Re: Antique Radio Book Recommendations?

> "OLD TIME RADIOS ! restoration and repair"  JOSEPH J. CARR.

Carr's book is a good choice. Another good book for those beyond beginner
stage is "Fixing Up Nice Old Radios" by Ed Romney. Most of the book uses a
case study approach, so you can see photos and read descriptions of actual
restorations of many interesting radios.

Both the Carr and the Romney books are available from Antique Electronic
Supply, http://www.tubesandmore.com/ .

My favorite service text written in the tube era is "Elements of Radio
Servicing" by Marcus & Levy. It uses a very systematic approach to
diagnosing & repairing radio problems using little more than a signal
generator and VTVM. It also breaks down the radio by section and gives a
good theoretical explanation of each before going on to troubleshooting &
repair techniques. The book is out of print, but it went through several
editions and many used copies are floating around. Old repair books like
this are typically very cheap at swap meets or on Ebay. If you pay more than
a few bucks, you're shopping in the wrong place.

One thing to note about old repair books is that they taught how to *repair*
radios that were a few years old, whereas now we are *restoring* radios that
are decades old. There's a difference!

Regards,

Phil