Vintage Radio Restoration, Why Do It?

Vintage Radio Restoration is a fun and rewarding hobby. In this video I present 10 reasons why I really enjoy restoring old radios especially radios from the 1950s to the early 1960s. This is not a " How To" video but rather a video that I hope peaks your interest in the hobby. There are many excellent CZcams channels that instruct viewers on Radio Restoration. I will link several excellent channels below.
Links
1.Manuel is a fantastic teacher@ / @electronicsoldandnew
2. David ‪@DavidTipton101‬
3. Mr Carlson@MrCarlsonsLab
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[@electronicsoldandnew]

Thoroughly enjoyed the video. You put in words precisely the reasons that drive me. Thanks 👍

[@petersdelucaaa2vg306]

You're welcome. As you can tell from the video, you have taught me so much. Thanks

[@whiting444]

Great video Peter , good links and tips. You have a very good collection of radios and they sound great even over youtube. Keep up the good work and look forward to the next video. Geo De Luca

[@petersdelucaaa2vg306]

Geo, Thanks, Will do.

[@Movieman1965]

That's a great video presentation about why restore vintage radios. Just last week we went on our annual family vacation to Italy. I took a very small (Prunus model DE333 for those who want to know) portable FM AM radio with me. Why? Because I wanted to discover what the local stations are playing daily. But also the fact that you don't need a smartphone streaming service or wifi signal to do it. I still find it fascinating that we can send radio signals and have made it possible to listen to them with these amazing circuits developed by great minds in the field of radio design.

[@petersdelucaaa2vg306]

Wow… I checked out the Prunus DE333. What a cool little radio. I’m hoping to head to Italy in the fall. Perhaps I’ll get a Prunus and take it with me……. This radio stuff is just so interesting… Thanks for the comment.

[@GrymsArchive]

It's nice to know that there are people out there doing this.
Someday I'll be able to afford to get the 2 that were stolen from my GrandMother back in the mid 1970s.
We'd sit out on her front porch in the dead of night listening in on her Zenith Transoceanic (B600?)
gods, I miss those days.

[@petersdelucaaa2vg306]

I agree. My radios bring back great memories. Thanks for the comment.

[@wacoflyer]

I do vintage and antique radio restorations and have worked on hundreds since the mid 1960s, but these foreign jobs never interested me.

[@petersdelucaaa2vg306]

I have only been doing radio restoration for the last 3-4 years, mostly on German radios. The one Zenith I have restored is my father’s radio. I know it’s not fair to make a comparison based on one radio but I find the German radios have a much better sound on FM and when streaming Bluetooth. The radios shown in the video were made in Germany for the US market and thus have an FM range that goes up to 108Mhz as opposed to the radios made for the EU market that only go up to about 100 Mhz. When it comes to reading the alignment instructions, Google translate is a big help…LOL. Thanks for your comment.