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Enrico
Tedeschi's Wonderful Beginners' Page The
fantastic, and accomplished collector/author Enrico Tedeschi has taken the
time to write and upload excellent information for beginning transistor radio
collectors. But it's not just for beginners. Even if you have been collecting
for years, you will learn something new . You should also check out his
books. A great guy, and an asset to the hobby.
Beginners' Page Alan Kastner's Radio
Wallah Don't let the unassuming
first page fool you. Tokyo-based Alan Kastner has assembled, and photographed
one of the most beautiful radio collections you will ever see. Other great
information here too, including tips for dating radios, and some great
"journal entries. Nice Job Alan! Radio Wallah Steve Reyer's
Awesome Regency TR-1 Site For
those interested in the birth of portable transistor radios. Steve Reyer has
put an incredible amount of work into this site that contains photos,
manufacturing codes, links, copies of old advertisements and articles... Awesome,
indeed. Thanks Steve. Steve Reyer's Regency Site Don Pies has taken the time to show us that the
world can use more than one great TR-1 site. Besides contributing a lot of
useful material of his own, Don points us to other sites and resources. Don
Pies' Regency TR-1 Site Robert Davidson has
clearly spent ages on his page, and you will too as you explore its many
nooks and crannies. He has a love affair with the little radios, and it
shows. There is even a battery collection. 50 Years of the Transistor While you really
need to spend time visiting whole site, (called the M31 Galaxy of Transistor Radios), I have
also highlighted the Toshiba pages here, since they are so helpful,
interesting, and well-illustrated. Toshiba Information, Anyone? Aldo Anreani has
been working on his excellent site since 1998, and it shows. Lots of links, and some great info about
Sony Codes and Marconi radios. Radiophile John Pelham has created and
maintains an impressive radio site with photos, facts, and links of all
kinds. Drop by for a minute you might find yourself spending hours! John
C. Pelham's Virtual Museum Jack Ward's
CK722 Classic Germanium Transistor Website Learn about the
manufacturing and packaging changes made over the years, Check out the
construction articles, join a discussion group, or just lurk. Great fun.
Terrific site. Robert Vaughan
McGarrah Robert, (or just Bob if
you prefer), has an eye for details. Among other things, he loves collecting
old transistors and their packaging, (The components themselves). He has done
quite a bit of research, and his site is a great source of interesting
historical facts, photos and more. Andrew Wylie is Mister Transistor Andrew
has been collecting and studying transistors for more than 20 years. He says
he is also happy to trade or buy early transistors, and is always looking for
information on old devices and the companies and people who made them.
Fascinating, and worth a visit! Mister Transistor Camil Moujaber has
created an awesome site called Mid-century
Radios with plenty of pocket radio eye candy, (over 200 radio photos!), and
information on his homebrew radios, and a really fine reel-to-reel tape recorder collection. Lots more to look
at. He lives and works in Lebanon, so he has also provided some photos
of his beautiful country. It makes me want to visit! nice site,
Camil. Check it out! Tom Polk is
another fascinating guy. Somehow he has found the time to be an Austin, Texas
real estate mogul, and nurture his beautiful collection of vintage radios, (don't forget page two), portable tape recorders, a home made telescope, amazing Tesla coils, handmade musical instruments, and, geeze, Tom, what's
next? Friend, and all-round great guy Lello Salvatore is in the process of creating and
refining a great new Italian site called www.alltransistor.it When it is finished, in
addition to photos of his wonderful radio collection from around the world,
he will have book reviews, historical information, and more. He already has a
forum in place. The nice thing about this site is that it is in both Italian
and English. Thanks Lello. Keep up the good work! Sarah Wanamaker has
put together a great collection and a wonderful web site. She is particularly
interested in early radios, and has some nice research available about GE and
other players, including an interesting interview with Conrad Jutson, one of GE’s
pioneers. Check out her great FAQs. Excellent site, Sarah! Sarah's
Place Rainer
Steinfuehr's Bilingual Site Rainer's site is in both
German and English. Lots to discover here. History, photos, things to buy,
services to purchase, (repair, dating, etc.) And lots and lots of links. Gantz
güt, Rainer. Danka! Wumpus Radio All Things Radio is the
brainchild of enthusiasts Tim Sullivan, Bob Mantz, and some other
self-described "radio nuts." It is aptly titled. Primarily a tube
collector's resource, it is now starting to add some links, products, and
resources for transistor nuts too. Lots to buy, and a growing list of
references and links. Check it out. All things Radio Phil’s Old
Radios: Phil runs a very comprehensive site with
lots of tips, photos, links, and items for sale. Mostly tube, but some good
transistor stuff, and general information about other collectible electronics
as well.
Phil's Old Radios Heathkit Virtual
Museum: A Tribute to Heathkit A cool
collection of history, photos, and recollections, including an excellent
history of Heathkit. How many Heathkits did you build? How many more did
you wish you could afford? Heathkit Virtual Museum Conrad Field and
his family, (collectively called the "rummage heads"),
look like active buyers/sellers and collectors, as well as all-round nice
folks. Their
site shows their many combined pursuits. You and I will probably
be most interested in Conrad's transistor and tube radios,
or perhaps his vintage stereo items. Worth a visit. Dave Meier' site: is
interesting. You get a glimpse of his home, airplane, and hobbies. And, talk about Specialization! How
about a whole series of pages dedicated to Vintage Code Practice
Oscillators. Yup. Check it out. Very cool
site. Ron Stalma's Tr
Radio Site: A Little of Everything here's
another Ron with a radio site. It's hard to know how to categorize this one.
Very cool advertising copy, photos, reference info, and more good stuff.
Thanks for all the hard work, Ron. Looks great. Ron
Stalma's Tr Radio Marconi Radio
Information: No Marconi Didn't Invent the
Transistor Radio But the Canadians, Britts, and French folks bought a lot of
radios with his name on them. Here's a site that looks at the
Marconi-branded US and Japanese radios. Marconi Radio Information Tom lives
in the Dayton, Ohio area, is 58 years old, a ham radio operator (N5KCL) and
love old radio's; which he has been repairing for over 20 years and really
enjoys this as a hobby. He has some radios for sale, and he repairs them at
what look to be reasonable prices. http://tomsradiorepair.bizland.com/ Hans Summers'
Electronics Projects: Difficult to
classify... but worth a visit, so I am putting Hans Summers' wonderful site
here. Lots of construction projects, links, and information of value to
experimenters and enthusiasts. Hans
Summers' Electronics Projects Merrill L. Mabbs has
some of the nicest graphics I have seen on a home-grown, (and recently-moved)
web site. If you have a slow modem, be patient. It is worth a visit. Besides
transistor radios, Merrill collects cool old microphones and more. Holy Cow. Check it Out! Classic
Radio Gallery Bill and Connie
love to collect! 'Good thing they have a
basement 'cuz it looks like 'First ran into Bill at an eBay Live
event, (Bill's the infamous TipTie), but didn't get a chance to speak with
him. Next time, for sure. Love the downstairs Bill and Connie. What cha
got on the other floors? Don’s Crazy Cat is
your tour guide at this site. Looks like the cat is selling some radios,
books, and more. Nice collection of other radio-related links, too. Don’s Old Radio Page Don Adamson's
great site is worth a look. There is much to see and do relating to the
20s to through the 60s. Tube sets, all nicely categorized and photographed,
transistor sets, "kite antenna kit ads, radio ashtrays, the sound of
Sputnik, and yes, Radio Girl perfume... Another
Amazing Collection George Kaczowka has a
large collection, and has put some of it online, along with some helpful
research information, and some nice stories to go with the radios.George's
Collection Radio Mednick A very
nice radio collection, including transistor and tube sets, plus microphones,
and lots of other stuff from the cold war era. Also a "wanted"
list, so if you have items to sell, maybe you can make a match here.
Radio
Mednick
RadioMuseum.org Wow.
What an ambitious multilingual project! This home page includes a search
engine and a catalog of antique radios manufactured in Germany, Austria and
Switzerland, as well as in other countries. It also includes Crystal
Receivers, Loop Antennas, Speakers, Rectifiers, Hi-Fi Amplifiers, Record
Players, Tape Recorders, etc.You will find more than 30,000 radios listed,
with over 35,000 photographs, (as of 22. Jan. 2003), incl. over 18,000
printable schematic diagrams. Some features, including schematic downloads,
are available only to Radiomuseum members . At present the site claims about
2,000 members in 52 countries, many of them having contributed to the
Radiomuseum by uploading photographs, descriptive text and schematics and
building their own radio home page in Radiomuseum. See Instructions and Help
(blue icon) on the site to learn more.Guests have limited privileges. Joining
costs $20.00 (cash in the mail). www.RadioMuseum.org
(Click the appropriate flag for your language.) 101Science.com is a
cool site that offers a wide range of technical information about
transistors. It is part of a larger project that gives plenty of interesting
and practical information about scientific topics. Very cool! www.101science.com/transistor.htm
Antique Radio
Classified is dedicated antique radio collecting, its activities, and is
run by the publishers of Antique Radio Classified. It covers old
radio, TV, telegraph, amateur/ham radio, high fidelity/hi-fi &
audio. Antique Radio Classified is antique radio's largest circulation
monthly magazine with over 7,000 print . Mostly tube and crystal set related,
but there is some great transistor info as well. www.antiqueradio.com
Just Radios is
another primarily tube site, but it also some
transistor information. They sell schematics, and some replacement
parts. American, Canadian and European radios are supported. www.justradios.com
The official
Texas Instruments Regency TR-1 page is worth a visit. It's
also a great jumping-off point for a technology innovation timeline. www.ti.com/corp/docs/company/history/radio.shtml
Nostalgia Air is another nice, mostly-tube site with some
transistor information as well. Nostalgia Air is dedicated to the
preservation, conservation and dissemination of antique and vintage
electronics technical information. It is a personal, private venture with no
commercial content. The site is maintained as a commercial free zone, save
the sole references on this page to those that support the site. Donations
are requested. www.nostalgiaair.org
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