Retro Radios

…in which I destroy a vintage car stereo

So…. yeah. I thought I’d jump into this 1980 Pioneer KP-6500 car stereo. I mean, it sort of worked, I had one channel of audio. GREAT. Let’s open her up…

Kenwood R-2000 Attenuator Control No Receive Fix

If your R-2000 suddenly goes deaf, here’s a likely (and pretty easy) fix for it. The strange attenuator control gets dirty. All you need to do it open it up,…

Yours truly as imagined by the MidJourney AI.

Results of 9/14 Live Stream

[So I wrote this, left in draft mode and just found it. I don’t even… so here it is.] The video on the CD player will be coming out soon….

1968 Zenith R15W Transistor Radio

1968 Zenith R15W Transistor Radio

Here’s a cute little Zenith transistor radio I picked up at a local thrift store. It cleaned up real nice, and is perfect working condition!! AND It can be yours!…

Video: A Pair of Early 1980's Boomboxes! - Panasonic 5150 and Sears 57H2192

Video: A Pair of Early 1980’s Boomboxes! – Panasonic 5150 and Sears 57H2192

So you may (or may not) have seen the post where I introduced these two relics. Here’s the video where I open them up (ick!!) and ATTEMPT to get inside…

working on the RCA 16x3 (at the old lab)

RCA 16×3 Restoration

This entry is part 1 of 2 in the series RCA 16X3 Antique Radio

Well yeah, I suppose I better start linking to my own videos, right? In this series I’ll be restoring an antique RCA 16×3 radio. When I got it, it was…

Boomboxes: 1982 Sears model 2192 and Panasonic RX-5150

Panasonic RX-5150 and Sears 2192: 1982-83 Boombox Score

Scored a couple of Boomboxes at auction the other night. Both for under $30, which is definitely a score in my book. The first is a Sears model 2192 from…