Ver 0.7.4 1 Introduction to Collecting and Restoring Vintage Vacuum Tube Amateur Radios By: Tom Boza – NE7X ARRL Southwestern Convention September 12-14, 2008
Vintage amateur radio is a subset of amateur radio activity and is considered a form of nostalgia or hobby much like antique car collecting, where enthusiasts collect, restore, preserve, build, and operate amateur radio equipment from bygone years, most notably those using vacuum tube technology.
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Vacuum is space devoid of matter.The word stems from the Latin adjective vacuus for “vacant” or “void”. An approximation to such vacuum is a region with a gaseous pressure much less than atmospheric pressure.
Remanufactured Electrolux Canister Vacuum Cleaner’s Welcome to my page with all Totally Rebuilt, Vintage Electrolux Canister Vacuum Cleaners, plus the appropriate optional accessories that are available for them.
Buying Vintage Radio – Buying Vintage Audio – Buying Vacuum Tubes – Buying Antique Radio. I buy estatesthat contain a quantity of old radios or audio equipment (mono or stereo amplifier, preamp, tuner, etc).
Vacuum fluorescent display tubes share more in common with a cathode ray tube than they do with the Nixie tubes they tend to mimic. A VFD tube has a low voltage filament which is energized in a vacuum, causing electrons to ‘boil’ off.
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