08-05-2011, 11:33 PM
sondowner, if you can use a soldering iron, then you can repair it.
The parts are already all there, you just have to replace the broken ones.
Not only will you be able to contemplate a beauty from another time, but listend to it as well.
I too bought a "broken radio" not too long ago; was said to not be in working order.
Turns out I could get AM with hum and crackling sound - altough no FM. Then I found this place and they pointed me in the right direction about fixing it up.
Now its AM is more spectacular then modern-day radio, and I use the phono input like I would an amplifier. Musicians would kill for a push-pull 6V6 10W amp like that!
All it takes is the proper parts, and a few hours here and there. This fall I want to bring FM back and complete the recap job. In the meanwhile, I am constructing myself an AM transmitter.
This can not only be a fun project, but also result in a very reliable radio that would outlast you.
Not everyone who has old time radios are tube experts. I sure am not. Never touched a tube before owning the radio you see in my avatar.
About the other project; well... I like where you went, but I wouldn't have put that much flashy on it. I am in the philosophy that a little can go a long way.
BTW what software do you use? I personally like Silverjuke...
The parts are already all there, you just have to replace the broken ones.
Not only will you be able to contemplate a beauty from another time, but listend to it as well.
I too bought a "broken radio" not too long ago; was said to not be in working order.
Turns out I could get AM with hum and crackling sound - altough no FM. Then I found this place and they pointed me in the right direction about fixing it up.
Now its AM is more spectacular then modern-day radio, and I use the phono input like I would an amplifier. Musicians would kill for a push-pull 6V6 10W amp like that!
All it takes is the proper parts, and a few hours here and there. This fall I want to bring FM back and complete the recap job. In the meanwhile, I am constructing myself an AM transmitter.
This can not only be a fun project, but also result in a very reliable radio that would outlast you.
Not everyone who has old time radios are tube experts. I sure am not. Never touched a tube before owning the radio you see in my avatar.
About the other project; well... I like where you went, but I wouldn't have put that much flashy on it. I am in the philosophy that a little can go a long way.
BTW what software do you use? I personally like Silverjuke...
-Mars
