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Upcycling a Radio Console

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Hi Ben & Team,

I noticed in the background of some of your shows a old wooden radio console, most likely containing tubes.  Would there be any way to restore it to it's old glory?  Upcycling it internally using today's solid state electronics,but from the outside use the same buttons, dials & displays.  Those radios had so much room that you could disconnect the old and have tons of room for the new stuff.  There are probably 174,623,148 people with an old radio in their attic.  I am sure that the Madison Mallards will sound quite ducky on it.

 

http://www.amazon.com/Elenco-Radio-Kit-Combines-Transistors/dp/B008515U1U/ref=dp_ob_title_def

The URL above should send you to Amazon's site advertising "Elenco AM/FM Radio Kit "

 

Thanks,

Dave Sillas

 

PS:

That Karen is the Sloth's squeak

https://youtu.be/5Tdokh1KYuQ

(I am not below grovling for attention, as in - pick my idea Karen)

Fun Marconi quote "In the new era, thought itself will be transmitted by radio."

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  • Oh wow. If only you could have seen my reaction while I was watching that video. Ben equated it to Kristen Bell. I simply couldn't handle the cute.

     

    I've been trying to convince Ben to upgrade an old cathedral style radio for a while now and it has been suggested on the community quite a few times. Maybe if we keep seeing it as a suggestion, he'll eventually agree to do it. I even have a radio at home I volunteered for dissection.

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  • Oh wow. If only you could have seen my reaction while I was watching that video. Ben equated it to Kristen Bell. I simply couldn't handle the cute.

     

    I've been trying to convince Ben to upgrade an old cathedral style radio for a while now and it has been suggested on the community quite a few times. Maybe if we keep seeing it as a suggestion, he'll eventually agree to do it. I even have a radio at home I volunteered for dissection.

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