Hi, I have seen and thoroughly enjoyed many of your past video but this is the first time I’ve left a comment. Though I’m capable of repairing/restoring battery valve radios, I’ve never been keen on working on them. You might, or might not agree, they can be far too temperamental. Nonetheless, as a trainee many years ago, I was given the task of repairing “old stuff” which included picnic radios - like the one you have repaired. By the late 1960s, batteries for those portable valve radios were no longer available so one or two customers requested their battery radio be converted to mains only operation, which also included a part of my servicing work LOL. In my Vintage Radio collection, there are sixteen battery valve radios, including the earlier octal valve version of the Ever Ready set seen in this video. On a side note, three years ago, or thereabouts, I made a video where I temporarily converted a Fada ‘Colorado’ model 855, introduced onto the USA market 1950, to also operate on the Long Wave band. Though it worked exceptionally well, with the aid of using a step down isolation mains transformer, I later returned the Fada radio to Medium Wave only operation. It is now Part of my ever growing USA radio collection. I never uploaded that video (which I have since lost) to TH-cam as I’d originally intended for fear of being castigated as a “butcher” by Vintage Radio purists LOL. Best regards, Phil.
Here in the uk that radio was called ... The picnic portable . I have one I restored a while back . Runs of a mains power unit bought off ebay . They work well and the large speaker guves decent sound . They were considered very old fashioned when first they came out but quite a few turn up over here . The earlier versions had octal valves . The first audio tube very often goes microphonic as in yours . Enjoyed the video as always .
Was also going to suggest the battery eliminator 90V/1.4V on ebay but I believe these are only available with a 230V primary transformer and though you could change the transformer, getting hold of that Myrra part may be difficult. Difficult choice (batteries or mains) when you prefer not to spoil the cabinet by fitting a mains lead.
Great video on an interesting radio---I'm sure our British friends have seen quite a few of these, but that's a rare piece here. The last time I used my Crosley Fiver on shortwave, I actually got 3-4 stations
The set you have there is the "Ever Ready model C/A" (or "C/E"). The original design was a model "C" which had international octal based valves / tubes fitted. The Model "C/A" and modified model "C/E" followed on, when the B7G based miniature valves became available.
I have always loved Shortwave radio since I was a kid in the 60's. When I was in Nam I ordered a radio from PACEX catalog that had shortwave, long wave plus AM/FM. On long wave we could get crap out of China which was close as the crow flies. I sold it to another kid when I left the country to go home at the end of my tour, I always put my initials on the radios I had, years later in 76 when I was stationed in Arlington VA at Fort Myer with The Old Guard, in the orderly room of Company C the clerk had that same radio I looked for my initial and sure as hell it was my old set. I tried to buy it back from the guy but he would not sell it.
Great video & radio! It's a surprise to me that Long Wave wasn't used in the USA. The range is fantastic. Where I live, BBC Radio 4 (198KHz) gives excellent reception. RTE-1 from Ireland (252KHz) also covers much of the UK, from a single transmitter site (formerly used by Atlantic 252). Radio 4 LW is clearly audible in Barcelona which is some 800-900 miles away across mountainous terrain. I wonder if any signal reaches the east coast of the USA? Also maybe French LW broadcasts, with their new high-power transmitters.
I believe the British Ever Ready company was a different company to the US Eveready. I did look it up a few years ago and it had an interesting history. Growing up in the 70's Ever Ready were the posh batteries that we couldn't afford, until Duracell arrived to take that crown. I believe Ever Ready stuck with the Zinc Carbon technology too long and it more or less finished them off. The brand still exists, no idea who owns it now. Long wave used to have a few stations here. Up till the late 70's BBC Radio 2 occupied the space where Radio 4 now lives. When they announced the move to MW there were a lot of calls from people in mainland Europe who were sad that they wouldn't be able to receive the station any longer. In the early 90's we used to pick up Atlantic 252 which was a LW pop music station broadcast from the Irish Republic. I remember the sound quality was really good for AM compared to MW reception here.
@@tarstarkusz Radio Today which is a UK trade journal is saying the second quarter of 2024. My last car bought in 2012 had a radio with long wave and I did a lot of work suppressing interference so as to get a clear signal from RTE Radio 1 on 252 kHz but that sadly is permanently closed now. My cuurrent car's radio has DAB+, FM and MW (AM) and the medium wave is also in terminal decline. The BBC long wave transmitter does broadcast subcarriers to control electricity meters but this may well be replaced by smart meters that use wifi or 5G, otherwise some sort of transmitter just transmitting data will have to be kept running. As is the case for the French 162 kHz transmitter.
Nice fix Mate, though considering whats being broadcasted these days it sounded better before recapping. Stay cool and awesome. Ps. I miss a good solid rant. Hope you find a good topic soon.
Thanks again great video , im in the the uk got some where a ever ready sky line radio 50s set in the UK here we still have long wave bbc radio 4.(194KHz). 😊
That Styrofoam might end up chemically burning the sight glass. I would get it out ASAP before it turns into a shelf-queen never to be played again and forgotten about.
It’s nice watching your videos. I always learn something new! Very cute doggy! It’s too bad that radio only drives the opposite lanes that we yanks do.
If you use rechargeable batteries, (though some are a bit pricy) it would make running tube battery radio sets like the one in the video more economically viable to operate
Bryan, the dollar stores where I live stopped selling batteries a couple of years ago. Same goes for Walmart. Maybe because a lot of cheapie modern electronics don't use batteries. I needed AA batteries for some vintage toys I was selling, and I found Home Depot, Lowes, and Tru Value hardware were the only places that sold batteries. I noticed not all these places sold 9 volt batteries. So if you are working on vintage transistor radios, you might have to buy your 9 volt batteries online.
If the "big one" ever does happen, I will have far bigger concerns than listening to someone else's propaganda on my battery-powered hand-crank antique tube radio.
Yes I definitely look forward to that when I can on Saturday nights here in South Carolina, but born in New York and enjoyed Cousin Brucie on WABC and WCBS-FM years ago! Amazing that he is still on the radio and has come full circle back to WABC. We need more stations like that on AM!
If you blow compressed air around inside the radio, enough might leak behind the dial glass to blow the styrofoam crumb out, or at least down to a corner where it isn't conspicuous.
These tubes have directly heated cathodes, meaning the heater and cathode are the same component inside the tube. The A and B supplies need to be connected or there's no way it can work.
LW was heavily used in Europe & other places. I think its gone now. Airport beacons with modulated carriers running CW was the rule here. Tons of them ran but I think they are going away now also LFOD !
This looks like 👍 a good 😊 little radio 📻. I’ll guess somewhere around 1956. When radios 📻 were at their best. All ya need to do is recap this thing, and give it a new dial light 💡. Your friend, Jeff.
That Radio Was Made Way Before My Time. When I Was Growing Up
From 1967 All Through The 70's
80's &90's All I Seen Was Transister Radios & Boomboxes
Vintage UK radio repair with vintage video camera. Just like the good old days with Bryan all over again. WSM-AM!👌
Shango works on the Russian radios while you work on the British radios .🙂
The shape of this subject radio reminds me of the speakers you hung over your car door at the drive-in movies.
4:35 he thinks you're talking to him. Lovely dog.
Hi,
I have seen and thoroughly enjoyed many of your past video but this is the first time I’ve left a comment.
Though I’m capable of repairing/restoring battery valve radios, I’ve never been keen on working on them. You might, or might not agree, they can be far too temperamental. Nonetheless, as a trainee many years ago, I was given the task of repairing “old stuff” which included picnic radios - like the one you have repaired. By the late 1960s, batteries for those portable valve radios were no longer available so one or two customers requested their battery radio be converted to mains only operation, which also included a part of my servicing work LOL.
In my Vintage Radio collection, there are sixteen battery valve radios, including the earlier octal valve version of the Ever Ready set seen in this video.
On a side note, three years ago, or thereabouts, I made a video where I temporarily converted a Fada ‘Colorado’ model 855, introduced onto the USA market 1950, to also operate on the Long Wave band. Though it worked exceptionally well, with the aid of using a step down isolation mains transformer, I later returned the Fada radio to Medium Wave only operation. It is now Part of my ever growing USA radio collection. I never uploaded that video (which I have since lost) to TH-cam as I’d originally intended for fear of being castigated as a “butcher” by Vintage Radio purists LOL.
Best regards, Phil.
A new video from radiotvphononut in the afternoon! Something to watch while eating lunch.
Here in the uk that radio was called ... The picnic portable . I have one I restored a while back . Runs of a mains power unit bought off ebay . They work well and the large speaker guves decent sound . They were considered very old fashioned when first they came out but quite a few turn up over here . The earlier versions had octal valves . The first audio tube very often goes microphonic as in yours . Enjoyed the video as always .
Was also going to suggest the battery eliminator 90V/1.4V on ebay but I believe these are only available with a 230V primary transformer and though you could change the transformer, getting hold of that Myrra part may be difficult. Difficult choice (batteries or mains) when you prefer not to spoil the cabinet by fitting a mains lead.
Great video on an interesting radio---I'm sure our British friends have seen quite a few of these, but that's a rare piece here. The last time I used my Crosley Fiver on shortwave, I actually got 3-4 stations
The set you have there is the "Ever Ready model C/A" (or "C/E"). The original design was a model "C" which had international octal based valves / tubes fitted. The Model "C/A" and modified model "C/E" followed on, when the B7G based miniature valves became available.
I have always loved Shortwave radio since I was a kid in the 60's. When I was in Nam I ordered a radio from PACEX catalog that had shortwave, long wave plus AM/FM. On long wave we could get crap out of China which was close as the crow flies. I sold it to another kid when I left the country to go home at the end of my tour, I always put my initials on the radios I had, years later in 76 when I was stationed in Arlington VA at Fort Myer with The Old Guard, in the orderly room of Company C the clerk had that same radio I looked for my initial and sure as hell it was my old set. I tried to buy it back from the guy but he would not sell it.
I never want to upset you! I know you know how to fix these! But I enjoy your video's!
Great video & radio! It's a surprise to me that Long Wave wasn't used in the USA. The range is fantastic. Where I live, BBC Radio 4 (198KHz) gives excellent reception. RTE-1 from Ireland (252KHz) also covers much of the UK, from a single transmitter site (formerly used by Atlantic 252).
Radio 4 LW is clearly audible in Barcelona which is some 800-900 miles away across mountainous terrain. I wonder if any signal reaches the east coast of the USA? Also maybe French LW broadcasts, with their new high-power transmitters.
I believe the British Ever Ready company was a different company to the US Eveready. I did look it up a few years ago and it had an interesting history. Growing up in the 70's Ever Ready were the posh batteries that we couldn't afford, until Duracell arrived to take that crown. I believe Ever Ready stuck with the Zinc Carbon technology too long and it more or less finished them off. The brand still exists, no idea who owns it now. Long wave used to have a few stations here. Up till the late 70's BBC Radio 2 occupied the space where Radio 4 now lives. When they announced the move to MW there were a lot of calls from people in mainland Europe who were sad that they wouldn't be able to receive the station any longer. In the early 90's we used to pick up Atlantic 252 which was a LW pop music station broadcast from the Irish Republic. I remember the sound quality was really good for AM compared to MW reception here.
There is one in the vintage classic movie "X the Unknown"
BBC Radio 4 still operates on long wave nationally in the UK, although it's earmarked for closure next year
That's funny because google says it is not scheduled for shutdown. Just a station in Iceland and in Denmark.,
@@tarstarkusz Radio Today which is a UK trade journal is saying the second quarter of 2024. My last car bought in 2012 had a radio with long wave and I did a lot of work suppressing interference so as to get a clear signal from RTE Radio 1 on 252 kHz but that sadly is permanently closed now. My cuurrent car's radio has DAB+, FM and MW (AM) and the medium wave is also in terminal decline. The BBC long wave transmitter does broadcast subcarriers to control electricity meters but this may well be replaced by smart meters that use wifi or 5G, otherwise some sort of transmitter just transmitting data will have to be kept running. As is the case for the French 162 kHz transmitter.
@@andw2638 You should absolutely protest "smart meters"
As for long wave, I was just going by what google said. It could be completely wrong.
C’est dommage que la BBC va arrêter son émetteur grandes ondes car c’est la seule radio en grandes ondes que l’ont peut capter en France...
Nice fix Mate, though considering whats being broadcasted these days it sounded better before recapping.
Stay cool and awesome.
Ps. I miss a good solid rant. Hope you find a good topic soon.
This radio was used in the classic movie X the Unknown!
Neat radio, haven't see one like it before. As always, it is usually the caps! I love the shape.
Thanks again great video , im in the the uk got some where a ever ready sky line radio 50s set in the UK here we still have long wave bbc radio 4.(194KHz). 😊
That Styrofoam might end up chemically burning the sight glass. I would get it out ASAP before it turns into a shelf-queen never to be played again and forgotten about.
gus is a great radio
It's good WSM is still playing country music. No am country stations here anymore
It’s nice watching your videos. I always learn something new!
Very cute doggy! It’s too bad that radio only drives the opposite lanes that we yanks do.
If you use rechargeable batteries, (though some are a bit pricy) it would make running tube battery radio sets like the one in the video more economically viable to operate
The British Broadcasting System still transmits on long wave with no plans to shut down. I think it's channel 4.
Nice work .
Nice job !
Greetings from Cape Town.
All you get on longwave are navigation beacons (if you live near a coast, of course).
Bryan, the dollar stores where I live stopped selling batteries a couple of years ago. Same goes for Walmart. Maybe because a lot of cheapie modern electronics don't use batteries. I needed AA batteries for some vintage toys I was selling, and I found Home Depot, Lowes, and Tru Value hardware were the only places that sold batteries. I noticed not all these places sold 9 volt batteries. So if you are working on vintage transistor radios, you might have to buy your 9 volt batteries online.
The Onlything I Listen To
Is My Classic Country On My
Tablet Now That My New Samsung A54 5G 6617
Wont Except My Music.
But That Don't Bother Me At All
If the "big one" ever does happen, I will have far bigger concerns than listening to someone else's propaganda on my battery-powered hand-crank antique tube radio.
On Saturday night WABC 770 plays music with Cousin Brucie and Tony Orlando
Yessir, I'll be listening.
Yes I definitely look forward to that when I can on Saturday nights here in South Carolina, but born in New York and enjoyed Cousin Brucie on WABC and WCBS-FM years ago! Amazing that he is still on the radio and has come full circle back to WABC. We need more stations like that on AM!
I don't know the way to Amarillo, but Iknow someone who does.
If you blow compressed air around inside the radio, enough might leak behind the dial glass to blow the styrofoam crumb out, or at least down to a corner where it isn't conspicuous.
how long will that radio play using 9 volt batteries in series?
12:30 What make camera was used for this subject?
The Onlything With Those Radios
Batterys Are Hard To Find.
Hi. Is there any advantage to wiring the A- and B- together (other than saving a bit of wire during manufacturing)?
These tubes have directly heated cathodes, meaning the heater and cathode are the same component inside the tube. The A and B supplies need to be connected or there's no way it can work.
Good doggie
LW was heavily used in Europe & other places. I think its gone now. Airport beacons
with modulated carriers running CW was the rule here. Tons of them ran
but I think they are going away now also
LFOD !
This looks like 👍 a good 😊 little radio 📻. I’ll guess somewhere around 1956. When radios 📻 were at their best. All ya need to do is recap this thing, and give it a new dial light 💡. Your friend, Jeff.
I had a couple of those sets years ago. No idea where they went. However, they were never fitted with a dial light.
Rare vintage portable tube radio
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Tubes. The internet is a series of tubes.