[Thursday] We have some cool consoles waiting for attention

[Sam's Antique Radios]

Hey Ken,
    The closest I've come to military is the AA5-based sets that
Hallicrafters and National made.  However, I could certainly learn how to
work on them.  Once I'm confident enough, I might take a go at the Scott.
I wouldn't be able to do anything about the plating, but I'm fairly
confident I could make it play again.  I could definitely put together a
class of sorts on repair.  I think there's a few AA5s in the basement of
the Mayes Building that would be good starter sets, although I think most
of them may have ended up in the upstairs display under the windows.

On Sat, Nov 20, 2021, 5:36 AM Ken Carr <kb1awv at yahoo.com> wrote:

> <http://newsm.org/mailman/listinfo/thursday_newsm.org>Sam,
>
> That seems like a great idea! By that time we should have that
> room all ready to use. You might want to work on at least one
> at the museum so you can demonstrate your technique to
> the other radio guys. We all can learn from each other.
>
> Have you ever done work on any military radio equipment?
> We have some truly interesting radios that need to come
> to life so they can be demonstrated. One example is
> the Collins-made ART-13 Transmitter. This massive radio
> has a fully motorized antenna tuning unit that is
> fascinating to watch as it makes a match between
> the rig and antenna.
> We have other military radios, some on display
> and some in storage. Then there are all the portables,
> TRF’s, All American Fives, high end luxury sets from
> the ‘20’s and ‘30’s, and ham gear.
>
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> On Friday, November 19, 2021, 10:19 PM, Sam's Antique Radios via Thursday <
> thursday at newsm.org> wrote:
>
> I'd like to try and get some of the sets at the museum going possibly over
> this summer sometime.  I'm thinking of doing those Philco cathedrals in the
> repair room.  They need some cabinet work, too, which would have to wait
> till the warmer weather.
>
> On Fri, Nov 19, 2021, 10:04 PM Ken Carr via Thursday <thursday at newsm.org>
> wrote:
>
> If anyone wants a Crosley console there is one in
> Norwich, CT going for about $60. … the seller has had it up for so long
> I suspect she would take $50. I bought a nice FADA TRF from her for
> just $20 .. it came with a full set of balloon tubes, a nice cabinet, and
> the original connection instructions pinned to the inside of
> the cabinet.
>
> A real treat would be to restore the Shirley Temple Grunow console
> that is under the stairs in PJ. That’s a really cool teledial style
> radio. Shirley Temple was featured in all the ads. See the link for some
> great archival photos and ads.
>
> https://www.antiqueradios.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=267861
>
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