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” […]
Hitachi 6 Transistor radio
Hitachi 6 Transistor radio Those of us over a certain mature age will have probably had several of these little radios as child. This set
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Alba Thorn 1691 chassis, B+W portable TV
Someone came in and said “ere ya go, was going to dump it, wanit?” Feeling rather sorry for the early ‘70s Thorn portable TV, I
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Hacker Sovereign 2
Nice chunky portable turned up for repair. Hacker Sovereign 2. Mains and battery, LW, MW and VHF-FM. wow! Mr. Hacker was an engineer with Roberts
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Egnater Renegade
Egnater RenegadeNot seen one of these before. A local guitarist brought this in, saying that it made strange noises when it had been on for
RCA WR-51A stereo test set
RCA WR-51A One thing I hate, along with the 23,419 other things in my life, is having to repair my own test gear. You very
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Quad 34 pre amp
Quad 34 Pre Amps. Well, what can we say? Yes they are lovely but can have some annoying faults. I am sure a lot has
Akai 4000 7.5 IPS sleeves
We are having a number of Akai 4000 series tape deck 7.5 IPS sleeves made. These are quality aluminum sleeves that have been machined, not
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YAESU FT 7800
Yeasu FT7800 This poor little transceiver came in with a report that it was dead, along with a smell of burning. Initially it looks a
Simarc MR 2120C
Sinmarc MR-2120C Another one of these treasures came in the other day. As I have mentioned, I have a soft spot for these Spanish made
Fender Dual Showman
After a few days of dealing with crap jobs in order to keep things going and paying the bills, a beautiful woman walked through the
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Valves relaxing
After a few cold months huddled together in their respective cardboard boxes, a few members of extended valve family decided to have a few hours
