Years ago, [Luk] came across an old tube radio. He’s since wanted to convert it to an internet radio but never really got around to it. Now that we are living in the age when a micro computer can be ...

Restoring a vintage radio receiver has the potential to be a fun weekend project, but it pays to know what you’re up against. Especially in the case of vacuum tube electronics, running down gremlins ...

Like most of us during what advertisers like to call “this difficult time,” I was compelled to spend a fair amount of it “working” from home. Truth be told, I hadn’t worked so hard in years. My wife ...

With each passing year, more old radios succumb to “passive” death. The tubes may still be working, but paper capacitors dry out and crack open. Electrolytics gum up and short. Carbon resistors and ...

Circuit boards etched and drilled. This is a closeup of one side of the microphone PCB board. As you can see it is a little crowded. The copper pipe before work began. Success! The mic head’s windows ...