This excellent book focuses on restoring repairing, and refinishing those charming radios of the past. Discover basic, easy-to-follow techniques for repairing circuitry, troubleshooting, and cleaning up those radio treasures.

A presentation of the history, theory and practical operation of old-time, home, auto, amateur, shortwave and CB radio sets which provides the detailed instructions and schematics required to repair or rebuild them. A troubleshooting section is included, with charts and pin-out diagrams.

A comprehensive working directory of 20,000 vintage radio broadcast receivers made in the United States from 1921-1965, which provides manufacturer, model number, year produced, distinguished features including cabinet style, & an estimate of current market value. Also included is a very helpful cross reference listing of over 1200 "trade names" that appeared on radios, identifying the manufacturer that produced them. Chapters on the history of radio broadcasting, government regulation of broadcasting, technical advances in receiver circuitry & vacuum tube development, & the evolution of radio cabinet styles provide a historical perspective on the phenomenal rise of radio broadcasting & manufacturing in America. Robert E, Grinder, K7AK, a licensed radio amateur of 50 years & a university professor, combines years of experience in radio collecting & restoring with a careful research & documentation in this thoroughly revised & expanded edition of this widely acclaimed 1986 book. Sonoran Publishing specializes in books on antique radios, phonographs & other electronic collectibles. Write or call for a complete catalog. Sonoran Publishing, 116 N. Roosevelt, Suite 121, Chandler, AZ 85226. Phone (602) 961-5176, FAX: (602) 961-5256

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About this book Valve radio may belong to yesterday but it remains a work of genius. This book explains how valve radios work and how to restore them. Written by an established author in the field, it is packed with essential information for the practical restorer, regardless of experience, starting from basic principles and progressing in easy stages through to full chassis and cabinet restoration. Theory starts from the atom, through electron flow (conduction) and on to cover the functions of basic components - resistors, capacitors, inductors, transformers, diode, triode, tetrode, pentode and multiple valves. Radio transmission is briefly discussed before sub-circuits are described, from mixer/oscillators through to output stages. Example sets suitable for the improving restorer are described, then fault-finding and full electronic restoration techniques are thoroughly explained, together with an arrowed and numbered exemplar circuit diagram. The repair and restoration of all types of cabinet plus an appendix packed with useful data and information brings the book to the glossary and index. Even before the very start of public broadcasting in the early 1920s, valves - vacuum tubes - were essential, first to the development and then to the rapid advancement of radio and television. By the 1930s, superbly made Art Deco-inspired cabinets housed complex and sophisticated chassis populated with valves. For 50 years or thereabouts, valves - vacuum tubes - remained the bedrock upon which the technology of electronics -radio, television, audio, recorded sound, telecommunications - was built. Vintage radios are often attractive and elegant objects in themselves, well worthy of collection - but they are far from typical antiques; once restored they come to life. Their glowing scales and the warm, full sound of their valves is a revelation to those who experience it for the first time. About the author Since the age of twelve, Tony Thompson BSc., Cert. Ed. has held a lifelong interest in valve radio technology. As a boy he built radios and amplifiers. He qualified as a radio and television engineer and worked in educational television programme production. He opened his own TV, Hi-Fi and video servicing business and was for many years the Head of the Faculty of Design, Technology and Art in a Yorkshire secondary school. Widely skilled, his personal specialism was Electronics and his educational textbook on the subject was well regarded. Now retired from teaching, he has written several books on the general subject of vintage radio and is a regular contributor to vintage magazines.