antique radio

Antique Aviation NDB (Non-Directonal Beacon) Receivers

In this video I grab these two ancient bits of aviation technology from the 1940’s. They are vacuum tube radios specifically designed for aviation use as navigation aids. You’d dial…

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!…

RCA 16x3 Vintage Radio Restore: Testing vacuum tubes on my Jackson tube tester (Pt 3)

RCA 16×3 Vintage Radio Restore: Testing vacuum tubes on my Jackson tube tester (Pt 3)

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

Hey, here’s part 3 of my series on this troublesome RCA 16×3. Honestly, if new tubes to replace the bad ones doesn’t result in some kind of progress… this old…

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…