No finding a replacement microchip here, this was all about replacing capacitors and finding vacuum tubes! In contrast to most modern builds we see on Hackaday, vintage radios are fairly simple – ...

EASTHAMPTON — In a world ruled by the microchip, David Mell’s customers at Viva Tubes crave the soft electric hum and warm audio tone of the old-fashioned analog vacuum tube. Tubes — simple devices ...

In my humble opinion, the vacuum tube rates among the most important technological inventions of the past century. It is considered by most to mark the birth of the electronic age, and until the ...

Raytheon is best known as a major defense contractor, but the company’s roots go far deeper, starting as a major manufacturer of vacuum tubes in the early days of radio. Today, the company is mostly ...

Restoring a vintage radio receiver has the potential to be a fun weekend project, but it pays to know what you’re up against. Especially in the case of vacuum tube electronics, running down gremlins ...

I found a really neat Philo 40-195 vacuum tube radio at an antique shop. The actual equipment is missing tubes and otherwise just completely shot, but the case is in good condition. Here's some pics ...

Editor’s Note: This is the second in our on-going What It’s Worth series that keeps you up to date on what’s hot in Antique Technology. For Part 1, click here ...

Nowadays we take for granted the ability to just turn on our car radio when we want news, music, or entertainment while traveling about. Such convenience was not always the case. Prior to the 1930s, ...