Hi all,

Diego from Brisbane here, a radio enthusiast looking to start collecting and restoring vintage radios, both transistor and valve sets.

My interest in radio dates back to my childhood, when I would sit by myself for hours on end trying to tune remote shortwave stations. I still find that fascinating in my mid-forties.

I have committed myself to learning the basics of electrical circuits and components, which I am doing now through books and videos. I ordered the Radio Theory Handbook, which I expect will arrive today.

At the same time, I am looking forward to learning safety procedures and getting some testing tools. Having no experience in electrical/electronic matters, I would appreciate some tips from the more experienced members in this forum.

It would be great to connect with other Brisbane-based members. I would also be interested in assisting to workshops, etc, where I could learn about radio repairing.

I hope I can make contributions to the forum at some point, always willing to lend a hand.

Cheers,
Diego

Welcome to V-R.

Regarding books, see this page for some suggestions. I would suggest the first two for beginners.

https://vintage-radio.com.au/default.asp?f=2&th=736#7101

You might like to consider joining the HWS:

http://www.hws.org.au/

Thanks for the welcome and the book suggestions, GTC.

I am indeed considering joining the HWS.

Hi Diego
The list of books that GTC suggested you read can be downloaded from the internet for free.
Do a search for these books.
Here is a link for downloading ARRL Handbooks.

https://archive.org/search.php?query=ARRL%20Handbook.

There are also a number of good tutorials on youtube such as this one

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x5SSKX74DKg

These should keep you going for a while
Cheers

Diego there is also a very good facebook group called The Real Bakelite and Antique Radio Page( HRSA FRIENDLY ). I spend a lot of time between it and here