i`m a new member that has already enjoyed  the great things of having joined a
group of radio collectors `i`m going to try to make it to the may meeting-my
first-I have met Lee and recieved both some of his radios and his knolage.if i
can make it i will be bringing about 125 9 pin tubes that are of no use to me-
trades or free
thanks
   pat

Please respond directly to the sellers email address.
The seller is NOT on VicradioGroup and will NOT see
your replies. If you buy this radio, please post a reply
to let the other members know it is no longer avail. Thanks.

Zenith Console 6S556 For Sale $65 (in Cordova Bay..pickup only no ship)
Good cabinet but needs a coat of finish.
Looks to me like its all there except the swivelling antenna
box that fits in the back next to the speaker.
Was purchased for a woodworking project, and a small veneer
repair was done, and done well. Now the face plate, and knobs
need to be put back on (they are all there as far as I could tell)
The finish has been removed but done gently, and it was not sanded.

A nice project for someone who would like to have one of the smaller
6 tube Zenith Consoles. email  rdnboylan at shaw dot ca if you are interested.

We have 3 new member and 59 old members. I think it would be interesting to hear
about your collecting interests. Also feel free to ask for advise about old
radios or related items.

I will start: My name is Lee and I started this yahoo group because the was no
radio group on Vancouver Island. Been collecting radios since 1988. I enjoy
meeting other collectors and swapping radios, parts and stories about radios.The
group has grown and we now have members from all parts of Canada and USA.
I guess my favourite radios are 1930's art deco era streamline moderne types,
but I also really like Zenith and Atwater Kent Radios of any age or design. My
most recent restoration was a Zenith Transoceanic Model A600.My goal is to
eventually have all the tube zenith transoceanics. My next project is a Fisher
800-B
So it would be nice if a few of you would chime in here, from the begining
collector with one radio, to the vetern with a basement full of them, we have
all types of members so welcome all.

Hi, I'm Keith and I've been a radio listener since the 60s, SWLer and MW DXer
off and on for about 25 years, and a collector for about five years.

My collecting interests are pretty broad, LOL. I have some tabletop tube radios
from the 1950s and 60s, 60s pocket transistors, those big portable multiband
sets from the 70s, SW receivers old and new. Have some old TVs, tape recorders,
and phonographs, too. I like the "real" antique radios from the 20s, 30s and
40s, but for now they're outside my budget.

Hope to come up for one of the in-person meetings in Victoria one of these days
:-).

Regards,

Keith Beesley
Seattle WA USA

--- In VicRadioGroup@yahoogroups.com, Matthew Biller <matt.bill3r@...> wrote:
>
> My name is Matthew, and I have been collecting radios for 2 years now. I have
about 40 radios in my collection, ranging in ages of 1928 to 1978. 1928 being a
Lyric console, and 1978 being a Toshiba Hi-Fi stereo reciever. 
>
> My favorites would be the radios from the '20s, '30s, and '40s. I am currently
restoring a RCA Victor X-624 from 1954. It was the first tube radio that I ever
bought for my collection. I am really looking forward to listening to some old
radio shows on it. 
> I am really glad that this group has been formed. It is great to interact with
people whom share the same interests.
>
> My mentor is Mr. Richard McWhroter, whom some of you may already know (or know
about) either from his books or through his YouTube channel. If you haven't yet
heard of it, I highly recommed that you do. One sharp feller. 
>
> http://www.youtube.com/user/AllAmericanFiveRadio?feature=g-user-lik 
>
> Best regards, 
>
> Matt
>

Hi Matt,
Thanks for your comments. I checked out the utube links you provided, this is
great instructional video for beginners and advanced radio and electronic
hobbyists alike. I'm adding the link to our Links page over on the left hand
side.

--- In VicRadioGroup@yahoogroups.com, Matthew Biller <matt.bill3r@...> wrote:
>
> My name is Matthew, and I have been collecting radios for 2 years now. I have
about 40 radios in my collection, ranging in ages of 1928 to 1978. 1928 being a
Lyric console, and 1978 being a Toshiba Hi-Fi stereo reciever. 
>
> My favorites would be the radios from the '20s, '30s, and '40s. I am currently
restoring a RCA Victor X-624 from 1954. It was the first tube radio that I ever
bought for my collection. I am really looking forward to listening to some old
radio shows on it. 
> I am really glad that this group has been formed. It is great to interact with
people whom share the same interests.
>
> My mentor is Mr. Richard McWhroter, whom some of you may already know (or know
about) either from his books or through his YouTube channel. If you haven't yet
heard of it, I highly recommed that you do. One sharp feller. 
>
> http://www.youtube.com/user/AllAmericanFiveRadio?feature=g-user-lik 
>
> Best regards, 
>
> Matt
>

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SEMINAR - Remote Control of your Radio
FOR MORE INFO:
http://ve7vic.ca/

I am putting together a seminar on the setup and using a Remote control of your
radio via the internet. Your radio can be setup with antennas anywhere in the
world and controlled by its control head anywhere else. All you need is internet
at each end and two black boxes! We will have operational Radio systems to
demonstrate and play with.

LOCATION: SARBC classroom,  25 Burnside Rd West, Victoria.
TIME: 9am to 12am,  May 5th. 2012.

Check out the equipment at www.remoterig.com
Thanks to Alan VA7AWM, for his help and demo.

73 Al VE7BEU, Technical Director, Westcoast Amateur Radio Association

hello out there
is there any way to inhance what is left of a radio tube`s number? i have a
bunch that i can`t read-not much use if ya don`t know what they are
        thanks
         pat

----- Original Message -----

From: lbohn@...

To: VicRadioGroup@yahoogroups.com

Sent: Tuesday, May 08, 2012 8:05 PM

Subject: [VicRadioGroup] Re: tube idententification

 

Sometimes you can get lucky if you place the tubes somewhere cool.  Hold them so you can turn them to look at them without touching the glass.  If you then fog them up with your breath sometimes you can make out the tube number.  A good tube manual and the prongs on the tube base can also make for good detective work.   The filament pins on a particular tube type are usually always the same ones which helps to narrow down what the others are for.  Other than that, you’re SOL.

 

Lorne Bohn   

 

 

Anyone know of a store in Greater Victoria
where I can walk in and buy a belt for a
Technics SLB3 turntable also need a round rubber
mat for it too. Anybody have a spare mat?
I know all this is avail online, but I want to see before I buy.

I thought this was too funny not to pass along.  I have a couple with wooden
cabinets that qualify.  :-))

http://www.qsl.net/kb7rgg/radio/babe/babe.html

I have five new-in-the-box 807 tubes that I'm willing to trade.  I need KT66 and
a spare 6U5 tuning eye tube. I'll also consider ???

Lorne Bohn

Hi Lorne,
I'm LOL this is great fun. I have a couple of Hallicrafters 75 pounders. And I
noticed in the formula it multiplies the weight times a factor of 1.15, which
should help.I have added the calculator link to our links page.
73, Lee
--- In VicRadioGroup@yahoogroups.com, "Lorne" <lorne.bohn@...> wrote:
>
> I thought this was too funny not to pass along.  I have a couple with wooden
cabinets that qualify.  :-))
>
> http://www.qsl.net/kb7rgg/radio/babe/babe.html
>

Thanks to everyone for attending. Great selection of radios for sale and
displays of show and tell. Fun and educational too. I'm not 100% sure but most
everyone went home with some new toys.
I really love boat anchors and picked up two pieces of Boat Anchor Test
equipment last night at our meeting.Thanks to Keith! A hewlett packard VTVM
model 400L..$5 and a 3" scope in a big heavy metal box only $2. Don't understand
why none of the other attendees were not fighting to get at it?  In the summer
its nice because we can spread out all our radios on the ouside tables out
front. Peter O. came all the way from Qualicum. There were about 9 of us in
attendance.. Tom, Keith,Joe, Peter, Ian, Gordon, Alec, Jerry, and me (lee). Hope
I didn't miss anyone. Hope to see you all again next month; we missed a few of
the other regulars (we've had 12 or 13 people show up each time now) hopefully
they'll be back in June.
Good hunting, bring your new treasures to sell or show at the next one!

The poster says the meet is on Sunday, August 21, 2011. Perhaps best to visit
the web site.

Don

Well it will be sometime in August, I guess. I just got this off their website,
but didn't notice the year. So thanks for noticing.
Lee

--- In VicRadioGroup@yahoogroups.com, Don Mayer <donmayer@...> wrote:
>
> The poster says the meet is on Sunday, August 21, 2011. Perhaps best to visit
the web site.
>
> Don
>

Two NOS 4 mfd Capacitors are bid up to $66 on ebay!!!

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=230799146307

----- Original Message -----

From: lbohn@...

To: VicRadioGroup@yahoogroups.com

Sent: Sunday, June 03, 2012 5:50 PM

Subject: [VicRadioGroup] Re: Havepeople Lost their minds? Old capacitors selling for over $30 each!

 

 

Wow!  Audiophiles!  And everybody I know is pulling out old electrolytics and replacing them never mind paying $66 for one.

 

 

i just picked up an old  radiola a-33 that has no frequence numbers on the dial?
can replacements be found anywhere? also looking for a nicespeaker for it 
believe it`s a 100b
thanks
    pat