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 Return to top of page · Post #: 1 · Written at 10:59:04 AM on 13 July 2010.
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 Ron Smallhorn
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Can anyone suggest any good resource material and or tech TAFE courses or the like to get started in learning abt valve radio with a view to getting a toe in the water on restoration work. Need to start at fairly basic level I reckon. Any suggestions apart from "don't even think about starting!"


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 Marcc
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I think one, in this day & age would be optamistic with TAFE etc. Some of the organisations like HRSA, ARRL, have probably got something. Some places like EVATCO have some books listed, but with books, I do like to see them.

I note of the people that were repairing valve equipment where I am, There were 5 actively doing this four years ago. Now there is me.

Marc


 
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 STC830
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Perhaps you could obtain articles such as the following from Silicon Chip http://www.siliconchip.com.au/

Vintage Radio Special: Your First Restoration

13 December 2000

or hunt up a copy of
Discovering Vintage Radio, a compilation of articles from Electronics Australia by Peter Lankshear

Cheers
Graham

PS could also try
http://www.thebakeliteradio.com/page102/page102.html
 
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 STC830
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This is on eBay at the moment.

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Discovering-Vintage-Valve-Radio-Lankshear-EA-1992-/110559125779?cmd=ViewItem&pt=LH_DefaultDomain_15&hash=item19bdd66113
 
 Return to top of page · Post #: 5 · Written at 21:54:51 on 16 July 2010.
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 STC830
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This is on eBay at the moment.

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Discovering-Vintage-Valve-Radio-Lankshear-EA-1992-/110559125779?cmd=ViewItem&pt=LH_DefaultDomain_15&hash=item19bdd66113

Sorry Brad. Managed to post this twice!
 
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