Before the second world war Radio was a revolution in mass-communication much like the internet today. Fortunes were made and lost, empires built, epic patent battles ensued, all of which resulted in ...

[Eric] has an Atwater Kent 55C AM radio from the early 1900’s. He’s been trying to restore the radio to proper working condition. His most recent pain has been with the rectifier tube. The tube is ...

Sometime this year there was an article in your paper with an address to an old radio repair shop in Inglewood. The shop specialized in repairing old tube-type radios. I wish I had kept the address.

Something happened on the way to the future: the past got in the way. I’ve been spending time lately reading online forums and other pages dedicated to vintage electronics. This includes sites that ...

If you need an antique radio fixed - there is a repair shop in Melvindale! Antique radio repair man Paul Colosimo has spent the past 98 years humming along to his own tune. Like music, he has seen ...

Bennie Summers tests a tube in his shop at Summertyme Vintage Radio Repair in the Maumee Antique Mall. The Blade/Lisa Dutton Buy This Image An old Hickok voltage meter. The Blade/Lisa Dutton Buy This ...

Radio World welcomes letters to the editor on this or any story. Email [email protected]. Thanks for the article by Chuck Gloman in the Sept. 11 issue that describes how to connect MP3 players to the ...

Fig. 1: Parts are laid out for the start of the big repair. I had an inquiry from our VP of programming concerning his office speakers. Were they blown? The JBL 4408s were his favorites; was there ...

Ex-movie theater projectionist Steve Guttenberg has also worked as a high-end audio salesman, and as a record producer. Steve reviewed audio products for CNET and worked as a freelance writer for ...

Not a month goes by when I don’t get a letter or email asking where one can hear classic old-time radio shows from the golden era of the medium. For the most part, unfortunately, not on the local ...