Here's a guide to the repair and restoration of ancient and middle-aged radios of the vacuum tube era. It is written for anyone with some curiosity about what makes the old sets tick. The text is intended to be basic enough for a non-technically educated person to grasp easily, yet includes enough theory for a technician or engineer to learn more about this rapidly disappearing technology.
This book is not a "Radio for Dummies" sort of treatment, nor is it intended to be a text on electronic theory. It focuses mainly on the practical aspects of failure modes in old radios and techniques of troubleshooting and tracking down problems. Woven in with the practical meat-and-potatoes of radio servicing is just enough theory to give a beginner a good understanding of the principles of radio receiver operation.
Along with the practical and theoretical aspects, the reader is treated to a thorough indoctrination in the various components found in old radios, shop practice, safety hints and lots of related material.
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Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0
Excellent and user friendly Al, I just finished your book. I read it in two nights. Fantastic! It's so refreshing when someone can explain concepts using layman's language. I've been dabbling in electronics/radio all my life but have always been confused by many concepts. All the books I've read get very technical and subsequently I get frustrated. I can now look at a schematic of an AA5 and can finally "see" the flow of electrons through the circuit. I cannot wait to fix my next radio. I now have a basic understanding of how to... more info
Easy, interesting, educational. This book is an excellent introduction to the fast-disappearing art of repairing vacuum-tube radios, mainly of the 1930-1960 era. It is aimed at anyone with an interest in early electronics, and includes only enough theory to guide the reader through the fundamentals of radio operation and the failure modes of radio components. It can be useful to an experienced young engineer or technician as well as an untrained beginner.
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