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Racal

A Wadley Loop Receiver - The Racal RA-17, by E. Lyon,

Jan99:1

Radar

Air to Surface Radar in World War II, by A. Roycroft,

Jul96:1

American Airborne Radar in World War II, by E. Lyon,

Sep95:6

Anti-Radar - A Golden Anniversary, by H. Olson & E.

Lyon, Nov95:10; Part 2, Jan96:6; Part 3, Mar96:10;

Part 4, May96:7

Beams, Enigma, and the Coventry Myth, by R. Thomas,

Jan01:9

Book review by E. Lyon, The CIA and the U-2 Program,

(discussion of radar in the Soviet Union), Jan99: 11

Building a Shortwave Station Under Trying Conditions, by

E. Lyon, Jul98:10

The International Race for Radar (Series), by Ed Lyon,

Dec92: 1, Feb93: 1, Apr93:1, Jun93:1, Aug93:1,

Oct93:1, Dec93:1, Feb94:1, Apr94:1

Muirkirk Radio - History in Our Midst, by E. Lyon, Jul97: 9

Those Thousands of Little Inventors, by E. Lyon, Nov00:1;

Follow-up, Mar01:10

Radio Club of America

The Other RCA: The Radio Club of America, by

B. Belanger, Dec89: 11

Update on the RCA, Feb90: 10

Radio Corp. of America - See "RCA"

Radio Era Archives, Product Review, CD-ROM, Feb99: 14

Radio History Society

Articles of Incorporation, Sep94:10

Constitution and Bylaws, Sep94:10

Extensive Publicity Accompanies Grand Opening of RHS

Museum, by B. Belanger, Aug99:14

Museum Developments, by B. Belanger, Dec98:11

News from the Radio History Society, by B. Belanger

Dec94:14; Oct95:12; Aug96:11; Apr97:13; Oct98:7

Radio Exhibit Opens at GWU, Apr01:13

Radio Museum/Library Closer to Reality, by B. Belanger,

Sep94:10

Radio-Television Museum News, Dec00:11

Radio-Television Museum to Open in Time for

RadioActivity 99, Apr99:15

The Radio Television Museum Receives a Challenge, Oct99:4

RHS Signs Memorandum With GWU: Radio Museum

Library is One Step Closer, Mar98:5

Rodger Nye Re-Challenges the Radio History Society,

Aug00:10

R/T Museum Doings, Feb00:14

Seeks Members and Volunteers, by B. Belanger, Oct94:18

You Can Help Create the New RHS Museum, by B. Belanger,

Feb99:7

Radio League of America, Mar86: 8

Radio Index Magazine, Mar87: 16

Radio Navigation - See Navigation

Radio News

Amateur's Handbook, 1930 Edition - Ad Reproduction, Sep89: 12

Radio Design Contest of 1926, Sep00:14

Radio Prices - See "Prices, Radio and TV," and "Auction

Prices"

Radio Products Corp. of Birmingham, AL

Radio Products Corp., by B. Belanger, Nov90: 9

Radio Quiz: (Note that for some quizzes, the answers were

given in the first or second issue following the issue in

which the quiz appeared, whereas for other quizzes, the

answers appeared in the same issue. Note also that one-

question radio quizzes are not listed here. Sep84: 5;

Oct84: 4; Nov84: 5; Dec84: 8; Jan85: 4; Feb85: 6;

Mar85: 5; Apr85: 7; May85: 5; Jun85: 3; Jul85: 7;

Aug85: 3; Sep85: 2; Jul86: 8; Aug86: 5; Sep86: 6;

Oct86: 3; Nov86: 4; Jan87: 7; Feb87: 3; Mar87: 3;

Apr87: 8; May87: 6; Jun87: 5; Apr89: 3; Nov95:9

Jan96:9; Mar96:6; May96:13; Jul96:10, 11; Sep96:6

Nov96:11; Jan97: 9; Mar97:13; Mar98:10; May98:10;

Sep99:13

Radio station logs - see "Station Logs"

Radio & Television Institute (Ad), Feb00:13

Radio Trading Co., New York - Ad repro. - "Twinplex" SW

set, Dec85: 14

Radio Trivia Quiz - See "Radio Quiz"

Radio Wet Ground Mfg. Co. - Ad Reproduction - Jul89, 12

Radiobar Co.

Ernest J. Krause and the Radiobar Co., by J. Okolowicz,

Feb96:1

Radiogem - Ad Reproduction - crystal set, Jun88:10

Radiola - See "RCA"

Radios as "Objets d'art," Apr86: 9

Radiodyne (This brand name was used by Western Coil and

Electrical Co. and by Atwater Kent - see both)

Rasco - Ad Reproductions - Baby Detector, Filter Block,

Horn Speaker, May89: 6

Raskin, Ira - Art Deco Radios on Display, Nov87: 3

Ravenswood Radio

Ravenswood Radio - A Latter-Day Scott, by E. Lyon,

Sep97: 3; Follow-up, Sep97: 12

Raytheon

Ad reproduction, tubes, Dec92: 12

CK Series, Tube Lore Supplemental Data, May01:11

RCA (Radio Corporation of America--The Radio Club of

America is listed under its full name.)

Ad Reproductions:

ACR-155 communications receiver, Jun94:24

ACR-175 communications receiver, Sep92: 12

Radiola 1 (ER-753-A), Feb90: 9

Radiola 28, Jul87: 6

Radiola RC, Jan89: 16

Radiola Super VIII, Nov84: 8

UZ-1325 horn speaker, Oct91: 19

The 1932 RCA Field Test TV Receiver, by J. Lendaro,

Apr95:1

Atwater Kent and RCA Cabinets: The Hanover Connection,

by C. Mooney, Oct93:9, Dec93:6

Automatic cigarette lighter, Letters Patent, by Randy Warren,

Jan94:8

Book Review - Recollections of a Research Engineer

(biography of George Brown, who worked at RCA),

May86: 5

Birth of The Radio Group, superhets, licensing, etc.

(Historical Note Series, by E. Lyon), Mar85: 3; Apr85: 3;

May85: 4; Jun85: 4; Jul85: 8; Aug85: 5; Mar86: 4;

Feb87: 4; Apr87: 3

Catalin Radios, Jan91: 3

David Sarnoff and Television, by B. Belanger, Feb01:8;

Follow-up, Apr01:14; May01:13

Loudspeakers for Early RCA Public Address Systems,

by O. Parker, Oct94:9

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

Follow-up by Lyon and A. Douglas, Jan99: 12

Model AR 812 Superhet, Sep96:8

Model 8PCS41 Projection TV, Mar87: 10

Model 10K - facts (see also Model 10T), Aug85: 4

Model 10T mini-profile (also info. on Model 10K), Jan88: 8

Model 46X3, restoration tip, Oct91: 10

Model 100A speaker, Nov92: 5; Nov92: 12

Model 140 profile, Apr86: 6

Model 811K mini-profile, Nov87: 17

Model 6165A wall-mount speaker, Nov92: 5

Model K60 dial drive restoration tip, Jan92: 8

Model R28-BW "Wings" cigarette pack radio, May91: 1

Model R-32 service hint, Nov96:9

Model TT-5 Television attachment, Oct96:1

Phonograph units, noise in early radio/phono sets such as

the RE-45, Nov98:16

Plant Identification Codes - RCA Tubes of the ‘20s, by

L. Sibley, Nov96:10

Radio Evesdropping in the 1940s, by E. Lyon, Nov97: 5

Radiola dial light hood hold-down hint, Aug88: 13

Radiola III and IIIA capacitor replacement, Jul94:15

Radiolas 17, 18, and 20 with Victor phonographs and/or

Victor labels, Aug88: 11

Radiolas 17 & 18 service tips, Oct86: 7

Radiola 18 mini-profile, Feb88: 8

Radiola 28A, Jul95:11

Radiola 80 - mini-profile, by T. Hannah, Apr89: 3

Radiobar with RCA chassis

Ernest J. Krause and the Radiobar Co., by J. Okolowicz,

Feb96:1

RCA’s Patent Strategy, by B. Belanger, Dec99:1

An RCA Victor Prototype, by L. Sibley, Feb95:12

Service tips available from RCA in 30s, Sep86: 13

Strato-World, by T. Hannah, Aug90: 14

Substandard tubes during WWII, Oct84: 3

To Tell the Truth, or Will the Real History of Radio Please

Stand Up, by E. Lyon, Jan01:1; Follow-up, Mar01:10

Victor Name in "RCA Victor" - Hist. note, by E. Lyon,

Mar85: 3

Victor's use of RCA Radiolas in Victrola cabinets, May86: 4

Victor Co. acquisition, by RCA, Jun86: 5

VoltOhmyst - VTVM History: The Rider VoltOhmyst,

by O. Parker, Feb94:8

Red Lion Cabinet Co.

Hist. note, Mar85: 3

The Red Lion Cabinet Co., by B. Belanger, Jul93:1

Refinishing (See also "Cabinet Cleaning" and "Veneer")

Cabinet Refinishing - Another View, by D. Houston, Dec94:7

Cabinet Refinishing, The Old Fashioned Way, by G.

Symonds, Jan90: 4

Cabinet Refinishing Tips, by B. Belanger, Jun92: 7

Custom-mixed stains/paints available, Dec89: 18

Easy Method Cabinet Refinishing, by B. Belanger, Nov84: 3

Fine Abrasive Restoration Technique, by J. Koester and

Rollin Ball, Oct96:10

Lacquer Finishes on Radios, Jul97: 13

Notes from the Workshop, by R. Warren, May94:5, Jul94:5,

Nov94:6

Refinishing Method Described, Aug93:15

Sawdust and Old Radios, by J. Koester, Jun01:6

Regenatone - Model DW1 (schematic and description), Jan87: 4

Reid, John

Tube Amplifier Distortion, Sep94:1

Remote Controls

Restoring a Philco 39-116 (with “Mystery Control”), by B.

Belanger, Dec97:1

Resas, Inc. - Ad Reproduction - superhet kits, Apr87: 8

Research Products Corp.

The Daley Plerophone and the Research Products

Corporation, Jul91: 6

The Miraculous Plerophone, Nov97: 1

Resistors

Repairing Nichrome resistors, by T. Hannah, Dec88: 7

Repairing wirewounds, by J. Cohen, Mar86: 6

Resistors-So Simple Nowadays, by E. Lyon, Mar99:5

Symbols used by Stromberg-Carlson and Zenith, Aug88: 13

Voltage divider part data, Jun89: 15

Restoration Tips (Check specific component categories such as

speakers, transformers, capacitors, refinishing, veneer, etc., as

well. Also, tips for particular models will be listed under that

manufacturer -- e.g., a note on restoring an AK 60 would be

found under Atwater Kent.)

ac/dc radio power supply safety - adding resistor "fuse,"

Aug87:6

Audio transformer substitution, Nov85: 7

Audio transformers - removing windings, Dec86: 6

B+ voltage too high due to higher line voltages today, Jan86: 8

Back cover replacement--source of fiberboard material,

Jan92: 5

Bakelite and Catalin repair/refinish, Oct85: 7; Nov85: 4

Bakelite knobs - cleaning, Dec85: 7

Battery cable color code, Mar87: 13

Battery cable replacement, Mar97:8

C-shaped washers to hold knob shafts, Apr93:9

Catalin Radio Parts Available Again, May88: 18

Chassis cleaning (under “C” listing)

Chassis [electrical] leakage, Jul96:13

Cleaning component leads, Dec86: 6

Cleaning leatherette cabinets, Sep88: 7

Cleaning plastic cabinets, Jun86: 5; Aug86: 5; Mar87: 6

Cleaning metal crackle finish communications receiver

cabinets, Oct00:12

Cleaning wood cabinets, Jul86: 10

Coil rewinding, May90: 6

Color codes for wires, Jul92: 3

Coupling capacitors - leakage check, Aug87: 6; Sep87: 5;

Jan89: 3; Apr89: 4; May89: 5; Jun89: 13

Crackle finish restoration, Feb85: 5

Decal repair, Dec88: 8

Desoldering tool, Dec86: 6

Dial belts, Nov99:1

Dial lamp/rectifier modification for ac/dc radios, Aug87: 6

Dial & meter glass replacement, Feb85: 5; Mar96:3

Dial pointer replacements, Feb86: 4

Drive belt replacement, Apr93:9; Jul96:12; Nov96:8

Electrolytic capacitors - re-forming, & testing,

Nov88: 9; Apr92: 14

Filament dropping resistors - See line cord resistors

Frequency drift - curing, Oct91: 10

Fungus on wires, Feb85: 5

Fuses - installing in radios for safety, Feb85: 4;

Dec90: 10; Jan90: 8

Gassy tubes - checking for, Sep87: 5

Grille Cloth - Cementing grille cloth, Jun90: 8

IF transformers - determining peaks, Oct91: 11

Isolation transformers for ac/dc sets, May88: 26

Knobs

Plastic repro. knobs available from L. Bordonaro,

Sep87: 3; Feb89: 3

Wood reproduction knobs available from Ed Delano,

Jan87: 9

A Lesson in Radio: Repair vs. Restoration, by F.

Lipieko, Jun95:7

Line Cord Resistors

Filament Dropping Resistors, by W. Curry, Jun90: 10

A Replacement for Ballasts and :Resistance Line Cords,

by C. Rhodes, May00:1

Resistance Line Cord Replacement, by J. Forbes, Feb90: 12

Resistance Line Cord Replacement, by H. Granoff, Aug90: 8

Resistance-Type Line Power Line Cords - What to do

About Them, by E. Lyon, Jul96:8, Follow - up, Nov96:7

Restoring rubber insulation on old resistance line cords,

Oct90: 6

Tips, by L. Jones, Jul85: 15

Mildew removal - Jun95:15

Mirror radio restoration

Restoring a Sparton Nocturne, by B. Engstrom, May93:1

Noise - Tracking Down Mysterious Noises, by T. Hannah,

Jan89: 3

Oscillation - Tracking the Untrackable and Taming the

Untamable, by T. Hannah, May96:5

Paint fleck removal from wood cabinets, Apr93:9

Paint removal from Bakelite cabinets, Sep88: 6

Pilot lights

Color code markings, Mar88: 3

Longer life, Nov85: 5

Polish for metal and plastic cabinets, Mar85: 5

Polish for plastic cabinets, Feb86: 4; May87: 17

Polish - Turtle Wax for cabinets, Oct85: 3

Portable Radios, inoperative, May89: 4

Potentionmeters

Cleaning and repairing, Dec85: 7; May87: 17

Fixed bias resistor in volume control, May92: 7

Volume control replacement tips, Sep95:10

Resistors

Repairing Nichrome resistors, Dec88: 7

Rewinding wirewound resistors, Mar86: 6

Measuring Old Grid Leak Resistors, Jul97: 7

Voltage divider data, Jun89: 15

Rubber drive wheel restoration, Feb97:15

Safe operation--lowering line voltage, Feb91: 6

Scratch removal from plastic cabinets, Feb86: 4; Mar91: 9

Shielding metal tubes in Philco & Zenith sets, May87: 17

Sources of Antique Radio Items, Mar90: 5

Speaker frame grounding for safety, Jan88: 2

Speaker mounting board replacement, Jan96:3

Speaker reconing tips, May88: 22

Speaker repair, cement, etc., Jul97: 13

Station labels for pushbuttons, Aug91: 9

Studs holding cabinet backs, removing, Oct98:16

Switches--spurious voltages in, Sep95:9

Test leads, Apr87: 9

Toggle switch repair, Aug88: 13

Tracking problems, May96:5

Transformers (See also "Transformer" listing)

Audio interstage replacement, Sep90: 3

Audio transformer repair, Nov92: 12

Buzzing noise - repair, May88: 26

Power & IF lead color codes, Jan87: 14

Rewinding, Feb99: 13

RF - repair of open windings, Nov87: 4

Tubes - See Tube section under T for more information

Tubes, cleaning, Feb85: 5

Tube rejuvenation, Jul85: 13

Tuning capacitors, cleaning, Jun85: 5; Nov85: 5

Veneer regluing, Nov87: 6

Volume controls - see potentiometers

Volume increase - replace 35Z5 with 70L7 in 2-3 tube sets,

Oct87: 3

A Way to Help Yourself (And Your Repariman), Aug99:5

Whine in AM radios caused by digital multimeter,

Aug88: 13

Rhodes, Charles

GE’s Wet Cell Portables, Jun 97: 11

Highly Collectable World War II Radio Receivers, Nov92: 1

Hints: Wunderlich Tube Replacement & Fusing, Dec90: 9

Hot Chassis Refresher Course, Oct97: 1

Hum in Wideband Audio Amplifiers, Aug98:9

A Power Control and Monitor for Your Electronic Bench,

Mar99:11

Regulated Power Supplies for Old Battery Radios, May99:1

Re-forming Filter Capacitors, Apr92: 14, see also suggested

modification, Feb93: 13

A Replacement for Ballasts and Resistance Line Cords,

May00:1

Re-Polarizing Electrolytic Condensers - Part 1, Mar98:11;

Part 2, May98:5

Still More on Coupling Capacitors, Jun89: 13

Tube Substitution Hints, May92: 5

Type 48 Tube Replacement, Jun 97: 14

Rice, Fred

Still More on the Philco Model A-801 Home/Car Radio,

Feb90: 13

Rider, John F. and Rider Manuals

John F. Rider and His Manuals, by L. Sibley, Jan95:1

More on Rider’s Volume “Zero,” by C. Kirsten, Sep98:1

Obituary, Jul85: 16

Product Review, Radio Era Archives CD-ROM, Feb99: 14

Rider Volume Zero?, by E. Lyon, Jul98:1

Rider’s Forgotten Manual, by L. Sibley, Apr01:1

VTVM History, The Rider VoltOhmyst, by O. Parker,

Feb94:8

Riechmann, Deb

Myersville Couple Loves Radios - Inside and Out (article

on Ed and Millie Lyon), Nov91: 8

Ritter Radio Corp.

Ad reproduction - Ritter Grand Crystal Set, Jan93: 12

Roamer - Ad Reproduction - Portable Six, Feb85: 8

Roberts, Craig

RCA Model 8PCS41 Projection TV, Mar87: 10

Transformer Repair - A Personal Experience, Feb99: 13

Rogers, James H. - Underground antennas, Oct92: 1

Rolls Radio

More on the Rolls Radio, by O. Parker, Feb90: 7

Unusual Plastic Radios of the Mid-1930s, by T. Babcock,

Oct89: 8

Romney, Ed

Using the Palomar Loop Antenna with Old Radios, Sep91: 8

Rosenstein, Stan

Diagnosis For AC/DC Receivers, Aug92: 13; See

correction note, Sep92: 5

Roycroft, Alan

Adventures in Stereo Down Under, May97: 4

Air to Surface Radar in World War II, Jul96:1

Real Life Drama in the Radio Service Shop in the Thirties,

(multipart series), Part XXIX, Jun94:9; Part XXX,

Aug 94:5; Part XXXI, Dec94:9; Part XXII, Jan95:7; Part

XXXIII, Apr95:10; Part XXXIV, Jun95:12; Part

XXXV, Aug95:6; Part XXXVI, Oct95:9; Part XXXVII,

Dec95:15; Part XXXVIII, Feb96:7

Rubber drive wheel parts restoration, Feb97:15

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