HowToPhilThis little #shortwave #radio of mine (an Infomate) is old enough that it has #TV audio bands...
HowToPhil (Phillip R)This little #shortwave #radio of mine (an Infomate) is old enough that it has #TV audio bands...
mar01I'm an eternal optimist but it seems things can precipitate quickly now. Phew-my old radio works. My personal forecast for 2026 is: it’'ll be a boom year for radio manufacturers.Don’t laugh: think about getting one asap!
Sono ottimista di natura ma gli eventi provano le cose possono precipitare velocemente oggigiorno. Ho una vecchia radio portatile e funziona ancora. Mia previsione per il 2026: anno ricchissimo x i produttori.
Non ridere: comprane una presto!
#WorldEvents #2026ideas #OldRadios
Sono ottimista di natura ma gli eventi provano le cose possono precipitare velocemente oggigiorno. Ho una vecchia radio portatile e funziona ancora. Mia previsione per il 2026: anno ricchissimo x i produttori.
Non ridere: comprane una presto!
#WorldEvents #2026ideas #OldRadios
Jay Thurber ShowI gotta admit, I'm always a little surprised when I re-assemble something and it works! This "parts only/not working" Zenith TO has come back to life after a bit of service and some minor repairs. This is from my basement workshop outside of Pittsburgh with no external antenna.
Spent some time last night working on the Transoceanic 3000 again. I got the glue out of the tuning shaft using a hot soldering iron and a drill, but restringing the cord is a challenge, and the diagrams are as clear as mud.
I cannot possibly explain how much I hate doing dial cords on #OldRadios. Gonna need a new spring, also, so a trip to the hardware store is in my future.
I'm fixing up another Zenith Transoceanic. This is my second. It's another radio that was sold as "parts," but it's coming back to life. Unlike my first TO, this has the newfangled "FM band," so I can listen to my own show now!
Next step: Restring part of the dial cord; the pointer is still connected but the part that turns the tuning capacitor is broken and some knucklehead slopped glue all over it, apparently in a past attempt to fix it. Pray for me ....
RetroWizzardWe visited my dutch aunty today.
My late uncle collected and repaired old radios. This is part of the collection that he used to have.
She let me pick one for keeps and I'm in tears, both joy and melancholy.🥲
#VintageTech #Vintage #tubeelectronics #OldRadios
My late uncle collected and repaired old radios. This is part of the collection that he used to have.
She let me pick one for keeps and I'm in tears, both joy and melancholy.🥲
#VintageTech #Vintage #tubeelectronics #OldRadios
