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 ...
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 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 ...
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 thought a Spanish bin would be a rather undignified end. So, as a bit ...
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 Radio, making lovely radios. Mr. Hacker decided to ...
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 a while. Didn’t pay much attention to the controls on the ...
RCA WR-51AOne thing I hate, along with the 23,419 other things in my life, is having to repair my own test gear. You very rarely get asked to set up a FM VHF radio, tuner….. but when you do, a simple ...
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 been discussed, but here is my input for what it’s worth. These go back to the ...
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 simple extrusions. They are 15mm long to give clearance ...
Yeasu FT7800This poor little transceiver came in with a report that it was dead, along with a smell of burning. Initially it looks a nightmare to work on, but at least the main board can be removed, ...
Sinmarc MR-2120CAnother one of these treasures came in the other day. As I have mentioned, I have a soft spot for these Spanish made clones of Fender amps. The transformers both output and mains are ...
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 door, seductively asking for attention. A wonderful Fender Dual ...
