Crystal and tube radio`s

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Re: Crystal radio`s

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I have another coil like the last radio minus the capacitor so going to try and make a radio out of it.
Ordered a cap. today. :)

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Cool bud!
You're gonna have to call your house "Radio Shack"😁
You must be getting quite a collection.
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Thanks Jay, this will number 13 :)
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Got the box done today made from oak, there will be a 4 inch dial that covers the knot hole.

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Now that one looks great! :D
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Nice job, Lenn. Looks like a rugged unit.
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Thanks Merle and Jay, it should be a dandy. :)
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Now that is neato mosquito bud!
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Thanks Jay. :)
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Beautiful Lenn. That dial really reminds me of our family's Atwater-Kent from when I was a baby children. Can you buy whatever that green "eye" was on our big Philco console? I always thought it was so cool. My bed was on the couch in the living room and Dad was usually still listening to the radio as I went to sleep.
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Thanks Ron, I`m not sure about the green eye never seen one.
I have a one tube radio coming, I`ll post when I get it and up and running. :)
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Got the radio today it`s a 1921 Aeriola Sr one tube receiver.
Of coarse it didn`t work so had to go over it and found a broken wire and repaired it and now it works fine.
I was very happy the tube was good because they are rare and can cost 75 bucks :shock:

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Pitchy wrote: Thu Apr 12, 2018 1:59 pm Got the radio today it`s a 1921 Aeriola Sr one tube receiver.
Of coarse it didn`t work so had to go over it and found a broken wire and repaired it and now it works fine.
I was very happy the tube was good because they are rare and can cost 75 bucks :shock:

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How far away can you pick up a station with one tube? :?:
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Hi Merle, they are very powerful, That station is 30 miles away.
I haven`t searched out other channels yet as I just got it running.
I have it hooked up to my puter speaker in the vid which isn`t a good idea for this radio, it comes in real loud with the headphones also.
I ordered a old speaker driver that I`m going to put a horn on when it arrives with hopes it works well. :)
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Pitchy wrote: Thu Apr 12, 2018 2:21 pm Hi Merle, they are very powerful, That station is 30 miles away.
I haven`t searched out other channels yet as I just got it running.
I have it hooked up to my puter speaker in the vid which isn`t a good idea for this radio, it comes in real loud with the headphones also.
I ordered a old speaker driver that I`m going to put a horn on when it arrives with hopes it works well. :)
OK, thanks. :)
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Wow, thats really nice buddy! Glad you got it running without too much fussing.
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OldWin wrote: Thu Apr 12, 2018 3:59 pm Wow, thats really nice buddy! Glad you got it running without too much fussing.
Thanks bud, yep it`s pretty neat. :)
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And a battery box.

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That's a nice touch. Now the modern looking batteries don't clash with the old timey radio. Cool.
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Pitchy, that green eye was an aid to tuning. It was the end of a tube that glowed green in a circular pattern that swept around the iris of the eye until it met at the top when the signal was at it's strongest. The Philco forum has better explanation. Always fascinated me.
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Thanks Jay and Ron.
I`ve never seen the green eye Ron, at least not sober. :lol:
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Got this 1927-28 Radiola-18 today and it actually works, bought a Peerless speaker to go with it. :)

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Nice !!! :D
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Thanks Merle, I love it, there`s a little cast hood that goes over the lamp and I think I may have found a supplier of a repo.
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The fault in this radio is the wood case is cracked on both ends.
It`s 3/4 inch oak and I can`t hardly pull the crack together by hand.
Need professional advice, should I try and glue and clamp it or leave it alone and if I glue would bond tight work.

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Sorry I missed this old buddy! That thing is beautiful!
Hard to tell in a pic, but I bet you could glue and clamp that crack.
Even if you leave it as is, it's really nice. Stuff like that is really cool. It is lucky it found it's way to someone who will care for it.
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Thanks Jay, the crack won`t squeeze in as its sprung out sorta if ya know what I mean and I think if I did clamp it it would break out again.
I put some non hardening wood putty in it and seems to look ok.
I like this radio so much I bought another in dark brown, it even has the light hood on it and will post when it arrives.

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Hooked it up to a cardboard horn speaker we made and sounded pretty good.

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The putty was gonna be my next suggestion haha! Looks great bud. Some of those will even take a stain.
Wow, that speaker sounds pretty good!
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Got the light hood today, most of them are missing on these radios.

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Looks nice Lenn. Very classy.
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