It's nice to know that there are people out there doing this. Someday I'll be able to afford to get the 2 that were stolen from my GrandMother back in the mid 1970s. We'd sit out on her front porch in the dead of night listening in on her Zenith Transoceanic (B600?) gods, I miss those days.
That's a great video presentation about why restore vintage radios. Just last week we went on our annual family vacation to Italy. I took a very small (Prunus model DE333 for those who want to know) portable FM AM radio with me. Why? Because I wanted to discover what the local stations are playing daily. But also the fact that you don't need a smartphone streaming service or wifi signal to do it. I still find it fascinating that we can send radio signals and have made it possible to listen to them with these amazing circuits developed by great minds in the field of radio design.
Wow… I checked out the Prunus DE333. What a cool little radio. I’m hoping to head to Italy in the fall. Perhaps I’ll get a Prunus and take it with me……. This radio stuff is just so interesting… Thanks for the comment.
I have only been doing radio restoration for the last 3-4 years, mostly on German radios. The one Zenith I have restored is my father’s radio. I know it’s not fair to make a comparison based on one radio but I find the German radios have a much better sound on FM and when streaming Bluetooth. The radios shown in the video were made in Germany for the US market and thus have an FM range that goes up to 108Mhz as opposed to the radios made for the EU market that only go up to about 100 Mhz. When it comes to reading the alignment instructions, Google translate is a big help…LOL. Thanks for your comment.
Great video Peter , good links and tips. You have a very good collection of radios and they sound great even over youtube. Keep up the good work and look forward to the next video. Geo De Luca
Never understood the cult like following of the Simpson 260. I've had several 260s and I've also had the Micronta 22-210 which is similar to the Simpson 260. IMO the Micronta is every bit as rugged as the 260 of the same era, and has a couple of advantages. 22-210 has a continuity beeper. 260 does not. 22-210 can use standard test leads, 260 requires special and expensive ones. Simpson 260 case tends to crack and break, 22-210 case is made of a more resistant plastic. 260 is WAY overpriced, then and now, 22-210 is not, even when new. My Micronta 22-210 provided many years of dependable service. In the mid 1980s and throughout the 1990s it went to many remote transmitter sites in broadcast engineering. It was accidentally dropped in the snow, kicked a few times, fell once, and had the fuses blown a couple of times. About 10 years ago, I gave it to a good friend and it is still working well for him today.
I understand what you are saying about the 260. I love using my 260 BUT I have found that the Micronta 22-208 has several really nice advantages. First and foremost it is difficult to use the Simpson to align tube radios because the Simpson has low input impedance (50 kilo ohms on the 2.5 volt scale). Recently I aligned my 1957 Zenith AM/FM radio. The AM is no problem but the Simpson is not any help with the FM. One needs to measure the control grid of the limiter. To do this you need a VTVM or a meter with a similar input impedance. The 22-208 worked well as the DC input impedance is about the same as a VTVM, 10 Mega Ohms. To balance the FM's last transformer you need to measure a Zero voltage. The Micronta has a zero voltage/current reading so it will measure on either side of zero. I like my 22-208 so much I just obtained a 22-220...... thanks for your interest.
I've been looking for a 22-208 for a while for my Micronta video, seems they were quite thin on the ground in the UK. Ended up making the video with a few missing, I'll need to do a part 2 once I've got these. Looks like a really nice meter, akin to the 22-210 and 22-220
I missing two Volume poti. One for VFO A and the second for VFO B. I have a brand new 7300 and works b4 with FT1k MP with this option 2 Volumes. But i like the new one for works in CW. Modern digitalfilters an nice comfort for adjust zero beet. 73 HB9TPT
Like your channel. Looks like we have similar interests. Ham Radio, Music and Antique Radio. I collect and restore old radios from the 1920’s and play mandolin & banjo. 73’s KA1VMW, Mark 👋
Mark. I think perhaps it's the music that ties all of the hobbies together. Whether it's the music of CW, the piano or the amazing musical sounds that come out of my old German vacuum tube radios. It's the Music... Thanks for watching.
I have one of these.... still MINT!!! I had no idea they are that old already. All I know is that it has it's uses as you say and I use it for the same purposes. It's actually a really nice meter. I also have the classic Simpson 260. You can't be in electronics and NOT have one, it's a hard requirement. 😁
I got my Triplet and 5 Simpson’s from where I worked. They were getting rid of them and going only DVM. I sold the simpson’s at the local HamFest and kept the Triplet for it had a higher DC volt rating.
Hi, nice looking meters. One remark. I have 2 analog FET meters, but they have also for AC Voltage a high impedance. This Micronta has 10k/V for AC. The meters I have are Philips PM2503 and Metrawatt MA 4E.
I’m in Vietnam currently & needed to get a multimeter quickly. After a few unsuccessful attempts at local hardware shops, they pulled a similar one out of some dusty shelf 😄 scared me a little bit, as I used only digital ones, but turned out to be just fine & I measured V and mA I needed just fine 👏
In Vietnam have few store have vintage and nos analogue multimeter ! Im own micronta 208 and 220 and other brand name ! Micronta 208 not the best multimeter because abs plastic thin , pcb not thick and copper blade in contact switch thin and have v shape like digital multimeter , and especially FET in 208 very hard to replace when FET failure
@@nguyenhainam458 I have one 208 and one 220a, some days ago my 220a neddle starts drifting, after to test everything I found the input fet IC damage. I change this IC for 2 2SK117 fet transistors, meter now works perfect.
Hi I have a number of AVO meters in the shack as well as Micronta fet meter and others. Great for testing large electrolytic caps by using ohms range. A good needle kick with a slow fall back. Can of course follow varying conditions that a digital sampler cannot follow. Transistor junctions can be safely checked on x100 Ohms range. 60% deflection for silicon, 80% for germanium junctions. 73 Dave G4BTI. Analog anarchist hi hi.
It's indeed more satisfying to see a needle move while turning that potmeter, instead of irritating jumping numbers. And no need to press min / max /average buttons to get a quick indication of the range of slow fluctuations. Some digital meters got an analogue alike bar on top of the numbers, to mimic the advantages of the analogue meters. But that was not so satisfying ;)
Reasons he stated are why I still have a warm feeling for analog meters. But..I did find it necessary to get an actual AC voltmeter that goes down to 3 mv scale. Ended up with Heath AV2, an AV3 and a Motorola 1051. Was given 1 to fix the 2 that I bought that didnt work.
Hi George, Nice to contact another DeLuca! My Grandfather and the DeLuca name came from Sicily.. Years ago we visited his birth town near Polarmo and walk the streets that he did as a child. A fun experience.
Thank you Peter. I built the KD1JV also and it is a wonderful rig, especially for portable operation while camping. Hope to hear you on the air some time...de WB9NYI
Fantastic restoration Peter! I watched this with the audio plugged into the car stereo. What an amazing quality sound from that speaker. The days of which they knew how to build things well.
Glad you enjoyed it. My daughter listens to it regularly. I agree, they certainly knew how to build things back then. I can't imagine that anything I purchase today will be able to be restored in 60 years.Thanks for listening.
Very nice Peter, good radio. Had this come up on the home page. Thought thats an old one. 1957. See it gets a push on the bottom of QRZ web page. Thought I know what we got in the channel name. It was. Bet mentioned in 2about2. Just got on with this comment now video has ended. I bought 2 bluetooth devices I bet 10 years ago or more. Need a thing barrel plug. The original late 90's Nokia phone chargers do. Got on into something a bit never than you. the 2010, 7:1 (wired as 5:1) surround sound amp and speakers in the living room. TV, radio, DAB go through it. Another to little low wattage powered bassless cheap computer speakers in the bedroom. That one you got nicer looking, more modern, see it there and the box. little bluetooth gadget Nice radio. Speaker is good, nicer than a cheap chinas finest superstore, Walmart, Asda for us radio. Nice job. Dad got a 1968 or so seeburg jukebox. Had mechanicals done, found from USA the switch, number selector assembly. replaced that whaen he got about 2002. electronics nothing, it hums. smells, burns he said sometimes. Say I really should try to replace capacitors, it goes so not bothered, I would attempt. He got someone in later last year, Oct or so so grease it, service, new stylus. Back last month as something not right. that bloke do nothing on electronics. anything that old needs it now. 54 years or so.
Lovely video Peter. I enjoyed it greatly . What a good idea to make up the booklet . Nice looking radio . I don't know that model. I also restore vintage sets here in the UK . Isn't it wonderful to give them a new life. When the job is done and the valves light up and sound issues from the speaker it's pure magic. Well done sir for saving that one . I will sub your channel . Best wishes from Thomas ... NW England .
Glad you enjoyed it. Restoring these treasures has been so much fun. I now have 6 in my home which is the limit! I'm going to need a new house with more rooms!! Giving them away to family and friends with a booklet will allow me to continue restoring. Thanks for watching.
Hi I still like listening to FM but would agree the Shortwave bands are not what they used to be. Attach a Bluetooth receiver and listen to whatever you like.
In mid 1970s my uncle built a small house in our hometown village for my aunt ,and he needed a box to protect the electric meter from the rain. So he used a Grundig 1060 Bakelite radio box 🤣
Greetings from another DeLuca: Black Friday after Thanksgiving 2022. After sleeping away most of the day, I awoke and skipped eating (diabetes type 2). Instead I decided to do some more work on restoring a recycled HP Compaq 6005 Pro Small Form Factor PC bought online fromeBay. (my second such purchase). I am a fan of youtube's vintage tube radio restoration channels, including Dave Tipton, Don's radio shed, AA5, & many others. I am a retired video maintenance technician (the community bestows the term engineer to those pursuing my craft, but I feel guilty having it without the college degree I feel it requires). Born late in 1950 in New York City's Queens County, but raised on Long Island, I never really enjoyed the cold weather except for sledding. When the chance to relocate to Southern California with my job presented itself, I took it. Moved with my brother, 3 years my junior, to the VALLEY. When I finally went downstairs to eat, I reheated the turkey soup put aside for me by my "ex" wife. Soup for breakfast; sure as I am expecting turkey will be the basis for most meals today. [Somehow the fresh cranberries were overlooked during the meal prep, and so they still remain packaged.] My wife brought inside my freezer packed insulin prescription refill that arrived while still asleep? Just in time as my vial was empty when I went to fill my syringe (for now we will ignore the last unopened vial remaining on the "drugs" fridge shelf and still say "just in time"). As is my habit, I fire up my tablet to watch RU-vid while I eat. Hey, the next-up video is some guy with a restored Kadett radio. Who could that be? It's not Dave Tipton; just somebody named Peter. Huh, same last name as me! And now I am rambling on as if I know the guy. Hey look, he uses the dining table as his workbench just like me. Good thing no meals are expected for many hour now. Look, he likes to make a big deal of his hobby; but no evidence of other restorations, just a Variac, DMM and some tools. I wonder if he recapped it all already? I better start looking for the Elektrotanya Service Manual before way behind!
James..... Sorry for the delayed response. I didn't realize I had comments. Nice to meet another DeLuca. Restoring these old radios is just so much fun. It's lots of work that usually takes me a month or so. The thing about the hobby is that you get to listen to those 65 year old speakers and the sounds coming from those glass tubes.... I just love it. Again I'm sorry I missed your Thanksgiving greetings. Hope you had a happy New Year. I just finished a Grundig 1070 and I am now working on a Telefunken Opus 7 with 6 speakers. Have fun and thanks for watching my video. Peter S. DeLuca
Peter, I really enjoyed this video. Great job on your restoration. I have to admit that its a great idea to incorporate the use of the phono jack to a bluetooth player. Its making me rethink my collection...
