so it’s been a little while since I posted anything, but it’s been slow going. Using the citrus gel stripper that was recommended by the others in the facebook group,…

So, after reading how the real experts do restoration (see previous post on this radio), I decided to pick up some citrus stripping gel to give it a shot. I…

So, the radio I bought was obviously not in the greatest shape, though I have seen some amazing restoration work by others on far more damaged radios. This one was…

There’s nothing really remarkable about replacing wires, except for the pile of insulation bits on the bench under the radio. It’s somewhat impressive when you consider those bits of insulation…

Prior to receiving the tubes, I had gotten the electrolytics in, and replaced all of the capacitors under the chassis except for one of the square molded “Solar” brand mica…

OK, so I explained why I was doing this… let’s face it, the challenge is also interesting. I started by pulling the chassis out of the radio, and wiping off…

So I’ve gone from high tech digital TDMA type stuff back to a wooden box with high voltages and glowing tubes. During a visit to my Mom’s cousin’s house, I…