S.P.A.R.C. Museum

Society for the Preservation of Antique Radio in Canada

Photo of tool handles in the restoration workshops at the SPARC radio museum

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

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Liability disclaimer


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B:
Baby Emerson article with photos

Breting 12 Communications Receiver Restoration With Appendix
Breting 14AX Article
Brunswick Model 22 Chassis Repair article


C:
Canadian Marconi CSR-5 Receiver
Canadian Marconi SMR-3 restoration

Chevrolet 1940’s Car Radio refurbishing

Collins ART-13 Transmitter refurbishment

Collins 30L-1 1KW HF Linear Assessment and Repair

Collins 32V-3 CW-AM Transmitter with Appendix

Collins 75A-2 Ham Bands Receiver (with Schematic)
Crosley D-25 Repair

Crosley D25 – Refurbishing Three Canadian AA5 Sets
DeForest Crosley Model 870


D:
Dating Your Radio
Drake 1A repair
Drake 2B Ham Bands Receiver


E:
Eddystone Model S.358X restoration article
Eddystone S680X
Eddystone S750 SPARC
Eddystone S820 restoration

Emerson 587B – Refurbishing Three Canadian AA5 Sets

Emor 100 restoration


F:
FADA Model 42

Ferrograph Series 3 Tape Recorder Repair and Evaluation

Ferrograph Series 3 Tape Recorder refurbishment

Ferrograph RTS-2 and ATU-1 Refurbishment and Repairs-1

Fleetwood 1950’s Radiogram refurbishment Rev1


G:

Canadian General Electric Model A-54
Canadian General Electric Model 66 restoration
GE-K106 Article with Photos

GNT and Wheatstone Repair

Grundig Model 3045 W-USA Rev 1 restoration


H:

Hallicrafters SX-18 Sky Challenger II with Appendix
Hallicrafters SX-28

Hallicrafters SX-28A

Hallicrafters SX-28 Refurbishment (2022) with Appendices

Notes on Repairing a Hallicrafters SX-42

Hallicrafters SX-115 restoration with Appendix

HBR 13 Amateur Receiver restoration

Heathkit HR-1680/HX-1681 Twin pair refurbishing

Hewlett Packard HP5383A DFM check & preventative maintenance

Hewlett Packard 8656B repair


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J:

Johnson Viking Navigator Transmitter with Appendix


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L:
Leak Mk1 FM Tuner restoration


M:

Marantz Model 5 Power Amplifier refurbishing

Marantz Model 7C Pre-amp with Appendix
Canadian Marconi CSR-5 Receiver

Marconi B29  VLF TRF Radio – Part 1

Marconi CM-11 Check-over and Refurbishment with Appendix

Marconi MDF-5 Radio Direction Finding Receiver
Marconi Model 142 Table Radio restoration
Marelli Assab Receiver repair

Restoration of McMurdo Silver Masterpiece V Chassis with Appendix(1)

McMurdo Silver MPVI Article Part 1
McMurdo Silver Masterpiece VI Part 2 with Appendices Rev 1


N:

National Model NBS-1 Receiver with Appendix

National NC-57 Receiver

Appendix1 – National-NC-57B Manual and Letter

National NC-183 restoration

National NC-183D refurbishing

National HRO-500 and LF-10 with Appendix

National ‘Catacomb’ Receiver – Type ‘RCK’ with Appendices
Northern Electric Model 911 re-build

Nordmende Model 3004C With Appendix

Refurbishing (another!) Nordmende Model 3004 with Appendix


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P:

Panadapter Model PCA-2T-200
Patterson PR-10 refurbishment
Patterson Model 16C – sympathetic restoration
Patterson Model 308 restoration ( 2015 contest winner )
Philco 16B restoration
Philco Model 20 restoration

Philco 610 and 37-610 Article

Philips B5X74A with Appendix
Pye Canada Article


Q:

Refurbishing a QUAD FM1 Tuner with Appendix


R:
RACAL RA17 – RA137B Operations Guide
Racal RA117 SN16
RACAL RA117 – RA237B Operations Guide
RACAL RA237B restoration
Radiola IIIA restoration

RCA CR91-A refurbishment with Appendix

RCA Model 9-X-571 Table Top Radio
RCA AVR-11 Receiver (with Appendix)
RCA ACR-111 refurbishment
RCA ACR-175 restoration

RCA AR88LF Article for SPARC

RCA Model 15K restoration Rev.1

RCA 816K Electric Tuning Radio Chassis Sympathetic Restoration
RCA Victor 97BK large farm set, restoration

RCA RBB-1 Receiver with Appendices

RCA RBC-1 Receiver with Appendices

RCA TE-236-B VLF TRF Radio Part 2

Revox A77

RME-45 Communications Receiver

RME-69 Receiver and DB-20 Preselector with Appendix

Rogers and his AC tube
Rogers 563,  Re-building a Chassis with Photos
Rogers Model 12-62B restoration


S:

Scott Allwave 15 restoration
Silvertone Model 4766 restoration
Silvertone Model 6074

Silvertone Model 6112 ‘Rocket’ Radio With Schematic
Silvertone Lowboy restoration with Photos
Sparton Bluebird_ Models 154B and 566
Sparton Bluebird, sort of

Sparton Model 68 Floor Model Radio
Sparton Model 270 restoration

Stromberg Carlson Model 56

Stromberg Carlson – USN Type ‘RBS’ Receiver and Power Supply With Appendix

Stewart-Warner R-185 ‘Chopin’
Step By Step Radio Repair for SPARC


T:
Things to Consider About Your Vintage Radio – Sept 2019

TRF VLF Radio – Part 1 Marconi B29

TRF VLF Radio – Part 2 RCA TE-236-B


U:

United States Navy Type ‘RBS’ Receiver and Power Supply With Appendix


V:

Canadian Victor Model 224 refurbishment

Johnson Viking Navigator Transmitter with Appendix


W:
What is My Old Radio Worth Rev1a

Westinghouse Columair Chassis with Schematic and Advert

Westinghouse 501 – Refurbishing Three Canadian AA5 Sets

Westinghouse Model 981 Chassis


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Z:
Zenith Bomber TO Restoration Article
Zenith H-723Z

Zenith G500 Transoceanic
Zenith Transoceanic H500
Restoring a Zenith 5G500