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Antique Radio Websites
Here's a sampler of the terabytes of information now available
to radio lovers across the planet. When I launched this site in 1995, there was only one other antique radio website in the world. I don't have time to
count them now, but I suspect there are hundreds. If you know about a choice radio website that should be added to this list, send me some email. Enjoy!
History & Museums
100 Years of Radio
Celebrates the 100th anniversary of Marconi's invention
Air Chief Radios
Exhaustive info about Air Chief radios
American Museum of Radio
Radio & electricity museum in Bellingham, WA
Early Television Museum
Amazing collection of early TVs, in Ohio
Hammond Museum of Radio
Radio museum in Guelph, Ontario, Canada
Historical Electronics Museum
Located near Baltimore, Maryland
Loewe Opta Radiomuseum
History, gallery, and technical info about Loewe Opta
Museum of Radio and Technology
Located in Huntington, West Virginia
MZTV Museum of Television
Located in Toronto. Don't miss the 3D interactive gallery!
Pavek Museum of Broadcasting
Radio/TV museum located in St. Louis Park, Minnesota
Radio Museum Rottenberg
Located in Rottenberg, Germany
Regency TR-1 History
The world's first transistor radio
Regency TR-1 Worship Page
More than you'd ever want to know
Rolf Bergendorff Radio Museum
Radio museum in Strombergshyttan, Sweden
Southern Appalachian Radio Museum
Located near Asheville, North Carolina
Television History, the First 75 Years
Extensive gallery, historical info
Western Historic Radio Museum
Located in Virginia City, Nevada
Clubs
Here is a short list of international and
Internet-based associations. There are many local
collector clubs in the US and Canada. For a
comprehensive list of those, see the
ARC club
list.
405 Alive Antique British Television
All about 405-line British TVs
Asian radios
Discussion with examples of little-seen sets from Asia
British Vintage Wireless Society
British collector club
Collins Collectors Association
Everything a Collins collector needs
Collins Radio Association
All about Collins amateur radios
International Society of Atwater Kent Collectors
Online Atwater Kent club
Jeremy's Antique Radios
Radio and test equipment collection
Norwegian Historical Radio Society
Extensive resources, including schematics for European radios
Radiofil
French association with magazine and collector guide
Collections
75 Years of Radio Design
European radios (German language)
Antiques Boedo Radio
Radios from Argentina
Atwater Kent Radios
Atwater Kent gallery, advertising, schematics
Boatanchor Pix
Vintage shortwave and ham radios, plus related links
Cape Old Radio
Collection, some technical info
Classic Radio Gallery
Large radio gallery, some radios for sale
Crosley Radio Page
All about Crosley radios
Czechoslovakia radiomuseum
Radios and TVs from Czechoslovakia
Elwin's Radio Pages
Philips radios, recorders, more
Eric's Vintage Televisions
Gallery of 1940s/1950s televisions
FM-only Radio Gallery
Gallery and info about FM-only radios
George's Antique Radios
Gallery, including some interesting French sets
Gerard's Radio Collection
European radios; the original WWW radio gallery
Gollum's Crystal Receiver World
Extensive information about crystal radios
Halligan's Hallicrafters International
Lots of info about Hallicrafters radios
Heathkit Virtual Museum
Heathkit radios and other electronics
Heathkits.Com
Extensive Heathkit gallery and information
Jan Thogersen's Bang & Olufsen Collection
B & O radios 1929-1965
Jeremy's Antique Radios
Personal collection of US radios
Johan's Old Radios
Swedish radios, TVs, audio, more. Wonderful!
John Jenkins Sparkmuseum
World-class collection: wireless and early electrical gear
John Pelham's Radiophile.com
Gorgeous collection of radios of all types
M31 Galaxy of Transistor Radios
Gallery of transistors & other shirtpocket sets
Mark's Vintage Radio & TV Stuff
Radios, TV boosters and UHF converters
OldRadioZone
Excellent gallery with emphasis on Zenith
Packard Bell
Small collection of Packard Bells
Padgett's TransOceanic Page
Much info about Zenith TransOceanics
Perneky Sándor Collection
Hungarian and European radios (Hungarian language)
Radiolaguy's Showcase
Personal collection of Sonny Clutter
Radiomuseum
Large gallery, schematics, articles (mostly German language)
Radio Muzeum, Hungary
Hungarian gallery (Hungarian language)
Radios Antigos
Brazilian gallery (Portugese language)
Radios Brasileiros
Brazilian gallery and radios for sale
Red Star Russian Old Radios
Gallery of Soviet radios and gramophones
Rod's Vintage Radios & Phonos
Gallery of New Zealand radios, phonos, more
Sarah's Transistor Radios
Large transistor gallery, informative articles
H.H. Scott Hi-Fi Stereo Archive
Authoritative info about H.H. Scott audio products
Scott's Crystal Radios
Crystal radios and headphones
Sirois Vintage Television
Choice TV collection including the gorgeous Teleavia
Sparkbench
Many case studies by a master of radio restoration
Stereo Consoles of the 1960s
European stereo consoles
Stone Vintage Radio
Gallery, a few articles
Supreme Instruments
All about Supreme test equipment
Syl et ses Radios
French-language vintage radio site
TSF Radio
Large gallery, repair info (French language)
Udo's Old Radio Homepage
Interesting sets from Switzerland
J.C. Verdier Radio Museum
Gallery of amazing French radios and related items
J.L. Villabona Radios a valvulas
Spanish and European radio gallery
Vintage Broadcast Microphones
Microphone gallery and technical information
Vintage Radio and TV
Gallery of many TVs, a few Electrola radios
Vintage Radio Cellar
Consumer radios, boatanchors, homebrew
Walter's Radio Flier
European radios and recorders
World of Wireless Radio Museum
Netherlands radio history, gallery, tech info
WUMPUS Old Radio World
Very extensive European radio site
Repairs & Building
ABC Vacuum Tubes
Tubes for sale
A.G. Tannenbaum
Extensive source for manuals, service data, parts, more
Antique Car Radio
Restoration and retrofitting of old car radios.
Antique Radio Grille Cloth
Reproduction grille cloth for old radios
Antique Radio Knobs
Reproduction knobs and other plastic parts
Audiotools
Info about vintage tape recorders, phonos, and hi-fi
Boatanchor Manual Archives
Thousands of schematics for communications radios
Broadcasting from the home
Plans for building AM transmitters
Constantine's Wood Center
Supplies & products for refinishing wooden cabinets
CT-100 Restoration
Restoration of a vintage RCA CT-100 color TV
Duncan Amps Tube Database
Online reference data for hundreds of tubes
For Your Listening Pleasure
Restoration services for radios and phonos
JustRadios
Antique radio schematics and capacitors for sale
Miniature Lamp Data
Technical info about pilot lamps
Nostalgia Air
Free online schematics, much other technical information
Ocean State Electronics
Source for variable capacitors and many other parts
Old Radio Parts
Restoration parts & supplies, including controls and repro dials
Philcoradio.com
Philco technical articles, schematics, gallery, more
Philco Repair Bench
Comprehensive repair information for Philco radios
Play Things of Past
Loads of radio parts and literature
Radiodaze
Repair supplies and products
Radiotechniek en restauratie
Schematics and info for Netherlands radios
Radio Era Archives
Radio publications on CD-ROM, schematics, more
The Hammarlund Historian
Hammarlund radio info
Vintage Electronics
Repair of phonos, tape machines, hi-fi equipment
Vintage Radio Repair and Restoration
UK radios, schematics; great technical info
Vintage Radios UK
Repairs, parts, and info for UK and European radios
W7FG Vintage Manuals
Manuals for communications radios and test equipment
Watkins Restorations
Restoration advice, radios for sale
West-Tech Services
Restoration of phonographs and wire recorders
The Xtal Set Society
Crystal radio projects, books, more
Zenith Oracle
Identify a Zenith radio by model, serial, or chassis number
Magazines
Antique Radio Classified
My favorite radio magazine is online!
Collectors Weekly
Online magazine with many collecting categories, including radios
Old-Time Radio
The Antique Radio Collector
Buy and download old-time radio programs
Dad's Old-Time Radio
Thousands of old-time radio programs for sale
Old Time Radio Catalog
Many thousand old-time programs in MP3 or audio CD format
Old Time Radio WWW Page
Very extensive old-time radio site
Radio Days
Sounds and history of old-time radio broadcasts
Radio Spirits
Leading seller of old-time radio recordings. Also many online sound bites.
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