannon, 22324 lOOth Ave.
SE, Kent, WA 98031. (206) 854-4234.
FOR SALE: Knight KG 635 scope,
$35; Knight KG 690 tracer, $35;
Simpson 372, MIB, $35; EICO 150
tracer, $25. Robert Rossi, 10936
Melbourne, Allen Park, MI 48101.
(313) 386-8321.
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Suspense
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The Great Gildersleeve
Lux Radio Theater
Fibber McGee & Molly
Amos 'N' Andy
Sgt. Preston
Sherlock Holmes
Send for our catalog listing nearly 5,000 shows arranged by show category and title, many
including original broadcast dates. Only $2.00 (P & H). Send request to:
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+ P.O. BOX 2284 + PEABODY, MA 01960
2/94
FOR SALE: Old test gear such as kit
VTVM and kit tube tester. Russian
vacuum tubes. SASE. Garcia, Box
15186, Tucson, AZ 85708.
FOR SALE OR TRADE: Knight
general purpose oscilloscope, mfg. by
Allied Radio, Chicago, complete,
untested, $75; ElCO model HF-22, 5
tube, high fidelity 22 watt power
amplifier, excellent condition, $50.
Ernest D.M. Yeaw, RR#3,
Tatamagouche, Nova Scotia, Canada
BOK IYO. (902) 657-2554.
FOR SALE: Vibroplex key sn
164364, excellent condition, $50, I
ship. John Snow, 4539 N. Bartlett
Ave., Shorewood, WI 53211. (414)
964-0194.
FOR SALE OR TRADE: For sale or
trade for top of the line radios: (12)
EIMAC 4CX 350 (JAN 8321); (7)
8298A (6146B) all NIB; Heath W-5M
C/W Keath tuner and preamp, model
A-7; Stromberg Carlson model 207;
PA amp; Riders Vol. 1, 9, 10, 13, 14;
(4) Sony servicing guides; Surplus
Radio Conversion Manual (Vol. l);
transmitter cartridges (NIB) for WE
626A mic. Gordon Wilson, 11108-50
Ave., Edmonton, AB, Canada T6H
OH9. (403) 434-6257.
FOR SALE: Atwater Kent M horn, no
base, $30 ppd.; Radiocraftsmen RClO
AM/FM tuner, broken dial glass, not
working, with schematic, $20 ppd.;
Bozak B300 floor-standing speaker (1
only), ca. 1960, excellent, $95 +
shipping. Al Wirtenberg, 15 Wilson
Rd., Weston, CT 06883. (203) 5449270.
FOR SALE: TENNA-SCOPE
AERIAL, new in original box, made
by Insuline Corp. of America in
1930's, $25, I ship. John Snow, 4539
N. Bartlett Ave., Shorewood, WI
53211. (414) 964-0194.
FOR SALE: Old broadcast microphone, RCA 74B in very good original
condition, $250. Will consider interest-
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ing mic. trade. Also have available
reproduction cast aluminum mic flags
for RCA 44 series microphones. Frank
Nocera, 1572 Argyle Dr., Ft. Myers,
FL 33919. (813) 936-7197 after 6pm.
FOR SALE: Tube tester TV-7 made
in 1953 by Supreme Inc., $85; Sony
reel to reel model TC-500, works,
missing head cover, $75; Magnecorder
reel to reel deck model PTO-A, $55;
Military radar indicator model ASB7 A, CPJ-55AER, $35; Dumont 3"
scopes, model 164E & 245, $45 each;
Viking 6NZ, $55; Hallicrafters, S-38,
38A, 38C, 38D, 38E, S-81, $50 each;
Transistor radio marshmellow man, not
working, $10; Emerson transistor radio
model P-3400C, brown, NIB, $15;
Rider 13, $15. All plus shipping. Peter
Dieguez, 36-48 34th St., Long Island
City, NY 11106. (516) 625-0429
1930's
GRILLE
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ORIGINALS
Send$ .29 LSASE for samples
Patterns currently in stock:
FOR SALE: A4tomatic Radio
collectors - NIB 50th Anniversary cuff
link and tie clasp sets. These beautifully gift boxed sets have the AR
symbol and were given as sales gifts in
1970. $25 includes shipping. Herb
Parsons, 5 Surrey Lane, Peabody, MA
01960. (508) 535-1009.
WANTED
WANTED: Serious collector wilJ pay
generously for scarcer pre-1926 battery
sets, unusual horn speakers, crystal
sets, tubes, literature, parts, etc. Single
items or large collections. Ed Bell,
5311 Woodsdale Rd., Raleigh, NC
27606. Fax/phone (919) 851-1517.
1/94
WANTED: Base for Guild Teakettle,
or I will sell radio without base. Victor
Marett, 3201 N.W. 18 St., Miami, FL
33125. (305) 634-9569.
WANTED: Restorable 3 knob Spartan
Bluebird chassis. Frank Nocera, 1572
Argyle Dr., Ft. Myers, FL 33919. (813)
936-7197 after 6pm.
WANTED: Red or blue or black
colored music box by Electrohome;
Zenith grandfather clock radio. Gordon
#IA
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#2
#2A
#3
Large Diamond
Large Diamond
Large Diamond
Herringbone
Herringbone (black/silver)
Philco 70/90
#4 Small Diamond (as in Peter Pan)
#5 RCA(Zenith/Echophone
#6 Philco "V" (green)
#7 Philco "V" (brown)
#8 Philco "Ribbed" (for late 30's)
#9 Atwater Kent Yellow (165, 217)
#10 Basic "Generic" pattern
#11 Emerson AU 190
#12 RCA/GE Orange
Still looking for new
patterns to reproduce!!
Michael Katz
3987 Daleview Avenue
Seaford, NY 11783
(516) 781-6202
Evenings
3/94
Wilson, 11108-50 Ave., Edmonton,
AB, Canada T6H OH9. (403) 4346257.
brass base tube. Tony & Lynn
DeMara, 40231 Day, Clinton Township, MI 48038-4739.
WANTED: Very early crystal sets,
wireless, telegraph, spark gap. rare
loose couplers, slider coils,
condensors, detectors, keys, sounders,
books, magazines. Dick Kowalski,
32823 Gloede Dr., Warren, MI 48093.
WANTED: Wireless to 1926 radios or
crystal sets for museum, not for resale.
Belingham Museum. Call (206) 7344168 after 6pm PSP.
9/94
WANTED: Seeking copies of Georgia
editions of TV Guide from 1953-1959
in good condition. Reasonable offers
considered. David Shapiro, 484
Hammond Dr., Griffin, GA 302234024.
WANTED: Socket for transmitting
tube #833A; Radiola 16 knob; AK "H''
horn. Edward Krawczyk, 64 Old
Chimney Rd., Up Saddle River, NJ
07458. (201) 825-3828.
WANTED: Empty Riders Radio
Binders. Good or better condition.
John Snow, 4539 N. Bartlett Ave.,
Shorewood, WI 53211. (414) 9640194.
WANTED: Your price for AK 555;
Book, Radio by RCA; Stromberg
Carlson; z.enith grandfather clock
radio. Gordon Wilson, 11108-50 Ave.,
Edmonton, AB, Canada 6H OH9. (403)
434-6257.
WANTED: Brass (copper) Philco
electrolytic condenser duds, large tube
shields for Philco models 76 or 77, 71,
or 70, 15 or 112. Also dud, globe
shaped 80/280 tubes; escutcheon for
Philco 16. Ron Ramirez, 811 Maple
St., Providence, KY 42450. (502) 6675440.
WANTED: Westinghouse DA, with or
w/o cabinet; base for AK M horn; dial
glass for Radiocraftsmen 10 tuner; tube
hi-fi equipment. Al Wirtenberg, 15
Wilson Rd., Weston, CT 06883. (203)
544-9270.
WANTED: Philco Safari TV;
Silvertone 9116 or 9115 TV; Teletone
TV-208; Airline 94GSE-3015; Philco
50-701; radio & TV banks; WD-11
mento"; "Jewelry Box" picture in lid
radio; any info. and schematic for
Fisher custom 60 hi-fi console; 3
chrome chassis 360; Need Starlite
VTR-602 radio in good condition.
William Overbeck, (215) 789-8199
machine ring 5.
WANTED: IF transformer between
oscillator and 2nd detector for Philco
Jr. model 81; Philco #06100. A.J.
Long, 11830 Heath Rd., Chesterland,
OH 44026. (216) 729-8451.
WANTED: CathedraVtombstone wood
cabinets, any condition, will buy or
repair. Call or SASE for details. Dick
Oliver, 28604 Schwalm Drive 2,
Elkhart, IN 46517 . (219) 522-4516
evenings.
WANTED: z.enith model 17 cast (or
similar) 2 3/4" diameter wheel that
drives dial tape. Also main tuning
knob, speaker. Steve Melvin, 34 Deep
Brook Harbor, Suffield, CT 06078.
(203) 668-6821 or fax (203) 668-8888.
WANTED: Will pay $1,000+ for
General Electric model GM-125, a
1938 console with FM. Also interested
in General Electric HM-136,
Stromberg Carlson models 435M,
455M and 480M. Jeff Lendaro, 1107
Logan St., Noblesville, IN 46060.
(317) 773-3969.
WANTED: Round plastic lens for
Admiral bakelite radio/phono model
6S 12N; lens for RCA 6BX63; handleTransoceanic 8G005YT. Robert Rossi,
10936 Melbourne, Allen Park, MI
48101. (313) 386-8321.
WANTED: DeForest D-17, chassis or
junker set OK. Robert Burick, 218
North Earl St., Shippensburg, PA
17257. (7 17) 530-5040.
WANTED: Detrola Super Pee Wee;
Emerson Mae West #BD-194; Continental 1000. Robert Lutz, 9041 Gillette
St., St. Lenexa, KS 66215. (913) 8941327.
WANTED: Cabinet bottom and
handle Emerson model 570 "Me-
WANTED: Radiola or Westinghouse
"AR" RF amplifier. J.W. Brannon,
22324 IOOth Ave. SE, Kent, WA
98031. (206) 854-4234.
WANTED: Philco Butterfly; Emerson
520. Will pay reasonable price or
trade. Also, tapes of radio shows 77
MID-SOUTH ANTIQUE RADIO COLLECTORS
Invite you to another
ANTIQUE RADIO SHOW & SWAP MEET
Saturday, October 9th • 8 A.M. to 4 P.M. (EDT)
The Kentucky Inn • 525 Waller Ave., Lexington, KY
Discount room rates ($45 double), for reservations call
(606) 254-1177 or 1-800-221-6652
Make plans to attend. Enjoy our large Old Equipment Contest/Display, Indoor Swap Meet and Auction.
Buffet lunch also available. Info: Lewis Owens (606) 233-0376.
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The Vintage Radio & Phonograph Society, Inc.
And The Antique Wireless Association
CONVENTION '93 - October 15th, 16th & 17th
The Holiday Inn, DFW Airport South, 4440 West Airport Freeway, Irving, Texas
Call (214) 399-1010 Reservations
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Friday/Saturday - 4 Auctions *
Friday Afternoon Technical Programs
Two Advanced Registration Prizes: **
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Saturday Old Equipment Contest
Saturday Evening Awards Banquet
Sunday Morning Flea Market
To participate in auctions, you must be a member of VRPS or A WA in good standing.
VV-VJ Victor Inside Horn Phonograph wlrecords & needles, Radio/a 18 wlcathedral type speaker.
Convention '93 info, write: VRPS, Inc., P.O. Box 165345, Irving, TX 75016, or call: C.F. Crandell
(214) 337-2823 after 6 PM CST. or George Potter (214) 315-2553 after 7:30 PM CST.
~outh£a1-fr'ln c::4ntiq_ue, cf?adio ~ocid!J
1993 FALL SWAPMEET
Saturday
October 30th
8:00 A.M.
New location ...just 15 minutes
from 1-285, east of Atlanta
1-20 to Exit 41
C.E. Steele Community Center
1040 Oakland Avenue
Conyers, Georgia
e Contest categories: Crystal Sets, 1920's
Battery Sets, Cathedrals/Tombstones, Deco
Radios, AC Sets, Commun ication Equipment,
Transistor Radios, Radio Advertisement, Misc.
• Radio Flea Market
Indoor-Outdoor Facilities
• Door Prizes
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Accommodations:
•Holiday Inn (404) 483-3220
•Comfort Inn (404) 760-0300
e Days Inn (404) 922-3314
Information: Charles Pierce. 4380 E. Brookhaven Dr .. Atlanta, GA 30319 - (404) 233-1340 or Charles Milton (404) 922-6507
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THESE AMRAD RADIOS WANTED ...
ALSO WANTED
• Any other Pre-1926 Amrad
Radios, i.e. Double Deckers,
Crystal Sets, 3366 Reflex ,
Portable ,
Jewel,
35-U,
lnductrole, etc.
•Literature from 1923-1925
VT Detector 2771
VT 1-Stage Amp. 2766
VT 2-Stage Amp. 2776
Andrew Mooradian, 5 Priscilla Lane, Winchester, MA 01890. (617) 729-1873 after 7 P.M.
2/94
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1292 STARBOARD
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John Okolowlcz
624 Cedar Hill Rd.
Ambler, PA 19002
(215) 542-1597
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119 Laurelwood Dr., Niantic, CT 06357
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WABC, WMCA, 1010 WINS, CKLW,
WFIL, WOR-FM, WIGB, WLS. Bab
Masterson, Box 172, Valley Cottage,
NY 10989. (914) 353-3151.
WANTED: LARKIN "LARCOFLEX"; "LARCOPHONE";
"LARCOPHONIC" - Radios, speakers,
tubes, catalogs, parts, etc. Please help
locate these items from this manufacturer. Joe Pawell, 6 Augustine Ave.,
Ardsley, NY 10502. (914) 693-9374.
together, 1 complete binding post.
Phillip Drexler, 1175 E. Ripley Ave. ,
St. Paul, MN 55109. (612) 771-8630.
model 5S3?? Bill Timoszyk, 35283
Leon, Livonia, Ml 48150. (313) 4212076.
WANTED: Zenith Stratosphere, 16 or
25 tube model. Will buy or trade
generously from our huge inventory.
Alan Jesperson, POB 17338, Minneapolis, MN 55417. (612) 727-2489.
WANTED: General Electric portable
radio model no. 7-288B. Sold in 1970's
and early 1980's. Advertised as "Long
Range and High Selectivity". Measures
12 1/2 w., 8 3/4 h., 4 deep. Uses 6 "D"
cell batteries. Harry Edmondson, 3330
Turtle Lake Club Dr., Marietta, GA
30067. (404) 988-0433.
WANTED: Pre-1940 telephones;
Riders #23, pay top$. John Sudduth,
1842 Hwy. 92 North, Fairburn, GA
30213.
WANTED: Early plastic, beetle
plastic, Catalin or colored Plaskon
radios by Kadette, Detrola, Sparton,
Admiral, Firestone, Sonora, Majestic,
Silvertone, RCA, others. Please call or
write and let me know what you have
for sale or trade. Jon Steinhauser, 636
Westminster Rd., Baldwin, NY 11510.
(516) 223-9878.
WANTED: For Philco model 41-250,
large plastic escutcheon plate that
surrounds the dial, set of 4 knobs, and
8 push buttons. For Atwater Kent IOC,
rf interstage coil (not the switched one)
with or without windings intact. James
F. Crews, HCR 63 Box 4, Arbovale,
WV 24915. (304) 456-4798.
WANTED: Help in locating information on radio sets made by .c.illgQ or
Universal. Both of Chicago. If you
have either of these please drop me a
line with info on the chassis (what's on
the tag). Also looking for a chassis,
knobs and escutcheon for an Emerson
L-559 chest type. Peter Burton, 39 E.
Walnut St., Belchertown, MA 01007.
(413) 323-5019.
WANTED: New collector looking for
troubleshooting guides and unrestored
Zenith & Scott consoles. Eddie Burns,
4224 Stoneham Ln. NW, Rochester,
MN 55901. (507) 282-1879.
WANTED: Dual volume control for
Philco 20; 1 megohm 1/2 watt lead-end
resistor; repro tag for AK40; owner's
manual for FADA RN. Doug Fox, 603
S. 12th Ave., St. Charles, IL 60174.
(708) 584-5915.
WANTED: Parts for AMRAD 3500-1:
12 knurled nuts that fasten panel to
cabinet, 4 aluminum bezels with
screens (about 3" in diameter), 2
aluminum plates that fasten cabinets
WANTED: Grille for Setchell-Carlson
416 Frog-Eye; Zenith chassis 5529 for
WANTED: Power cord strain relief
and twist-prong capacitor installation
tools. Jim & Nadiene Farago, 4017
42nd Ave. S., Minneapolis, MN
55406-3528.
WANTED: Crosley 2-tube sampler
radio (Radio Age, Oct. 1984 issue);
Crosley 37-tube console radio (Radio
Age, May 1984 issue); Belmont
Boulevard model 5Pl 13 battery
operated personal portable radio using
headphones (Sams 11/47, set #28,
folder #4718-2). Jim Clark, 1292
Starboard, Okemos, MI 48864. (517)
349-2249.
WANTED: Will send you a new
package of steel phono needles for
every empty metal phono needle box
you care to send me. Ernest D.M.
Yeaw, RR#3, Tatamagouche, Nova
Scotia, Canada BOK IYO. (902) 6572554.
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CLUB INFORMATION
PROVIDED FREE
Alabama Historical Radio Society
(AHRS). Don Kresge, President. 4721
Overwood Circle, Birmingham, AL
35222. Monthly meetings 4th Monday
except Dec. at Homewood Public
Library, 1721 Oxmoor Rd., 7pm.
Museum being planned.
Antique Radio Club of America
(ARCA).William H. Dawson, 300
Washington Trails, Washington, PA
15301. Pub: In Living Color, quarterly.
Regional chapters, National and
regional conventions; dues $12/year.
Antique Radio Club of Illinois
(ARCI), secretary - Carolyn Knipfel,
Rt. 3, Veteran 's Rd., Morton, IL
61550. Dues: $12 per year. Publication: ARCI News. Six meets a year
including RadiofesL
Antique Wireless Association
(AWA). Joyce Peckham, P.O. Box E,
Breesport, NY 14816. Pub: The Old
Timers Bulletin, quarterly. Dues:
$12.00. National and regional conventions. Museum.
Arizona Antique Radio Club
(AARC). Monthly meetings Oct.
through May; one swap meet in
Spring; four quarterly "Radio Club
News" (sample issue, $2.50 ppd.).
Dues: $15 for calendar year. Information: contact Lois Watson, SecretaryTreasurer or Clyde Watson, Editor,
8311 Via de Sereno, Scottsdale, AZ
85258. (602) 948-6466.
California Historical Radio Society
(CURS). Membership Secretary Adam
Schoolsky, 38007 Stenhammer Drive,
Freemont, CA 94536. (415) 791-0330.
Dues: $15 year. Seven swap meets,
four quarterly journals, and two
biannual Audio News Tapes.
Colorado Radio Collectors (CRC).
Meets 6 times per year. Newslener:
The Flash, published 6 times per year.
Fall auction, Spring show, Summer
picnic. Dues $10 annually. Info: Rick
Ammon (303) 224-5446, 1249 Solstice
Ln., Fort Collins, CO 80525.
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Delaware Valley Historic Radio
Club (DVHRC). meets 2nd Tues. of
every month. Annual dues $5. P.O.
Box 624, Lansdale, PA 19446. (215)
368-2520.
Florida Antique Wireless Group
(FA WG), 321 Evans St., Orlando, FL
32807. Dennis Williams (407) 8950146 and Paul Curry (407) 365-9305,
co-founders. Bi-monthly newsletter.
Houston Vintage Radio Association
(HVRA) Established in 1978, monthly
meeting, lst Tue., Spring Annual
Convention, Fall Bar-B-Q and Swap
Meet. P.O. Box 31276, Houston, TX
77231-1276. Info: Richard Collins
(713) 778-0271. Pub: Grid Leak,
monthly. Dues: $15.00 ). Regional
Meets.
Hudson Valley Antique Radio &
Phonograph Society (HARPS),
Monthly meetings feature educational
demonstrations and mini swap meets.
Info: HARPS, PO Box 207, Campbell
Hall, NY 10916 or call John or Linda
Gramm at (914) 427-2602.
Indiana Historical Radio Society
(IHRS). Spring swap-meet, flea
market, auction, contest. Pub: IHRS
Bulletin, quarterly. Dues: $10.00. Info:
Contact Ed Taylor, 245 N. Oakland
Ave,. Indianapolis, IN 46201. (317)
638-1641. Please include SASE.
Kentucky Chapter Antique Radio
Club of America (ARCA). Kentucky
has a new chapter. Dues are $12
yearly. Send check to KY Chapter
Antique Radio Club of America for
membership Lo: Robert E. Dickerson,
Pres., 1907 Lynn Lea Rd., Louisville,
KY 40216. (502) 447-6399.
Michigan Antique Radio Club
(MARC). Jim Clark, President. Pub:
"Chronicle", quarterly. Membership
dues & info: Bruce Eddy, 2590
Needmore Hwy., Charlotte, MI 48813.
Dues: $12/year pro-rated. Four meets a
year including "Extravaganza" each
July in Lansing, MI.
Mid-Atlantic Antique Radio Club
(MAARC). Monthly newsletter. Some
local events. Joe Koester, President.
Dues $12/year, 2 years $24, (one free
issue), 3 years $36 (two free issues),
lifetime $180. Write: Roy Morgan,
P.O. Box 1362, Washington Grove,
MD20880.
Mid-South Antique Radio Collectors
(MSARC). Ron Ramirez, 811 Maple
St., Providence, KY 42450-1857. (502)
667-5440. Especially for collectors in
Kentucky, Tennessee, S. Indiana & S.
Illinois, although anyone is welcome.
Pub: Old Radio Times, quarterly.
Dues: $10 per year. Two meets per
year.
New England Antique Radio Club
(NEARC) P.O. Box 474, Pelham, NH
03076. (603) 938-5051. Pub: THE
ESCUTCHEON, quarterly (call or
write for free sample). Dues: $10.
Quarterly Meets.
Niagara Frontier Wireless Association (NFWA) Your membership is
welcomed. You may join the NFW A
by sending $9 (American Funds) for a
one year membership to: NFW A c/o
Gary Parzy, 135 Autumnwood,
Cheektowaga, NY 14227. Dues are
payable each Jan. New members may
join any time for $9. Floyd Engels,
President.
Northland Antique Radio Club
(NARC). P.O. Box 18362, Minneapolis, MN 55418. Pub: NARC Newsletter, six/year. Dues: $10.00. About six
meets a year.
Northwest Vintage Radio Society
(NWVRS), meetings 2nd Sat. of each
month, 10 am, at Northwest Vintage
Radio Museum, 7675 SW Capitol
Hwy. (at 32nd St.), Portland, OR.
Annual dues: $15. Info: NWVRS, P.O.
Box 82379, Portland, OR 97282-0379.
(503) 654-7387.
Oklahoma Vintage Radio Collectors.
Monthly meetings, monthly newsletters, swaps. Meetings: second Satur(continued on page 27)
day of each month at 6 pm. Location:
Gary Dales Barbeque, NW 63rd and
May, Oklahoma City. (405) 722-0595
or send SASE to OKVRC, POB 721197, OKC, OK 73172-1197
Pittsburgh Antique Radio Society,
Inc. (PARS).Quarterly meets. Dues
$14 I year. Secretary - Richard J.
Harris, Jr., 407 Woodside Rd., Pittsburgh, PA 15221.
Puget Sound Antique Radio Association (PSARA), meetings 3rd Sun. of
each month (2nd Su. in Dec.) at noon
at Shoreline Museum, North 175th St,
N. Seattle, WA. The year 1993 is our
20th!Annual dues: regular-$20,
associate-$15. lnfo:P.O. Box 125,
Snohomish, WA 98291-0125.
Society for Preservation of Antique
Radio Knowledge (SPARK), meetings fourth Tues. of each month , 7:30
pm, at the ITT Technical Institute, rm.
106, 3325 Stop Eight Rd., Dayton, OH.
Info: Harold Parshall (513) 298-4044
days or (513) 268-2909 eves. Quarterly
pub: "The Electronic Collector".
Southeastern Antique Radio Society
(SARS), Local club meetings second
Tues. of each month, 6:30pm, Shoney's
at Peachtree Ind. Blvd. Spring & Fall
meets, Quarterly SARS newsletter,
annual dues $12. Make checks payable
to Charles Pierce, SARS Tres., 4380 E.
Brookhaven Dr., Atlanta, GA 30319.
(404) 233-1340.
Southern California Antique Radio
Society (SCARS). Edward Sheldon,
656 Gravilla Place, La Jolla, CA
92037. Pub: California Antique Radio
Gazette, quarterly. Dues: $10.00. Four
meets per year.
The Southern Vintage Wireless
Association (SVWA) has been formed
in northern Alabama to promote
antique radio preservation and related
activities in the southeast. Meetings
will be held quarterly in conjunction
with flea markets/swap meets. Anyone
interested in joining should contact
Bill Moore, 1005 Fieldstone Ct., HSY,
AL 35803. (205) 880-1207.
Vintage Radio and Phonograph
Society (VRPS). Larry Lamia, P.O.
Box 165345, lrving, TX 75016. Pub:
The Sound Wave, quarterly. Dues:
$13.50. Monthly meetings, Spring
Auction, Annual Convention.
Western Wisconsin Antique Radio
Collectors Club (WWARCC). Dave
Wiggert, President Publication:
"Radio Recollections" (quarterly).
Annual swap meet' "Nostalgic Radio",
bi-monthly meetings. Other events and
shows throughout the year. Info: Blake
Nichols, Rt. 1, Box 182-A4, Stoddard,
WI 54648. (608) 788-9299. $12 dues
per year.
PROVIDED FREE AS A PUBLIC
SERVICE BY "RADIO AGE"
ARCA National Convention, Come to
Arkansas in '94! Great hotel, great prices, great
flea market area and great convention facilities! Crossroads of I-30 and I-40. Little Rock,
June9-ll, 1994.
4th Annual Old Time Radio and Phonograph
Show, sponsored by the Hudson Valley
Antique Radio & Phonograph Society, Saturday, October 23, 1993 from 8am to 4pm at the
Holiday Inn Middletown, Exit 122 off Route
17, Middletown, NY. All indoor show, $1
admission, refreshments available. Info: call
Gram-0-Phone Antiques (914) 427-2602 and
ask for John or Linda; or call Victorian Talking
Machine Co. (914) 561-0132 and ask for Geoff
or Judy, between 6-9 pm.
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Southern Vintage Wireless Association
Fall Swapmeet, Saturday, October 9, 8am to
2 pm , at the 9th Street Methodist Church
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6pm, programs start at 7pm. Furue dates are
July IO & August 14. Yearly dues are $12 and
includes Broadcast News, a monthly
mewsleuer. For info. send SASE: OKVRC,
P.O. Box 72-1197, OKC, OK 73172-1197. Jim
Collings, (405) 755-4139 or Karen McCoy,
(405) 722-0595.
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WANTED: The following Sams
folders: 1107, 2297, 2314; Cabinel for
Majestic 50 or good front piece; dial
glass for GE L-660; wire recorders.
Peter Dieguez, 36-48 34th St., Long
Island City, NY 11106. (516) 625-0429
WANTED: Cabinets for RCA Berkshire and Capehart 400P series.
Stewart Kleinschmidt, 502 N. Maple
St., Prospect Hts., IL 60070. (708)
392-6257.
WANTED: Chassis for Sparton "Polo"
radio or junker set. Also seeking
chrome or metal grille wood radios
made before WWII and early Emerson
wood tombstones and mantel radios.
Please call or write with description.
Mark V. Stein, 2109 Carterdale Rd.,
Baltimore, MD 21209. (410) 4662814.
WANTED: Chassis & speaker for a
Lyric model S-7 cathedral. I have a
great cabinet & need the innards;
Escutcheon & glass dial cover for EH
Scott Philharmonic; Scott cabinet for
All Wave 23 Imperial or Philharmonic;
Sparton chassis for my "Bluebird". Joe
Koester, 249 Spring Gap South,
Laurel, MD 20724. (301) 725-4229.
WANTED: Good catacomb for
Radiola 28; Riders vol. 18, 19, 20, 22,
23. Ralph Ripke, 9580 Caribbean
Blvd., Cutler Ridge, FL 33189-1555.
(305) 233-2621 .
Too Late to Classify
FOR SALE: 160 radios, part of my
collection! 50 table model bakelite, 15
consoles, 2 chairsides, 50 wood table
sets 1932-1950, 4 grandfather clock
radios, 4 battery sets 1923/30, 45
unusual 1947/1957 through 1963
transistor radios. 200 radio tubes!
RGB , P.O. Box 5361 , Old Bridge, NJ
08857, USA. Fax (908) 679-8524,
Attn. Richard.
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Zenith 7H8ZOZ, $33. Ralph Ripke,
9580 Caribbean Blvd., Cutler Ridge,
FL 33189-1555. (305) 233-2621.
11717 Kingfisher Ln., Saint Marys, OH
45885-9335.
FOR SALE: 78rpm, 6 record album,
RCA-Victor Morse Code Lessons w/
instruction booklet, gc, $30 + shpg.
Also other 78's, Christmas albums by
Perry Como, Bing Crosby, Lionel
Barrymore, Phil Spitalny & Fibber
McGee & Molly. Other albums, Bing
Crosby show tunes and Spike Jones.
Singles by Andrews Sisters, Fred
Waring, Wayne King, Phil Spitalny,
The Harmonicats, Andre Kostelanetz
and Pauline Alpert. Send SASE for
descriptions & prices. Elmer Thom,
Radio Age
636 Cambridge Road
Augusta, GA 30909
Second Class
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Augusta, Georgia
FOR SALE: Philco 42-327, $49;
Riders vol. 12&13, $14 ea.; 192A
FADA Neutrolette N/T, $100; Zenith
5G636, $50; Zenith 60001 Y, $39;
Sparton 6-15, N/T, $75; Meck
5D7Wl8, $24; RCA 56X, $28; GE J51, $32; Motorola 5P31A, $19.50;
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