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Cabinet cleaning/restoration tips

Fabric-covered cabinets - Removing Years of Wear from

Your Trans-Oceanic, by B. Haworth, Jun96:6

Plastic cabinets, Aug86: 5; Mar89: 8; Mar91: 9

Wood cabinets, Jul86: 10, Oct90: 9, Apr93:18, Oct94:20;

Jun96:16; Nov96:8

Cabinet restoration - See "Refinishing" and "Veneer"

Call Letters

Callsigns of the Times, by Ed Lyon (Two-part series),

Mar88: 14; May88: 3

The Little Brick Town on the Prairie, by T. Hannah (Radio

station log of 1927 and radio station calls and slogans)

May88: 24

Note on assignment of K vs W, Jul96:11

Tidbit on call letters, Jul98:12

Camden

Ad reproduction - Model 86, Nov92: 16

Cannan, Sam

Shop Tunes in Memories of Radio Days (article about his

radio store from The Washington Post), Jun93:6

Capacitors

A Capacitor Can Puzzle, by D. Johnston, Feb98:13

Capacitor Data (color codes, etc.), by T. Hannah, Jun89: 16

A Capacitor Short Story (Philco capacitor with 3 leads, one

of which is an intentional short), Nov96:8

Coupling Capacitors

Checking Coupling Capacitors, Aug87: 6; Sep87: 5

More on Coupling Capacitors, Apr89: 4

Still More on Coupling Capacitors, by C. Rhodes, Jun89: 13

Testing, by S. Lopes, Jun91: 18

Testing Coupling Capacitors, by G. Symonds, Jan89: 3

Testing Made Easy, by O. Parker, May89: 5

Does Your Bathtub Leak, by D. Huff, (repairing

AK metal case capacitors), Oct92: 7

Electrolytic Capacitors

Fine Tuning a Stromberg-Carlson Power Supply, by T.

Hannah, (choosing proper values for electrolytics),

Sep94:7

How Many Mikes in That Can, by F. Kohl (checking

electrolytic caps & determining capacitance), Mar85:4

More on Electrolytic Capacitors, by O. Parker, Feb93: 13

More on Reforming Electrolytic Capacitors, by

R. Altig, Mar98:19

A Non-Bypassing Bypass Capacitor, by D. Houston,

Jan97:12

Re-forming Filter Capacitors, by C. Rhodes, Apr92: 14;

see suggested modification, Feb93: 13

Re-Polarizing Electrolytic Condensers, by C.

Rhodes, Mar98:11; May98:5

Testing & Reconditioning Electrolytic Capacitors, by G.

Symonds, Nov88: 9; see also correction, Feb89: 8

Line bypass capacitors, failure in, by T. Hannah, Nov92:7

Making 1930s Wax-Style Capacitors, by A. Mooradian,

May94:8

PCBs in Electronic Equipment, by B. Belanger, Aug92: 10

Philco Bakelite Block Capacitors, by B. Belanger, Aug93:13

Radio Hist. Note on early capacitors, by E. Lyon, Nov88: 6

Rebuilding Old Capacitors, by B. Haworth, Feb95:6

Recapping Old Radios, by E. Lyon, Nov96:9

Recapping That Old Radio - A Recap, by E. Lyon, Jan98:1

Those Philco Capacitors, by E. Lyon, Nov87: 11

Variable Capacitors

Cleaning Tuning Capacitors, Jun85: 5

Finding and Fixing Variable Capacitor Problems, by

J. Carr, Sep89: 7

Capitol Radio Engineering Institute

Ad reproduction, Jun99:4

Carborundum

Carborundum Detectors, by B. Belanger, Apr99:1

Carr, Joseph

Finding and Fixing Variable Capacitor Problems, Sep89: 7

Locating the NAA Tower, Oct89: 16

Catalin Plastic and Catalin Radios

Amberoids (insulators), Mar01:16

Auction prices - May96:6

The Catalin Corner, by E. Lyon, Dec87: 3; Jan88: 3 (see

correction in Feb88 article); Feb88: 3; Mar88: 4;

Apr88: 3; May88: 15; Jun88: 3; Aug88: 6; Oct88: 4;

Dec88: 3; Mar89: 8; May89: 3; Jul89: 5; Sept89: 5;

Nov89: 4; Jan90: 5; Mar90: 4; May90: 3; Jul90: 3;

Sep90: 8; Nov90: 3; Jan91: 3; Mar91: 5; Jul91: 6;

Nov91: 1; Jan92: 1; Mar92: 1; May92: 1; Sep92: 1;

Nov93:1

Catalin Radio Parts Available Again, by Ed Lyon, May88: 18

Those Catalin Radios, by E. Lyon, Apr86: 7

Cement for Catalin Radios, by E. Lyon, Jul97: 13

Cleaning Catalin, Mar89: 8

Those Fabulous Bakelites, by R. Dixon, Oct85: 7, Nov85: 4

Lost and Found, by E. Lyon (historical comments

on the Catalin industry), Sep95:11

The Marblette Corporation and Radio Cabinets, by E. Lyon,

Jul99:10

The “Missing” Little Nippers, by E. Lyon, Nov98:1

Cavac

Cavac and Courier with Kylectron, by H. Trolander, Jun98:11

CBS

Columbia, the Gem, by E. Lyon, Nov00:11

CeCo (C. E. Manufacturing Co.)

Ad reproduction, Jun01:14

A Glimpse into CeCo, by L. Sibley, Mar95:1

Centralab

A Lucite Radio Made with Tinkertoys, by E. Lyon, Nov93:1

Chambers, F.B. & Co., and Chambers Institute of

Wireless Telegraphy

F. B. Chambers & Co.: Philadelphia’s First Radio

Maker?, by L. Sibley, Aug97: 7

Chandler, Bob

FYI, by Gerald Schneider, Jan94:3

Channel 1 (on TVs), by J. Koester, Jan89: 14

Channel Numbers for the FM Band, Apr86: 8

Chassis Cleaning

Chassis Cleaning, by D. Johnston, Jan95:16; follow

up - Mar95:5, Apr95:17; Jun95:15

Chassis Cleaning Component Mystery Solved!,

by C. Combs, Feb95:10

Hint, Jun85: 4

Chatellier, Wes

Letter to the editor, May92: 9

Chelsea Radio Co.

Ad reproduction - Super Five, Jun91: 17

Cheslock, Barry

The Bendix Radio-Table, Aug88: 14

A Crosley Bullet?, Dec88: 6

The "Other Half" of the Radio, Sep92: 6

Chicago Radio Laboratory - See Zenith

Chidester, Buford

The Bradley-Amplifier, Dec95:1, Erratum, Jan96:5

Chrysler - made by Detrola, Nov88: 13

Clarostat

Ad reproduction - ballasts, Dec92: 12

Cleartron

Multivalve, tidbit, Sep98:11

Coast Guard

The 500 - kHz Story, by J. Herman; Part 1, Nov95:7

Part 2, Dec95:18; Part 3, Feb96:17; Part 4, Apr96:12;

Parts 5 - 7, Jun96:11

Coca Cola Cooler Radio Reproduction, Feb89: 3

Cohen, Jonathan

How Much Did You Say? (essay on original radio prices)

Jun86: 6

Jon Cohen Lands a Big One (photo of large cone

speaker), Dec92: 7

A Radio Collector Goes to Paris, Jul87: 7

Radio Quiz, Dec86: 8

Rewinding Myself (repairing wirewound resistors), Mar86: 6

The Station You Have Dialed Has Been Disconnected,

Jul86: 17

Cohen, Lewis

Role in designing early Navy receivers, Feb92: 1

Coil Repair - Coil rewinding serv. note, by J. Forbes, May90: 6

Coils - See Inductors

Collins Radio

Radio Hist. Note on Superhets, by Lyon, May87:4

Color Codes

Capacitors, Oct99:13

Resistors, Oct99:13

Wires, Jul92:3

Columbia Broadcasting System - See CBS

Combs, Charles

Chassis Cleaning Component Mystery Solved!, Feb95:10

Committe to Preserve Radio Verifications (CPRV)

Save Those QSL Cards!, by B. Belanger, Aug99:1

Condensers - See Capacitors

Cones, Harold

Great Circle Shortwave Society, Jan88: 7

Connecticut Telephone (See also Sodion)

The First Cordless Phone, by D. Mackiewicz, Jan97:13

Connewey Electric Laboratories

Ad for "Magnatron" tubes, Feb92: 17

Constitution and By-laws of MAARC, Apr86: 11

Coon-Sanders Dance Band

The Coon-Sanders Nighthawks: A Dance Band Shaped

by Radio, by B. Belanger, Feb00:1

Coronado

Model O5RA2 repairs, Sep00:7

Cossor tubes - Ad reproduction, Aug96:4

Courier (United Reproducers)

Cavac and Courier with Kyelectron, by

H. Trolander, Jun98:11

CPRV - see Committee to Preserve Radio Verifications

Crackle finish restoration hint, Feb85: 5

Crescent Radio Supply Co.

Ad reproduction for Lavite resistors, Apr91: 5

Crosley

Ad reproductions and other advertising:

Bandbox, Sep88: 10

Model 5-75, Feb89: 12

Model X, Jul92: 16

Model XJ, Feb99: 6

New Buddy, Oct89: 20; Mar95:13

Paper mache woman seated in chair, Sep99:9, Nov99:11

Radio Freq. Tuned Amplifier (RFTA), Mar85: 6

Showbox, Oct99:12

Super Musicone, Oct88: 10

The Crosley Auto Expressionator and Phantom Conductor,

by B. Belanger, Jan98:10; Follow-up: Apr98:6

Model 148 restoration, by G. Shearer, Nov94:1

Model 179 schematic, Oct96:9

Reprint from Crosley Radio Weekly, Feb99:5

Reproductions made in China with "Crosley" name, Dec88: 6

Crystal sets & detectors

50th Anniversary of the “Germanium Radio,” by L.

Sibley, Feb96:4; Follow up, Apr96:16

The Lambert Crystal Radio Company, by B. Belanger,

Jun89: 9

Leon Lambert & His Crystal Radios - Chapter 3, by

B. Belanger, Mar90: 7

More on the Lambert Crystal Radios, by B. Belanger,

Aug89: 10

Cunningham

Ad Reproduction, C-301-A tube announced, Jul87: 28

Curry, Walt

Filament Dropping Resistors, Jun90: 10

Curve Tracers

Adventures with a Curve Tracer, by A. Douglas, Sep97: 9

Further Adventures with a Curve Tracer, by A. Douglas,

Nov97:11

Yet More Adventures with a Curve Tracer, by A.

Douglas, Mar98:9

Cyart Plastics, Inc.

Model B Lucite radio, Sep92: 4

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