Western Historic Radio Museum

 

 

Vintage  Radio  Equipment  and  Memorabilia

1910 - 1950

 

 

Virginia City, Nevada

 

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Latest Update: April 2010

Website Navigation Index

- Museum Information - Nevada Radio History - Parish House - (Full Length Articles with Photos) - Items For Sale -

Home-Index

Museum Hours, Contact & Other Information

History of the Parish House (1876)
Lots of Vintage Photos and Information

Nevada Radio History - 1906 to 1930
Father of Wireless, Early BC Stations & More

Radios & Electronics Gear For Sale
NEW!

 

- Wireless Apparatus & 1920s Communications Equipment  ~  Full Length Articles with Photos -

M.H. Dodd's 1912 Wireless Station
10th Anniversary Edition with New Photos
   SE-1420, IP-501 & IP-501A
"The Classic Shipboard Wireless Receivers"

  THE COLIN B. KENNEDY COMPANY
"
RADIO APPARATUS OF QUALITY"

 

- Vintage Communications & Amateur Radio Equipment  ~  Full Length Articles with Photos -

Hallicrafters SX-28
"A Pre-war Masterpiece"

Comprehensive History & More

Hallicrafters DD-1 "Skyrider Diversity"
Comprehensive History & Restoration

RCA's Amazing AR-88 Receivers
Comprehensive History, Restoration, Sweep Alignments & More   NEW!

Hammarlund Mfg.Co.,Inc
The Incredible Pre-War 'Super-Pro'

Comprehensive History & Restoration Info

National Co. - HRO Receiver
"The Cream of the Crop" 

BC-348 Receiver - How to Return to Original Dynamotor Operation 

Rebuilding the Hammarlund SP-600
Detailed Info with Lots of Photos

 Vintage Long Wave Receivers
Receiver Profiles, Loop Antennas, NDBs

Building an Authentic 1937 Ham Station

 

 

- Radio Photo Galleries ~ with Text -

Entertainment Radios

Roaring 20s Radios 1922 to 1929

Vintage Table Radios 1930 to 1950

Floor Model Radios (Consoles) 1924 to 1940

Only Zenith Radios 1925 to 1940

Communications, Amateur & Broadcast Equipment

 Early Ham Gear & Commercial Wireless - 1910 to 1927

Classic Pre-WWII Ham Gear  - 1928 to 1941

WWII Equipment & Commercial-Military Gear  - 1942 to 1955

Post-WWII Ham Gear - 1946 to 1957

Other Radio Related Articles

Vintage Microphones, BC Gear  - 1930 to 1950s

Radio Teletype - RTTY - with Real Machines

Telegraph Keys - "From Straight Keys to Bugs" - 1900 to 1955

Gates BC-250L BC Transmitter Moving and Restoration 

 

Header Photo Information:

This great color photo is from Lowell Thomas' 1939 book, "Magic Dials." The radio is a 1923 Radiola V.

 

Western Historic Radio Museum

Vintage Radio Equipment and Memorabilia

from 1910 through the 1950s

Mailing address:   P.O. Box 73, Virginia City, NV 89440 USA

Owner/Operators:

Henry Rogers WA7YBS
Sharon Rogers KK7EI

 

This website created by: Henry Rogers-Western Historic Radio Museum © 1997/2010

 

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