[Thursday] We have some cool consoles waiting for attention

[Ray Ortgiesen]

I most certainly would be interested!  Would love to see more of the old
sets working.  Not retired so Thursday mornings are tough though.
Ray (wf1b)

On Sat, Nov 20, 2021 at 11:53 AM Sam's Antique Radios via Thursday <
thursday at newsm.org> wrote:

> 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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