Few words about National Radio Corporation
National was founded in 1914 as “The National Toy Company”, but by 1916 had broadened their range and renamed themselves as the “National Company Inc”. By the 1920s, they made a start into radio...
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American and Standard Wire Gauges. Matching Table.
Wire gauge is a measurement of wire diameter. In world there are two general systems for measuring gauge. This is (SWG) – Standard Wire Gauge and (AWG) – American Wire Gauge. In table below...
Audio Research SP8 Preamplifier. Review.
I am often asked if I can replace a turntable having a piezo cartridge with a modern stereo turntable using a magnetic phono cartridge. I usually reply with a qualified “Yes but you need...
Barlow Wadley XCR-30. Review.
The Barlow -Wadley receiver was made in South Africa in the 1970s. It uses the Wadley drift-cancelling loop principle first used commercially in the Racal RA-17 radio receivers. Dr TL Wadley. The originator, used...
The Hallicrafters SX-130. Review.
The Hallicrafters SX-130 was made from 1965 to 1969. It is a single conversion superhet covering 0.56 to 31.5 MHz in 4 bands. It is a single superhet with an intermediate frequency (I.F.) of...
Nordmende Globetraveler III. Review.
The Nordmende Globetraveller III was a high quality radio made in the late ’60s/ early ’70s. It receives LW/MW and FM, as well as 11 shortwave broadcast bands as follows: (1.5 – 3.5 MHz...
History of the Philips company.
Philips was founded in Eindhoven in the Netherlands in 1891 to meet the growing demand for light bulbs as a result of the commercialisation of electricity. In 1926 Philips introduced the miniwatt range of...
EH Scott. History of Brand.
Earnest Humphrey Scott emigrated from New Zealand to America in the early 1920’s and started a business venture to manufacture only the highest quality radios. By the mid 1930s, he was offering custom-built radios...
History of Zenith Radio Corp.
Zenith was founded by Ralph Matthews and Carl Hassel in Chicago, Illinois as Chicago Radio Labs (CRL) in 1918 as a small producer of amateur radio equipment. The name Zenith was derived from the...
Eddystone Radio Company. Short History.
Eddystone Radio really began in 1923 as a result of changing hair styles. Stratton and Co. were manufacturers of hair pins and when the demand rapidly dropped, G Stratton Laughton, son of the founder...
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