Sites & Resources

Restoration Parts and Supplies – General

Mitch Amos MAARC member Mitch Amos has plenty of parts available for your restoration projects. Email him at hallicrafters.s38c@gmail.com for availability and price.

Radio Daze Tubes, parts, tools, and supplies for restoring old radios.

Antique Electronic Supply Tubes, parts, and supplies for restoring vacuum tube equipment.

Antique Radio Grille Cloth Premier source for reproduction pattern grill cloth. Lost their supplier, but provide alternate sources. Now feature Radio Related Advertising Art and Other Stuff.

K & D Electronics Resistors, capacitors, and High End Audio tubes, parts, and supplies. Note: This vendor is in China.

AntiqueRadios.com Nice general resource site for radio collectors. A forum; it mostly contains information and links on various antique radios and equipment.

Vacuum Tubes

MAARC Remember, MAARC sells a wide variety of NOS and used tubes at the monthly meetings and our meets. Visit the tube trailer or email Charlie Scarborough.

NCRTV The National Capital Radio and TV museum sells tubes.

Antique Electronic Supply Tubes, parts, and supplies for restoring vacuum tube equipment.

Radio Daze Tubes, parts, tools, and supplies for restoring old radios.

Tube Depot Tubes, Parts & Accessories, Guitar Amps, Pedals, HiFi, and other electronic supplies.

Vacuum Tubes.Net The Vacuum Tubes division of Radio Electric Supply, home of “the largest supply of New Old Stock vacuum tubes in the world.”

Vacuum Tubes, Inc. Offering radio, audio, ham, and industrial new old stock vacuum tubes.

Capacitors

Mitch Amos MAARC member Mitch Amos has plenty of capacitors available for your restoration projects. Email him at hallicrafters.s38c@gmail.com for availability and price.

MAARC The club sells the most commonly used capacitors at the monthly meetings and our meets at good prices. See or email Randy Warren

WJOE Radio Capacitors, resistors, and dial lamps for vintage radios.

Just Radios Capacitors for vintage radios.

Bob’s Antique Radios and Electronics Capacitors and dial lamps for vintage radios.

Radio Daze Tubes, parts, tools, and supplies for restoring old radios.

Antique Electronic Supply Tubes, parts, and supplies for restoring vacuum tube equipment.

Dial Scales, Dial Covers, and Decals

Radio Daze Reproduction glass dial scales and some decals.

The Radiola Guy Reproduction paper, foil, and plastic dial scales. Custom work offered.

Retro Radio Repair Reproduction clear plastic dial covers.

Knobs and other parts

David and Joann Frush Good salvaged knobs, escutcheons, dials, chassies, etc. No website, but email inquiries to: parts2many@aol.com

Old Time Replications Reproduction knobs, pushbuttons, and plastic escutcheons.

Renovated Radios Reproduction rubber grommets, gaskets, knobs, pushbuttons, and CRT masks, etc.

Constantines Wood Center Lacquers, veneers, and refinishing supplies for wood cabinets.

Custom Hardwood Radio Knobs Custom wooden knobs for your reconditioned radios and other equipment. Ben Ericson, proprietor.

Schematics and Service Literature

NCRTV MAARC’s extensive service literature library was merged with that of the National Capital Radio and TV Museum. Photocopy packages are available for most vintage radio and TV sets.

The Boat Anchor Manual Archive (BAMA) The Boat Anchor Manual Archive offers free manuals for download

Nostalgia Air Free online schematics, manuals, tube data, references and more.

Just Radios Schematics and Capacitors for vintage radios.

A. G. Tannenbaum’s Homepage User and Service Manuals for old radios, amps, ham, audio, and test equipment.

The Radiola Guy Schematics and service literature, for more than just Radiolas.

Philco Radio Ron Ramirez’s website has schematics for Philco radios.

Glendale Manuals An eBay Store

TubeSound Another eBay Store

Radio Repair Services Offered

JF Antique Radio Repair Serving the Georgia area. 30 years experience in repair of antique radios and tube equipment. Reasonable rates. Located in Stockbridge, GA. Website also has repair referals for the DC, Winchester, and Richmond areas.

Old Radio Doc Antique Radio Restoration and Repair services. Located in Pomfret Center, CT. Run by Bob Eslinger.

Camden Antique Radio Service Antique radio repair and schematics. Located near Atlanta, GA. Run by Scott Rhode.

Great Northern Vintage Radios Restoration, repair, parts, and sales services. Located in Minneapolis, MN. Run by Alan Jasperson. Email Alan.

For Your Listening Pleasure Antique Radio & Record Player Restoration and Repair services. Located in Binghamton, NY. Run by The Phillips Family.

Urban Antique Radio and Vintage Hi-Fi Restoration, repair, and sales services. Located in Windsor, CT. Run by Mike Urban.

Tom’s Antique Radio Repair Repair services. Has on-line repair price estimate listings. Located in Dayton, OH.

Howard Communications Inc MAARC member Bruce Pellicot: Specializing in vintage radio receivers and transmitters. Located in Woodstock, MD near Ellicott City

J&J Vintage Radio Restoration, Repair, & Sales For those of you who live on or near the DelMarVa peninsula, check with J&J Vintage Radio for your servicing needs.

NCRTV Members of the National Capital Radio and TV museum offers radio repairs to members.

Other Services Offered

Radio Attic Buy and sell old radios here. Restoration Services also. Located in Eaton, NH

Sources for Radio & Test Equipment Manuals A listing of free and for sale service literature.

Estes Auctions Premier vintage electronics auction house. Usually several per month.

Vintage Audio “Mr. Analog” deals in vintage stereo gear, Hi-Fi, and vinyl records. Run by George Rasley.

Useful Information

All About Electronic Circuits for Kids Basic information about electronic circuits

Electricity Glossary and Terms Basic information about electricity

Allied Catalogs All the old Allied Radio catalogs

AntiqueRadios.com General resource site for radio collectors. Forums, Galleries, Links, Articles, etc.

Radio Finder by Tube Line-up Matches tube complements to radios where used. Run by John Okolowicz.

Renovated Radios Magazines and Service Literature on CD including “Radio Retailing”, also restoration articles.

Philco Radio Ron Ramirez’s website has boat loads of info on Philco radios.

Philco Repair Bench Excellent info for fixing your Philco (or other) antique radio. Great Resource Links page.

The Radiola Guy Extensive info about Radiolas, and other radios too.

The Boat Anchor Manual Archive (BAMA) Extensive list of owners manuals for free download. Mostly tube HAM gear, some test equipment and other stuff.

Harry Poster Vintage TV site.

The Original Old Time Radio (OTR) WWW Pages Old Time Radio programs and history.

Early Development of Radio – 600 BC to the Early 1920’s Article covering from discovery of electricity through electronics leading to radio.

United States Early Radio History Archive of articles on early history of radio (1897 – 1927).

New York’s Broadcasting History Including a radio history timeline.

Inland Marine Radio History Archive Archive of the history of radio on the Great Lakes and the Mississippi.

Field Service Management Guide: Telecommunications Timeline See how far communications have come.

On-line Radio Picture Galleries

Radio Attic Archives Over 6000 radios pictured in galleries searchable by manufacturer.

RadioMuseum.org On-line museum featuring pictorial galleries of radios from around the world. Searchable by manufacturer and country, in several languages.

Silver, Sounds, and Stuff Over 1000 radios pictured in searchable gallery.

Classic Radio Gallery Radios pictured in searchable gallery. Also radios and schematics for sale.

Norwegian Historical Radio Society English language version of website featuring pictures of Norwegian radios and Tandberg equipment.

Old Time Radio Programs

Vintage Radio Shows.Com Subscription Service of OTR Programs for download or smart phone.
 Over 80,000 listings.

Old Time Radio Show Catalog OTR programming for sale and download.
Extensive, well indexed holdings. New listings monthly