April 2019 Meeting in Centreville, VA
at Sully Community Center
NOTE: the meeting isn't cancelled, but may be due to the Virus Pandemic.
Please check the website and emails from MAARC regarding meeting status.
Sunday, April 19th
Tailgating at 10:30 and meeting at 1:00
Presentation Topic: Tape Recorders
Presenter: Steve Riley
Display Table: Table model post-WWII tube radios with shortwave bands
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Replacing Power-Cord Resistance Elements or Ballast Tubes
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Have an old radio that used power-cord resistance elements or ballast tubes that are no longer available? Ed Lyon has taken Charlie Rhodes' equations for determining how to replace those with modern-day capacitors and created some charts to guide your repairs. Published in the September 2017 Radio Age, they are provided here for your use.
To view the charts and related article, click here.
July 2017 Presentation - Building a Tech Library
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Our July 2017 meeting featured a very useful presentation on Building a Tech Library by Brian Belanger and Joe Meagher.
To view a consolidated listing of recommended books and links from the presentation, click here.
2017 RadioActivity Video
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Scott Johnston, a first time RadioActivity attendee, put together a very nice, comprehensive RadioActivity 2017 video.
To view the video, click here.
2017 RadioActivity - Ed Lyon Transformer Presentation
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Ed Lyon again provided us another radio repair session at RadioActivity, this year covering transformers.
To view the presentation, click here.
Nice video about the National Capital Radio & Television Museum
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Video about the NCRTV Museum
The Baltimore County Public Library System has made a very nice You Tube video about the National Capital Radio & Television Museum. Check out the link below:https://youtu.be/4p6YivP30oM
MAARC created this museum and continues to support it. The Club should be proud of this legacy. Note that MAARC members can become Museum members for the discounted price of only $20. The museum website is www.ncrtv.org.
Brian Belanger
