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![]() The radio that started it all... |
The radio is a Clarion C110 manufactured by Warwick Mfg.
Corp., 46-40-50 West Harrison in Chicago, Ill. It uses the standard All American Five (AA5) tube
lineup from the 40's, which was a 12SA7, 12SK7, 12SQ7, 50L6 and a 35Z5. Although the exact date of
manufacture is unknown, it's probably an early 40's model based on the tube compliment. |
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Yes, that's me on January 4, 1950. |
My basement radio room with the Clarion in July of 1961. The Clarion is probably tuned to WLS in Chicago. |
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This is a picture of my new Clarion before it was refurbished in September of 2003. The schematic can be downloaded here. |
Above is a picture of the refurbished radio. All
tubular capacitors and few resistors were changed, some wires were replaced, and the radio was completely
aligned. A can of Antique White was used to spray paint the cabinet. |
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Here is another radio I had as a teenager.
I can remember listening to hockey games late at night with the radio under the bed-covers. This is a Roland 4T4 manufactured by the Roland Radio Corporation of Mt. Vernon, NY. It's a 115 volt AC/DC type that only uses 4 tubes instead of the normal 5. The tubes used include a 12AU6-converter, 12AV6-detector, 50C5-output, and a 35W4-rectifier. I never found the actual schematic for the 4T4, but I did find one that was close enough from Admiral; chassis 4L2. Three electrolytics and 3 paper capacitors were replaced along with the speaker. Wiring was change to switch the hot side of the AC input with the addition of a polarized power cord. The radio works great! The schematic of the Admiral can be downloaded here. |
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