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PHILIPS GF819 RECORD PLAYER

RETRO RED 60’S PHILIPS GROOVY GF819 RECORD PLAYER Manufactured by Philips in the late 60s this record player is finished in a superb red cabinet with grey lid. It’s mains powered and has an integral transistor amplifier with oval Fane… Continue Reading →

Roberts R250 / R550 – No Sound Faults

Do you have a Roberts Revival R250 or R550 radio with no sound? It’s a common problem with these radios most likely due to plugging in the wrong power adapter or replacing the battery with it switched on and accidentally… Continue Reading →

B&O Beomaster 3000 Faults

Does your Beomaster 3000 / 3000-2 blow its fuses? Or sound distorted? There are several common faults that are fairly simple to fix with a little patience. Warning – this gets technical and requires some knowledge of electronics and soldering… Continue Reading →

GRUNDIG CONCERT BOY

GRUNDIG CONCERT BOY VINTAGE RETRO TRANSISTOR RADIO Here’s a good working example of a classic mains / battery transistor radio made by Grundig in the 1970s. The Concert Boy 1100 has four wavebands Long , Medium and Short along with… Continue Reading →

Grundig City Boy Transistor Radio

Grundig City Boy Transistor Radio Here’s a rare example of a mains / battery transistor radio made by Grundig in the 70s. The City Boy 1100 has four wavebands LW, MW, SW & FM. The SW band covers 6-18MHz ideal… Continue Reading →

HACKER SOVEREIGN II TRANSISTOR RADIO

HACKER SOVEREIGN II TRANSISTOR RADIO RP25B This is a very nice example of a classic Hacker RP25B portable transistor radio from the sixties. The radio has been cleaned and serviced and is in excellent fully working condition. Please see detailed… Continue Reading →

Latest News!

Project radio has been quiet for some months due to higher priorities and consulting workload. There are several projects waiting to attention though, with Bang and Olufsen’s Beolits top of the list. The new BeoLit 12 box designed by Cecilie… Continue Reading →

The Beolit Speaker Problem

Bang and Olufsen’s iconic range of transistor radios designed by Jacob Jensen and hugely popular in the seventies had one or two faults that could develop over time. As the Beolit was designed so well many have survived but some suffer… Continue Reading →

Beolit 700

A mid sixtes design from B&O the Beolit 700 in dark blue. Beolit 700: equipped with FM, LW, MW and SW (the 49 metre waveband) this portable radio offers excellent audio quality and had good ability to pick up even… Continue Reading →

Roberts Radio RP26-B

ROBERTS RP26-B AM/FM/LW TRANSISTOR RADIO FULLY WORKING Here is a very nice example of a mains / battery Roberts radio with preset buttons for easy tuning. It can store 4 FM radio stations along with 1 LW & 1 MW…. Continue Reading →

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