In the mid '70s I acquired a couple of valve Roberts Radios. I ripped out the valve innards of one, and converted to a single chip radio. I recently ripped that out and reverted the radio to valves. I wonder if, in 40 years time, the radio in this video will have its old electronics returned.
If I ever get started with pi projects, I'd definitely make something like this, but rather than a spotify/internet radio system, I'd want it to simulate actual radio with mp3s on an sd. Put a bunch of music, podcasts, old radio dramas antique commercials and such onto the sd in their own separate folders. Each folder can be their own sort of channels that you literally tune to with the tuning knob. It could maybe be sort of authentic with static getting worse/better as tune closer and farther away from the channels knob position. Maybe there could be a counter counting up in the background so when you tune to a different "station" time has actually passed and the music has actually progressed as though it were still playing but in the background while you were listening to something else.
Ha! This is pretty much the same comment I was going to make. I have some old antique radios and I want to basically recreate an old-timey radio experience for my parents, using physical knobs to navigate "stations", maybe with a static sound effect when they turn to a different station/folder of mp3s.
Just completed a pi zero w internet radio using a Pimoroni 5-button shim and an Adafruit OLED mini display (128x32) powered by MPD/MPC and some custom Python code. Works great, but I can now say officially, I'm not a fan of Python...
Raspberry pi zero w is comes in handy for all these kind of retro fitting. I got a bluetooth speaker for less than £5 on a groupon deal. It had good amount of space inside so removed its boards, added pi zero w, speaker hat, led indicator, power button, installed shairport-sync and now i had a airplay speaker for less than £20.. The Wifi on the zero is a boon for projects like these..
I have turn old pye radio into bluetooth speakers and volumio with hat amplifier converter board and mini amplifier the board hat is audioraspi hat works well with Volumio ,in the list of boards . I got my idea from your project great My radio was not working.
This would be a great concept to build a kids player as well... I am a total nube... But would love to build a kids mp3 player that can be controlled by my toddler as well as by me via my phone.
This is exactly what I am doing but with a 1950s Bush radio. Unfortunately I can't get my pi zw to run Volumio and connect to the internet. So I've hit a road block, help?
Hi Chris, are you using the very latest volumio as that should now support pizero w out of the box. I had to get some newer files see my question and the reply here volumio.org/forum/with-new-rpi-zero-t6050-20.html (read from "gingemonster » Sat Mar 11 2017 09:57")
That process has made my Pi not boot up at all. It sends a signal to the TV I've got it hooked up to but doesn't even get as far as that rainbow square thing. I used the latest image from Volumio and the file you in the link you just gave me. When putting the file in the boot portion of the SD it asks to replace one and I did replace the one in there, I assume that is what is intended but could that be where I have gone wrong?
@@MicroMonsters Wait for a little bit and it will start. Though it will not show anything on the screen, just check your wifi(on phone or computer) and a volumio hotspot will appear. Now just select it the password is "volumio2" and from any browser type its ip address and continue as usual. oh another tip use "fing"(Can be found on Play store). Its really a great app to identify IP address of all devices on your Network. Hope this helps.
Nice video, i also ordered the speaker phat, how do i wire the original speaker? Instead of the speaker phat speaker?? What are you wiring at the Mhz connectors? Volume? Thank you
I just soldered two wires to the plates on the speaker phat (instead of the supplied speaker) then add a crimp (amzn.to/2qvFu0p) to the end of each wire. The original speaker in mine already has the "spade" part of that crimp so I just unplugged it from the original board and plugged it into my two new wires. I actually put the original volume potentiometer in between on of the cables going to the speaker so that I can use that to control the volume. I hope that helps.
OK thank you for your fast answer! Sorry, i watched it now at home, and you eplained it on the video ^^ But what are you wiring on 06:39 on the GPIO's ?
I wired some gpio pins to the original buttons for choosing radio type (long wave or medium wave). These now allow me to pause and skip tracks in Volumio
what is so innovative about pre-made computer that turns to anything ?? I'm yearning to 80's days when someone could make radios , electronic hacks from scratch
That was a nonsense project. All he did is use the radio as the new housing. I thought he was going to make a Wi-Fi radio that kept the original functionality but added new features. Plus, if you need your phone to use it, you might as well use your phone. The radio was more useful in its original state since you could use it to listen to radio, and it was a completely standalone device. Now its more complicated and less useful then a normal Bluetooth speaker.
In the mid '70s I acquired a couple of valve Roberts Radios. I ripped out the valve innards of one, and converted to a single chip radio. I recently ripped that out and reverted the radio to valves.
I wonder if, in 40 years time, the radio in this video will have its old electronics returned.
An excellent project and very well presented 👍
If I ever get started with pi projects, I'd definitely make something like this, but rather than a spotify/internet radio system, I'd want it to simulate actual radio with mp3s on an sd. Put a bunch of music, podcasts, old radio dramas antique commercials and such onto the sd in their own separate folders. Each folder can be their own sort of channels that you literally tune to with the tuning knob. It could maybe be sort of authentic with static getting worse/better as tune closer and farther away from the channels knob position. Maybe there could be a counter counting up in the background so when you tune to a different "station" time has actually passed and the music has actually progressed as though it were still playing but in the background while you were listening to something else.
Ha! This is pretty much the same comment I was going to make. I have some old antique radios and I want to basically recreate an old-timey radio experience for my parents, using physical knobs to navigate "stations", maybe with a static sound effect when they turn to a different station/folder of mp3s.
Aerials are for FM
The AM antenna is inside, it looks very different.
Just completed a pi zero w internet radio using a Pimoroni 5-button shim and an Adafruit OLED mini display (128x32) powered by MPD/MPC and some custom Python code. Works great, but I can now say officially, I'm not a fan of Python...
Raspberry pi zero w is comes in handy for all these kind of retro fitting. I got a bluetooth speaker for less than £5 on a groupon deal. It had good amount of space inside so removed its boards, added pi zero w, speaker hat, led indicator, power button, installed shairport-sync and now i had a airplay speaker for less than £20.. The Wifi on the zero is a boon for projects like these..
beautiful, love it 😁 nice work sir
Tuning is a variable capacitor.
I have turn old pye radio into bluetooth speakers and volumio with hat amplifier converter board and mini amplifier the board hat is audioraspi hat works well with Volumio ,in the list of boards .
I got my idea from your project great
My radio was not working.
Thanks David, we have since learned a little more with Radio kits which has been interesting to see the role the capacitor plays
This would be a great concept to build a kids player as well... I am a total nube... But would love to build a kids mp3 player that can be controlled by my toddler as well as by me via my phone.
Any plans to integrate the Google Assistant SDK that is now available?
Great vid, well presented mate.
ohhh Id not looked at that, Ill take a look at what it can do
This is exactly what I am doing but with a 1950s Bush radio. Unfortunately I can't get my pi zw to run Volumio and connect to the internet. So I've hit a road block, help?
Hi Chris, are you using the very latest volumio as that should now support pizero w out of the box. I had to get some newer files see my question and the reply here volumio.org/forum/with-new-rpi-zero-t6050-20.html (read from "gingemonster » Sat Mar 11 2017 09:57")
That process has made my Pi not boot up at all. It sends a signal to the TV I've got it hooked up to but doesn't even get as far as that rainbow square thing. I used the latest image from Volumio and the file you in the link you just gave me. When putting the file in the boot portion of the SD it asks to replace one and I did replace the one in there, I assume that is what is intended but could that be where I have gone wrong?
Suspect we are both guessing here, Im definately no linux pro. Best start a new ticket in that forum and see if they can help there, sorry
@@MicroMonsters Wait for a little bit and it will start. Though it will not show anything on the screen, just check your wifi(on phone or computer) and a volumio hotspot will appear. Now just select it the password is "volumio2" and from any browser type its ip address and continue as usual.
oh another tip use "fing"(Can be found on Play store). Its really a great app to identify IP address of all devices on your Network.
Hope this helps.
Nice Project.
Nice video, i also ordered the speaker phat, how do i wire the original speaker? Instead of the speaker phat speaker?? What are you wiring at the Mhz connectors? Volume? Thank you
I just soldered two wires to the plates on the speaker phat (instead of the supplied speaker) then add a crimp (amzn.to/2qvFu0p) to the end of each wire. The original speaker in mine already has the "spade" part of that crimp so I just unplugged it from the original board and plugged it into my two new wires.
I actually put the original volume potentiometer in between on of the cables going to the speaker so that I can use that to control the volume.
I hope that helps.
OK thank you for your fast answer! Sorry, i watched it now at home, and you eplained it on the video ^^ But what are you wiring on 06:39 on the GPIO's ?
I wired some gpio pins to the original buttons for choosing radio type (long wave or medium wave). These now allow me to pause and skip tracks in Volumio
now, everything is Clear! thank you very mich!
MicroMonsters
Hi.
You mentioned that you use a plugin on Volumio to control the buttons on the phat speaker? Which plugin is that?
Interesting little project, obviously worth less now than in its original state but that's not the idea, its just doing something for the sake of it.
great..well done
The item on the circuit board at 5' 12" you don't know what it is is a variable capacitor.
add a Chromecast audio :-)
yes that would be nice for the rest of my family on android, thankfully it has airplay built in for my iPhone
o mamsh
what is so innovative about pre-made computer that turns to anything ?? I'm yearning to 80's days when someone could make radios , electronic hacks from scratch
That was a nonsense project. All he did is use the radio as the new housing. I thought he was going to make a Wi-Fi radio that kept the original functionality but added new features. Plus, if you need your phone to use it, you might as well use your phone. The radio was more useful in its original state since you could use it to listen to radio, and it was a completely standalone device. Now its more complicated and less useful then a normal Bluetooth speaker.