Retro Radios
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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](https://ripptech.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Zenith-R15W-1.jpg)
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](https://ripptech.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Boomboxes1.jpg)
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)](https://ripptech.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/385F2028-3714-42FE-A11C-E4C4AAA6C7CD_1_105_c.jpeg)
RCA 16×3 Restoration
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](https://ripptech.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/2AA09899-C552-4A9D-AEF8-B18FAA811606_1_105_c.jpeg)
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…