Antique Radio

Hallicrafters Repair-a-thon

Hallicrafters Repair-a-thon Starts Now!

This entry is part 1 of 1 in the series Hallicrafters Repair-a-thon

Lets get these boat anchors and receivers OUT the door! Problem is they are in various states of disrepair and need to be addressed, probably fixed. If nothing else they…

Updates and NEW Video, 1970's Magnavox Solid State Table/Shelf Radio

Update and NEW Video

Hey, uh, HAPPY NEW YEAR. So yeah, things are going about as well as they have been. My time blindness is a thing and I’m pretty well sick of it….

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…