RadioActivity 2007
Theme: Mail Order Radios

Old Equipment Contest - Blue Ribbon Winners

Photography by Eric Stenberg, Domi Sanchez, and Jim Privitera

Catagory 1: Sears and Montogomery Wards Radios prior to 1930 Gary Alley:  Airline Special and DeLuxe Recivers, Airline Horn and, Headphones, 1923 Wards Radio Equipment Catalog, and User Manual. Also was Awarded: Best of Show	Catagory 2: Sears and Montogomery Wards Radios, 1930 - 1942 Rod Matzco:  Airline 93WG-602B (1939) bakelite table set (left) 3rd Place: Geoff Shearer:  Airline 93WG-604A bakelite table set
Catagory 4: Other Company Catalog Radios prior to 1930 Dave Willenborg:  1924 Phenix Radio Ultradyne L-2 (early super-het kit) with a Bristol horn and the Mathiesen folding loop antenna accessories. Receiver designed by R. E. Lacault.	Catagory 5: Other Company Catalog Radios 1930 - 1942 Robert Lozier:  1931 "AC Companion" portable radio by Insuline Corp. of America.  Uses two type 27 tubes, one makes a regenerative receiver, the other a half wave rectifier for the power supply.
Catagory 7: Magazine Advertised Crystal Sets Gary Alley:  Pink-A-Tone Crystal Set by Pinkerton Electric Equip. Co.	Catagory 8: Catalog Marketed Ham Radios (tie) Dave Willenborg:  Hallicrafters S-19 Sky Buddy matched with a Stancor 10P transmitter.  Both items were available in 1939.
Catagory 8: Catalog Marketed Ham Radios (tie) Rich Owens:	Catagory 9: Transistor Radios Paul Farmer:  Acopian 257-PE Solar Radio
Catagory 10: Tube Audio Equipment Gary Alley:  Brush Development Co. BK-401 and BK-403 "Mail-A-Voice" Recorders with original documentaion and accessories. Also was Awarded: Histotric Merit Ribbon	Catagory 11: Horn and Cone Loudspeakers Gary Alley:  King "Am-Pli-Tone" passive horn (no driver -- uses headphones).
Catagory 12: Radio Related Catalog Advertised Items Eric Stenberg:  Silvertone and Airline Antenna Kits	Catagory 13: Patriotic Radios Paul Farmer:  American Ace model 429 (by Emerson)
Catagory 14: White Radios Eric Stenberg:  NOS Panasonic Panapet R-70	Catagory 15: Restoration Triumphs Steve Hansman:  Thorophone Model S-5 Horn Speaker (1923) (left) 3rd Place: Jim Knapp:  1928 Kolster K-20
Catagory 16: Historical Milestone Radios Geoff Shearer:  Blue Mirrored Radio, Trophy for Women's Golf Tournament at St. Augustine Links in 1936.  Won by Mrs. Maureen Orcutt Crews. Also was Awarded: Peoples' Choice	Catagory 15: Restoration Triumphs 2nd Place: Eric Stenberg:  Restoration of Felt Head Tacks