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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A:

Amp Supply Co. LA-1000-A HF Bands Linear Amplifier repair

Atwater Kent 33 1920s TRF Receiver



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)

Collins ‘Gold Dust Twins (Part 1) with Appendix

Collins ‘Gold Dust Twins’ – (Part 2) the KWS-1 Transmitter and Power Supply.with Appendix

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

Grundig ‘Mystery’ Console Chassis c.1959 refurbishing


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

HP1124A High Impedance Probe with Appendix powering up & checkout

Hewlett Packard HP5383A DFM check & preventative maintenance

Hewlett Packard HP8640B Signal Generator with Appendix-1, repair

Some Checks Using an HP8640B, HP8601A etc

HP11710B Down-Converter with Appendix, checkout

Hewlett Packard 8656B repair

Howard Model 450A with Appendix, checkout


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J:

Johnson Viking Navigator Transmitter with Appendix


K:

Keeney & Co. US Army Panadapter Model BC-1031-C With Appendix


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


O:


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

RACAL SA-520 Digital Frequency Counter wth Appendix
Radiola IIIA restoration

Radiola III 1920s TRF Receiver

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 AR-88 Receiver restoration with Appendix

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:

SABA Freiburg 7 Automatic Chassis with Appendix

Scott Allwave 15 restoration

Siemens E-310.with Appendix (1) refurbishing

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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Y:


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

Zenith G500 Transoceanic
Zenith Transoceanic H500
Restoring a Zenith 5G500