Presentation on the Crosley PUP During the 2023 March monthly meeting Rick Slater followed up his February meeting about regenerative radios with a presentation on the famous Crosley PUP. Rick did an excellent job presenting (as usual) and you can find his presentation at the link below. Presentation If you don’t attend our monthly Read more about March 2023 The Crosley PUP[…]
Armstrong / Borden Regenerative Radio Kit Theory Presentation During the February 25th, 2023 monthly meeting Rick Slater put on a very informative presentation about regenerative radios. Rick led an excellent discussion on the theory of grid leak detectors and regeneration. All enjoyed the presentation and here you can find a link to it online. Presentation Read more about Regenerative Radio Theory Presentation[…]
OBITUARY Joe “Hoss” Dan Wendler JULY 31, 1939 – JANUARY 2, 2023 The Family has graciously requested that Memorial Donations may be made to The Houston Vintage Radio Association. Those donations can be sent to: HVRA C/O Joe Gernand 2108 Walnut Creek Drive League City, Texas 77573 Born to Irene and Carl Wendler Read more about OBITUARY Joe “Hoss” Dan Wendler[…]
2022 ANNUAL CONVENTION REPORT By Lewis Brittain The 2022 Annual Convention was HVRA’s premier event for the year. It was a two and a half day event held at the Houston Marriott North, as it has been held for several previous years. Generally the service has been excellent, and they certainly didn’t let us down Read more about 2022 ANNUAL CONVENTION REPORT[…]
Turn Table Hard Knocks by Tom Taylor So you have a couple of rough repairs under your belt and your feeling good about yourself THEN along comes a customer’s ’55 RCA record player (changer) packaged in a mini console with what forums say is cherry colored mahogany. You take it because it seems manageable and Read more about Turn Table Hard Knocks[…]
A RAINY SATURDAY, HALF A LIFETIME AGO BY DAVE HERLINGER I just came back from the garage, rummaging around in file drawers full of old tubes, wires, transformers, and buried deep inside, I found something I hadn’t seen since retiring from teaching high school physics 6 years ago. A bunch of rusty nails, a couple Read more about A RAINY SATURDAY, HALF A LIFETIME AGO[…]
NEW BOARD POSITION AVAILABLE As a result of estate sales during HVRA’s scheduled auctions over the past several years, the Board has an appreciation for the complexities of efficiently coordinating several estates to the benefit of both the Estate Owner and HVRA. We are currently in possession or in discussions with several estates which, pending Read more about NEW BOARD POSITION AVAILABLE – Estate Management Representative[…]
Lazy Man’s Guide to Radio Refinishing Follow this Link to View the Video on Facebook DISCLAIMER: In this summary and the program I have prepared for HVRA’s May 30, 2020 meeting, I set forth MY methods for sprucing up radios including wood, plastic and even metal. THERE ARE MANY OTHER TECHNIQUES THAT YOU CAN Read more about Lazy Man’s Guide to Radio Refinishing[…]
2020 ANNUAL CONVENTION REPORT by Jerry Sirkin Our 2020 Annual Convention and Auction was a 2-1/2 day event this year and, as in past years, held at the Marriott North Hotel. We had a great turn-out as members bid on approximately 550 lots, split just about equally over the Friday and Saturday auctions. Our records Read more about 2020 ANNUAL CONVENTION REPORT[…]
HVRA 2019 Annual ConventionWrap-Up By Jerry Sirkin HVRA Vice Presidentand Convention Chairman 281-844-4124 (gsirkin@aol.com) The Friday and Saturday attendees at our 2019 Annual Convention enjoyed two days of auctions, a superb tech talk by Jeff Heller, a very competitive Old Equipment Contest co-chaired by Tom Taylor and Jeff Heller and an Awards Banquet led by Read more about HVRA 2019 Annual ConventionWrap-Up[…]