| New Radio Book 125 Pages Ring Bound  VINTAGE RADIOS |
I am asked at least two or three times a week if I can recommend a good book for new enthusiasts to learn how to repair and restore Vintage Radios. Until now I have had to explain that the only books available were of US origins, and whilst quite good, one had to accept their slightly different use of the English Language! and the built in problems of obtaining US books in the UK. I am very glad to say that this situation has now changed as I have just finished reading a new book by Tony Thompson that from now on will be the required reading material that I recommend to any further requests for assistance. |
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Tony has been interested in valve equipment all of his life. He worked for many years as a highly qualified radio and TV engineer and ran his own business in TV,Video and Hi-Fi Servicing. He currently teaches Design and Technology and Electronics and has had articles published in Television magazines. |
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His new book |
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The contents of the 16 Chapters are listed below, and I'm sure you will see that they cover most aspects of Vintage Radio. There is obviously a limit to what can be achieved in 125 pages, and Tony would, I think, be the first to agree that this book is not supposed to be an in depth education course in all of the areas covered, but it is certainly enough for the novice to start restoring radios, and having acquired the bug, there is further reading material listed in an appendix that will allow a more in-depth knowledge to be obtained if required. |
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| Chapters: 1. How it started The birth of Radio, early influences, the development of the technology. 2. Styling Influences Art Deco, Modernism, Streamlining. The influence of designers. The constraints of materials and technology. Cost. Mass production. 3. Collecting Radio Sets The ethics of restoration. What to restore, what to leave well alone. 4. Where and How to Obtain Sets Where to look for sets, tips on dealing. 5. When to Buy... And when not to What to look for when making a purchase. 6. Cleaning and Restoring the Chassis A Step-by-Step approach to restoring the appearance of your radio chassis. 7. Renovating Wooden Cabinets Advice and step-by-step guidance to restoring and refinishing your cabinet. 8. Renovating Bakelite Cabinets An easy to follow guide to repairing and reviving Bakelite cabinets. 9. What valves are The development of the vacuum tube. 10. How Valves work A guide to the action of the diode,triode,tetrode and pentode. 11. Basic Checking and Testing of Valve Radio Chassis Simple tests and checks before and after first switch-on. 12. General Testing of Chassis More advanced checks and tests, using test equipment. 13. Causes of Common Faults A useful guide to commonly occurring faults. 14. Circuit arrangements of Typical Receivers The action of Superhet and TRF radio circuits described and illustrated. 15. An example chassis restoration The case history of a chassis. 16. Things to make How to construct an AF signal generator/tracer, a test lamp, a battery valve radio Power Supply, a dummy aerial and a basic circuit tester. 17. Glossary Valve radio terminology explained Appendix 1. Vintage Radio Sources Sources for spares, materials, information, magazines and Vintage Web Sites. Appendix 2. Suggested Reading Magazines, new and out of print books. |
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I wish Tony all the very best with this book, it is certainly something that the UK market has needed for some time and I thoroughly recommend it to anybody starting out in the field of Vintage Radio Repair and Restoration. |
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The book is also obtainable by post or from: Radio
Bygones The cover price of the book is £12.95, and cheques
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