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My collection presentation
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05-05-2025, 01:17 PM
There is an article on my site that introduces the first portable radios in my collection. I have only provided a link to this article, but if you think it would be wise to move the full content of this and future articles here, I can do so.

The beginning of a portable collection.
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05-09-2025, 11:09 PM
Nice collection Icon_thumbup
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Bob
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05-10-2025, 11:43 AM
This article has been updated.
A tutorial on capacitor restoration has been added.

How to repack an electrolytic capacitor
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Yesterday, 06:25 PM
This will be a description of my twice favorite part of the collection.
First, these are my favorite battery radios.
Second, these are the most technically advanced receivers among portables.
So - let's begin the presentation of my Transoceanics:

Preparing for the presentation of my transoceanics
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