Hi Lyle. Yes, this set is generally in good shape for a +65 year old. Details about the restoration work can be found on my Facebook Radio Restoration blog page, here: facebook.com/gerrysvintageradio/ . The project is almost completed, and I am writing an article providing more information on the GPR-90 and detailing the refurbishment work. I plan on completing that later this week and then posting it to the SPARC Radio Museum website, here: sparcradio.ca/radio-matters/restoration-projects/
Happy New Year! - Yes, I am lucky to have such a variety of great radios landing on my workbench - most are owned by friends, so I get the fun of refurbishing them and checking them out, and they get to use them!
Hope you show the restoration. Yes it has a Hammarlund look - but the red and yellow S meter is more National! My best friend SWLed with his dad’s GPR-90 in the late 70s-early 80s from New England. This included hearing the Falkland Island Broadcasting Station - 2.37 MHz at 1kW. So the GPR is a nice set!
The GPR-90 is now almost refurbished - I need to check the alignment (likely over the next couple of days if I can find the time) and will then make another demo video to show what has been done and how its performing. I will also prepare an article on the refurbishment work and post it to the SPARC radio museum website in a couple of weeks or so. I was working on the Falkland Is. for a year or so in the mid-1980's (a couple of years after the war) - callsign VP8BDE (I still have the rig I used there!)
Yes, I agree, its rather 'Hammarlundesque' in its appearance (but in a different league in construction quality)... TMC are (still) based out of Mamaroneck, New York, USA, but I understand some models, including this one, were manufactured in Canada
This was my dream receiver as a young ham-way out of my price range, of course!
Yes, it certainly has some very desirable 'bells and whistles' (when I get things working properly!). Looks like nice bandspread on the ham bands
Wow nice clean receiver. Never seen one of those before. Like to see more videos about the restoration of that great receiver. Thanks for sharing.
Hi Lyle. Yes, this set is generally in good shape for a +65 year old. Details about the restoration work can be found on my Facebook Radio Restoration blog page, here: facebook.com/gerrysvintageradio/ . The project is almost completed, and I am writing an article providing more information on the GPR-90 and detailing the refurbishment work. I plan on completing that later this week and then posting it to the SPARC Radio Museum website, here: sparcradio.ca/radio-matters/restoration-projects/
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Happy New Year! - Yes, I am lucky to have such a variety of great radios landing on my workbench - most are owned by friends, so I get the fun of refurbishing them and checking them out, and they get to use them!
Hope you show the restoration. Yes it has a Hammarlund look - but the red and yellow S meter is more National!
My best friend SWLed with his dad’s GPR-90 in the late 70s-early 80s from New England. This included hearing the Falkland Island Broadcasting Station - 2.37 MHz at 1kW. So the GPR is a nice set!
The GPR-90 is now almost refurbished - I need to check the alignment (likely over the next couple of days if I can find the time) and will then make another demo video to show what has been done and how its performing. I will also prepare an article on the refurbishment work and post it to the SPARC radio museum website in a couple of weeks or so. I was working on the Falkland Is. for a year or so in the mid-1980's (a couple of years after the war) - callsign VP8BDE (I still have the rig I used there!)
At first sight it reminds me of a Hamalund from USA
Yes, I agree, its rather 'Hammarlundesque' in its appearance (but in a different league in construction quality)... TMC are (still) based out of Mamaroneck, New York, USA, but I understand some models, including this one, were manufactured in Canada
What an old bore.
OMG! - and I thought it was an old radio…. My mistake, sorry!