OLRT: Antique Radio Web Sites

The purpose of this section is to provide collectors with a complete source of links to other Antique Radio Web sites. The ever-changing nature of the Internet makes this a difficult task to keep up with, however, so please contact us if any of these links become obsolete, or if you know of any other sites that should be added to this list.

Radios, Supplies, and Services:

Machine Age: 20th Century Design - specializes in items of 20th Century design, including radios.
Antique Radio and TV Parts - source of parts and supplies.
Radiomania - large catalogue of radios for sale with photos.
Waves - a New York shop that sells old radios and phonos.
Radio Electric Supply - source of replacment tubes.
Antique Radio Grille Cloth - nice source for replacement grille cloth.
Dave2's Home Page - provides restoration services.
World Wide Watches - has a section devoted to antique radios for sale.
Antique Networking - general antiques and collectables, with radios.
Catalin Repair -catalin, bakelite and plaskon repair services, including tips on care for plastics and repair/restoration techniques.
Antique Radio Restoration & Repair - provides complete restoration services. Featured in QST magazine.
KGB Technologies - specializes in repair of antique auto and home radios.
Anytyme Paper Collectibles - general collector's site, with a section on Antique Radio magazine ads.
Gary Arnold's Radio Page - a Novelty Radio collectors' site with a link to "Radios For Sale" with clickable pictures.
Radio Gallery - source of classified radio ads, with pictures available.
Records 'n Radios - specializes in old radios and 45rpm and 78rpm records.
Channel One Television and Radio - buy and sell vintage televisions.
Brand's Old Radios - radios for sale. Also provides a schematic service.
Antique Electronic Supply - excellent source of radio parts and supplies.
Amateur Radio & Shortwave Supplies - has supplies, and links to AM, FM, and Shortwave radio stations.
Primeau Music - radios for sale, along with jukeboxes and other music-related items.
Antique Collector's Tubes - buys and sells antique tubes of interest to collectors.
John Pelham's Antique Radio Repair - repair and restoration of 1930s and later vacuum-tube radios.
The Antique Radio Store - antique radio sales/service in Southern California.
AMRadios.com - Antique Tube Radios, schematics, books, and collectibles.
Radio Age - offers for sale antique radios from the Golden Age of radio.
Ask Jan First - A German site, with electronic components and supplies.
AntiqueSearcher - a general antique and collectibles site.
Radioscape - a Vintage Radio and Collectibles Marketplace.
Midwest Antique Radio Service - offers repairs of vacuum tube home and auto radios, schematic service, and nice AM transmitters.
Alaska Antique Radios - offers a wide varity of antique radios for sale.
Antique Radio Schematics - JustRadios - specializes in schematic diagrams for vintage tube radios.
Betty's Attic - sells a wide variety of nostalgia and classic items, including classic radios.
The Old Radio Fixer-Upper Guy - sales, repair services, estimates, parts, and other useful info.
Antique Radio Repair - a source for antique radio needs.
Record Player Repair - a source for phonograph needs.
Electron Tubes - manufacturer/distributor of Chinese vacuum tubes and vacuum capacitors.
John's Vintage Radio, LLC - repair, restoration, and speaker reconing service.
Fireland Vintage Radios - antique radios for sale, and repair service.
Apex Jr. - a source for high-voltage axial and radial caps and Teflon wire.
The Speaker Shop - offers speaker repair and replacement.
WOSSCO Electronics - a source for vintage tube radio repair and parts in Canada.
Steve's Vintage Ads - a source for vintage and antique magazine radio and television print ads.
Low Power Radio and Broadcast Company - high performance low power AM transmitters, for broadcasting to antique radios.
Tom's Radio Repair - specializing in antique and transistor radio repair.
West-Tech - phono parts, supplies, cartridge repair, phono idlers, etc.
Manual Man - online source for manuals.
Byron Hill Ltd - tube electronics repair shop in the Raleigh, N.C. area.

Information Sources:

Antique Wireless Association - devoted to research, preservation and documentation of the history of wireless communications.
Marty Bunis Home Page - Bunis's books and some of his radios.
The Golden Age of Radio - interesting photos and info on 1930's, 1940's and 1950's radio. Also some old radio sound clips.
Hello, Mister Valve! - proponents of Vacuum Tubes.
Jim's Radio Room - Jim Hawkins' information on the Voice of America.
Radio Era Archives - radio information on CD ROMs.
Padgett's TO Page - specializes in the Zenith Trans-Oceanic.
Doc Herrold - the story of Charles Herrold.
The Farnsworth Chronicles - Philo Farnsworth's story.
Old Time Radio (OTR) WWW Site - information on old time radio broadcasts on tape.
100 YEARS OF RADIO - information on Guglielmo Marconi and more. Available in English or Italian.
Philips History Tour - information on Philips Electronics.
Broadcasting in Chicago, 1921-1989 - history and other information.
Radio & Bakelite Resources in the UK & Worldwide - source of products and services for radio collectors.
Nipperscape - the story of Nipper (the RCA dog). Nice pictures.
Nostalgia Air - vintage radio reference information.
Atwater Kent Radio - devoted to disseminating information about AK radios and the man who created them.
Jim's Crosley Antique Radio Page - specializes in Crosley radios and information.
A.G. Tannenbaum - provides manuals for vintage electronics and other items.
Grebe Radio Page - general information about Grebe radios.
L'Ex-Libris - radio antiques, used french books.

Software:

Vacuum Tube Data - a complete tube manual on your computer. Find specs and substitutes, perform searches, and maintain your personal tube inventory.
Collection Explorer - for organizing and tracking your radios, parts, tubes, etc. Its designed to look and operate like Microsoft's "Windows Explorer", to make learning how to use it easy. It comes pre-loaded with many categories, and you can add and your own.

Vacuum Tube Audio:

Vintage Audio - vintage tube audio equipment. Also some radios and records.
Sonic Frontiers Inc. - high-end tube and solid-state audio equipment and parts.
Acoustic Image - California high end audio shop.
Pat's Tube Schematics - source of tube stereo and recording equipment schematics.
AIR-TIGHT - high-end vacuum tube equipment.
Audio Tubes - includes Spice models of some tubes.
Curcio Audio Engineering - provides tube audio component kits.
Vacuum Tube Logic (VTL) - provides tube pre-amplifiers.
TUBEtronix - high end preamps and compressor/limiters for the recording industry.
Vacuum Tube AudioGallery - tube audio for sale or trade, and some pictures.
Halfin S.A. - provides Electron tubes and sockets.
Joule Electra - produces hand-made tube audio amps and preamps.
Lundahl Transformers - manufacturer of transformers for tube amps.
Analogica - dedicated to hifi tube audio.
Sound Valves - source of tube preamplifiers and amps.
Advanced Audio Systems - provides high end audio equipment and tubes.
Marchand Electronics, Inc. - manufactures electronic crossover networks and amplifiers.
Phaze Audio - manufactures tube car audio equipment.
Tube Lovers Anonymous - OTL amplifiers.
Audio Odyssey - audio dealer for single-ended and tube audio gear.
Minnesota Audio Labs - provides push-pull tube amplifiers, transformers, and other parts.
Balanced Audio Technology - provides both tube and solid-state audio gear.
D.W. Fearn & Associates - provides hand-made audio gear for recording studios.
Tube Dude's Page of Vacuum Tube Lore - a personal tube site.
J.A.S. R&D Company - manufactures audio transformers.
Wavestream Kinetics - provides high end tube amplifiers.
Butler Audio, Inc. - provides vacuum tube car audio equipment.
Milbert Amps, Inc. - provides vacuum tube car audio equipment.
Tubes To Go! - a personal tube site.
Signature Technologies, Inc - manufactures home audio speakers and electronics.
Demeter Amplification - provides tube audio gear and musical instrument amplifiers and pedals.
Coastal Concepts Vacuum Tubes - source of audio tubes.
Gold Aero, Inc. - source of vacuum tubes for audio equipment.
Counterpoint Electronic Systems, Inc - manufacturer of tube audio gear and loudspeakers.
Arizona Tube Audio - specializes in tube equipment and high-performance audio products.
Lowther Club Holland - articles about horns, tubes, and Lowther enthusiasts.
Supersonic Communications - tube gear for audio recording including tube microphone preamps. Also service and restoration.
Svetlana Vacuum Tubes - tubes for broadcast, amateur radio, industrial and audio applications.
Fullrange Antique Audio - sell, buy and trade vintage audio gear, including speakers and tunners.
Vacuum Tube Page - many links to other sites.
Russian Audio Tubes - source of audio tubes.
Hot Glass Audio - provides repair service for vintage tube audio.

Museums:

Eric Braun's Virtual Museum of Classic Microphones - just what the name says.
Museum of Radio and Technology - info on a real radio museum located in West Virginia.
Bellingham Antique Radio Museum - info on a real radio museum located in Washington state.
Information Age: People, Information, Technology - a Smithsonian Museum page describing inventions and inventors from the 1837 telegraph to CD ROMs.
Walter's Virtual Radio Museum - general historical information.
Mike Adams History Page - virtual museums for home audio recording and broadcast microphones.
Lemelson Center - the George H. Clark Radioana Collection at the National Museum of American History.
MZTV Museum of Television - a physical museum in Toronto, and on On-Line museum here. Many pictures of early TVs.
Telegraph, Radio, and Scientific Instrument Museum - lots of keys and telegraph info, with a radio section, too.
Southwest Museum of Electricity and Communications - a museum dedicated to the history of technology.
Vintage Radio & Communications Museum of Connecticut - dedicated to the preservation of old time electronic communication history.

Collections:

Keith's Vintage Radio Collection - info and pictures of radios from 1924 to 1953.
Antique Radio Resource Page - many nice pictures of a private collection with info on suppliers, etc.
RadioDaze - many nice pictures of Larry Dowell's private collection.
The Antique Radio Page - many nice radio pictures. Also some nice articles to read.
Phils Old Radios - many nice radios and extensive information for collectors.
Fire Bottles - David Barts' personal collection.
Olaf And Roger's Old Tube Radio Page - their personal collection.
Classic Radio Gallery - many nice radio pictures.
Electro's homepage - Eric Patterson's personal collection.
K5RW's Home Page - telegraph keys and more.
Radioland - Gerry and Carol's personal collection. Many photos.
Jackie's Antique Radio Page - Jackie LaRoche's personal collection.
Collection Radio X.C - a personal collection in France.
James Morasch - his personal collection.
Mike Stambaugh's Antique Radios - specializes in plastic radios. Many pictures.
Classic Antique Radios & Televisions - Don Hauff's collection.
Warren's Radios - his personal collection.
Mister Transistor - Andrew Wylie collects old transistors (not transistor radios!).
Home Page of Richard Mann - his personal collection, with many photos and other information. Many items for sale.
Gerard's Radio Collection - another private collection.
George's Antique Radios - general information, and photos of his private collection of tube and transistor radios.
John Pelham's Antique Radio Collection - pictures and tube line-ups of many radios from the 1930's to 1940's.
Tom's Radio Shop - photos of some of Tom's radio collection.
Antique Radios - Nancy's personal collection site.
Steve Adams' Radio Collection - his personal collection.
Murray's Zenith Collection - features late 30's Robot dial consoles, Chairsides, and table top radios.
Old Radio Zone - a private collection primarily consists of wood consoles, cathedrals and tombstones, mostly from 1930-1940.
WJOE Radio - taking radio from the past into the new millennium.
Frank's Home Page - tube radios mostly from the 50's and 60's, along with other collectibles.

Publications:

The On Line Radio Trader - (that's us!) Providing computer-searchable ads for antique radio collectors.
Antique Radio Classified Magazine - a monthly print magazine with interesting articles and many ads.
Horn Speaker - Antique Radios and Phonographs - a newspaper for vintage sound and electronics hobbyists. Nice articles.
Xtal Set Society - newsletter dedicated to experimenting with radio electronics.
The Antique Radio Collector - an On-Line magazine for collectors of antique radios and communications equipment.
Radio Attic - photo ads of radios for sale. Featured articles, club event announcements, etc.

Clubs:

The California Historical Radio Society - promotes the restoration and preservation of early radio and broadcasting. Interesting journal articles, too.
New Mexico Radio Collectors Club - monthly meetings in Albuquerque and swap meets.
Four States Antique Radio Club - serves Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma, and Arkansas.
Canadian Vintage Radio Society - a non-profit organization for preserving, restoring, and collecting radios.
Radio Historical Society of Finland - this is a Finnish document.
Bienvenue a Retro-Phonia - a french speaking association for antique radio collectors.
Michigan Antique Radio Club - info on this club and their annual Extravaganza.
Antique Radio Club of Illinois - info on this club and their annual RadioFest.
Oklahoma Vintage Radio Collectors - publishes the Broadcast News monthly for the presentation of historical information and enjoyment of club members and friends.
Heartland Antique Radio Association - located in Tulsa, Oklahoma, holds annual swapmeet called the "Summer Sizzler".

Broadcasting:

Eric Braun's Wireless Postcard Page - broadcaster's microphones, postcards, etc.
Broadcast Pioneers Library of American Broadcasting - has sound-bites and other bradcast related information.
Airwaves MediaWeb - dedicated to broadcasting.
The Vincent Voice Library at MSU - sound samples, some from famous radio broadcasts.
Old Time Radio - big source of old radio broadcasts and photos of radio stars.
Radio Days - downloadable audio of old time radio broadcasts.
Vintage Broadcast Microphones - nice microphone site, some for sale or trade.

Miscellaneous:

Boatanchors - web links for antique and amateur radio collectors.
Lin Robertson's Old-Time Radio Page - general radio information and photos, along with sound clips.
Friends of Long Island Wireless History Page - dedicated to preserving the Sayville Wireless Station site and the establishment of a museum.
UPS Quick Cost Calculator - use this to estimate the shipping cost for any radio.
RadioNostalgia - an Italian antique radio site.
Antique and Old Time Radio - a list of Antique Radio Web sites.
American Vintage Club - sells modern re-creations of radios, jukeboxes, and telephones.
C B Electronics - makes a replica of the Classic 1958 Philco Predicta Pedestal.
WNAR-AM - not-for-profit historic old time radio re-creation station.

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