Bush TR230 AM portable
Sorting through a box of portable radios, a Bush fell onto the bench. There was a range of these sets brought out by the Rank Bush Murphy group over quite a few years. This one felt quite light, so ...
Wireless Restorations
Early 1970s Transistor AM-FM portable
These were all the rage in the early `70s. They were badged under silly names like Satellite, Sky King and so on. They were sold via mail order companies like Shopertunities, and Laskey, Home Radio… ...
Marconiphone Transistor portable / car radio
I remember my physics teacher having one of these sets in his car. I think it was nicked out of the car whilst parked near the Odeon Streatham High Road. Funny how you remember things. Quite a nice ...
Hacker RP35 Transistor Portable radio
These radios were meant for grown-ups. Well made, solid and Mr. Hacker showing off his engineering skills obtained in a previous life at Roberts. You can see why these sets were expensive. A little ...
Roberts Valve RMB
This is a nice valve portable set. Mains or battery operation. It dates from around mid 1950s and uses the new range of “D” low power valves, having 1,5V heaters and an HT supply of 90V. DK96, DF96, ...
Hitachi 6 Transistor radio
Hitachi 6 Transistor radioThose of us over a certain mature age will have probably had several of these little radios as child. This set came in as a donation. Complete with it’s leather case. On ...
Ultra model 66 1935
This little old lady came in from a local auction company. Must have been brought over to Spain many years ago! Too original and in general good condition not to bring back to life. Goes without ...
Philips Philetta BD263U
A customer and good friend, Alan Sykes, ex BBC guy brought this little gem in for a sort out. As Alan is a nice guy I agreed to do this. Normally, I would have hid in the air conditioning duct work, ...
Marconi Model 347
Acquired this set on Ebay for a very good price. Cost more in shipping. Have a soft spot for these Marconi sets, as long as they don't have the potted capacitor block, where you have to dig out 12 ...
Ekco Radio A28
This is one of my Ekco sets, A28, probably the best one made. Several short wave bands and the usual Med and Long. New capacitors throughout and a new EM34 magic eye. The set performs so well. You ...
Bush DAC10
Now here is the richer persons version of the Bush DAC90. Almost the same insides, apart from the pre-select channel button, aimed at people that could not tune a set in using a knob. However, the ...
Murphy A262C floor standing
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZdquwOeEAZwCannot resist bringing back to life a radio that was going to the skip. A nice Murphy A262. This chassis came along in the mid ‘50s, just as VHF-FM was just ...
