Finding a replacement for free itunes radio the new york. How to listen to free radio stations in apple music without a. Much of the text consists of discussions about some of the key radios of the 1920s through 1950s. Tubepowered radios are simple in comparison to modern electronics. Access old internet radio in itunes 11 in the latest version of itunes, apples itunes radio service has been revamped, so instead of offering a number of stream urls to various thirdparty radio stations, the new service gives you channels based on artist or genre, which play songs available through the itunes store. In october of 2012 bobby performed in moscow, russia and followed that tour up in december 20, with an eightshow tour of japan where he played alongside the likes of unity sound, mighty crown and stone love sound. When they first appeared, they literally opened up the world for thousands of people.
This does help with some of the tubes used in old radios. From there, experiment with different ranges and channels. While most radios can be fixed, finding the old tubes is getting more difficult. Download vintage radio and enjoy it on your iphone, ipad, and ipod touch. Hopefully i can understand it all and figure out what i am doing. To view the station list, youll probably have to click the three dots in the itunes icon bar and choose internet radio from the popup menu. Open itunes for windows, choose music from the popup menu, then click radio in the navigation bar. Nov 06, 2010 step by step antique radio repair and upgrade. See more ideas about antique radio, retro radios and vintage. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app.
From rap and pop to rock and country, play your favorite artists and stay up to date on todays top. Step by step antique radio repair and upgrade hackaday. All you have to do is find out what is wrong, fix it, and your receiver. Start the program, itunes if it hasnt already opened automatically.
One of the best sources of old radios at reasonable prices. Sep 19, 20 first announced in june at wwdc 20, itunes radio has been in private beta ever since, accessible only by registered ios developers. This particular edition is in a plastic comb format. Fixing old radios can be an enjoyable hobby and you can also learn about a key technology of the modern. Vintage gold fabric for speaker grill cloth antique radio grille restoration. After fixing up the cabinet to this radio and enjoying staring at it for awhile, it is finally time to take a whack at the chassis. Insert the mp3 cd into your cdrom drive in your computer. If you have an apple music subscription, items that you download to listen to offline wont appear in your itunes store purchase history. All the little things i do during a repair that takes up time, are included in the basic repair cost. We are an online radio station that reaches out to many different levels of communities all over the world through the. Dunno if here or classifieds is the place for this, but im putting it here because im not selling it.
If theres a measurement between those two pins, the tube heater is intact, and the heater string will light up when powered on. The links are currently broken but i do own these radios and have most of them on the air. Stream tracks and playlists from nice up radio on your desktop or mobile device. Nothin nice radio nothin nice radio brings you exclusive music from artists and business all over the world. Some of the technologies we use are necessary for critical functions like security and site integrity, account authentication, security and privacy preferences, internal site usage and maintenance data, and to make the site work correctly for browsing and transactions. Your subscription will be charged to your itunes account when you confirm.
Most were built to conventional designs and they use replacement parts that are still readily available. This is the story of my continuing attempt to bring life into old radio equipment that i have saved from land fills everywhere. Listen to beats 1 and radio in the music app apple support. Replace anything that looks damaged burned or exploded 5. Antique radio forums view topic best restoration book. How to listen to free radio stations in apple music. Swapmeet prices are generally fair because sellers assume theyre dealing with savvy collectors. Visit the itunes store on ios to buy and download your favorite songs. Download allocab chauffeur prive vtc and enjoy it on your iphone, ipad, and ipod touch. Apple music gives you unlimited access to millions of songs and your entire apple music library. To make it simpler to access internet radio, select edit from the three dots popup menu, and then check internet radio.
Nice up radio is an online radio station that plays reggae, dancehall, soca, afro beats, and hip hop. How to listen to free radio stations in apple music without a subscription. If you know someone else with a cb radio, you should enlist their help. Redownload apps, music, movies, tv shows, and books apple. It is especially good to know that a nice person was behind the development. Also add fixing up nice old radios by ed romney to the list. How to play old time radio shows in my ipod or iphone in. For decades, hams built and maintained their own receivers and transmitters. It was published by hillcrest pub and has a total of 186 pages in the book. I enjoy restoring old radios from the 30s through the 40s as a hobby when time permits.
Replacement of the first 5 signal capacitors are free. Tune into old radios by bob brooke radios have been an essential part of life for nearly a century. Finding a replacement for free itunes radio the new york times. A replacement cord may be the only fix the radio needs. Written in an understandable manner by an old radio instructor. New listing vintage 1960s vintage champion sparkplug shaped am radio promotional radio. Some of these old radios just have old, aging and thorny problems, coupled with needing parts that have not existed for decades. Around february 1997 i was surfing the web and i found out there was an antique radio club in my neighborhood. Fixing up nice old radios at good price antique radio. Your music, tv shows, movies, podcasts, and audiobooks will transfer automatically to the apple music, apple tv, apple podcasts, and apple books apps where youll still have access to your favorite itunes features, including purchases, rentals, and imports. He has been recognized and awarded numerous certificates of leadership and excellence. Bobbys music has been well received in the streets, clubs and on international radio platforms.
Like many collectibles, radios offer a piece of nostalgia. I have picked up elements of radio, elements of radio servicing, the ebook that was offered online and a member here is sending me a copy of the fixing up nice old radios book. Teach yourself the skills to repair vintage electronics and. Heres a step by step procedure on how to transfer the radio shows to your ipod or iphone using itunes on a apple macintosh computer. Customer comments tube radios for sale transistor radios for sale make an offer. If not, the problem may be in old cords that are frayed cracked. Here is astepbystep for playing the mp3 cds in your apple macintosh computer with the program itunes. Siriusxm shows, ondemand whether youre on pandora premium, plus or radio. From the others persons responses, you should get a reasonable idea what your transmissions are like. Dec 29, 2016 a biweekly podcast of everything technical as it relates to amateur radio.
Some of the technologies we use are necessary for critical functions like security and site integrity, account authentication, security and privacy preferences, internal site usage and maintenance data, and to make the. Ak 55, pilot super wasp, radiola 25, bosch 420, rca r28p,grunows, zeniths including transoceanic 800gytz1, scott allwave 12, aw 15, and philharmoic. Ed romney is the author of fixing up nice old radios 3. This radio uses all old style tubes, though, and on all old style tubes the two pins which are larger than the others and are adjacent to each other are always the heaters. Russ old radios repair and restoration of vintage radios. Download previous itunes purchases on pc apple support. Upgrading tube radio with new caps and ipodaux input. I find the older radios far easier to understand and work on. All adfree and available right from your android device, iphone. The title of this book is fixing up nice old radios and it was written by ed romney. Russ webb is a professional electronics technician retired with over 35 years of experience repairing twoway radios, telephone switching systems, cellular and microwave equipment. Check with a voltage tester that the radio is receiving power. Simple language and no higher math, this book will have you fixing those old scott, hallicrafters and zenith radios in no time.
We say that it is a labor of love not of making money because it is very easy to spend several days working on a single radio. From here, you can select one of the featured shows and it will begin to play. Focused on tubetype, ham radio shortwave receivers. Signal trace through circuit, replacing resistors where needed 7. An uninstall and reinstall of the app did fix this. How to play old time radio shows in itunes in your apple. I mainly enjoy fixing them, keeping them working, and giving them away to friends that will appreciate them. Listen to nice up radio soundcloud is an audio platform that lets you listen to what you love and share the sounds you create 1017 tracks. After burning a cd from a playlist, one can select that playlist and bring up a dialog box with several print options. Nice instruments oscilloscope, tube tester, condenser tester, dvm begin to fix your receiver. Tune into the same channel as your friend, and try to have a conversation. If youve purchased items from the itunes store, you can download most of them to your devices and authorized computers up to 10 total. Apple tv, and apple podcasts each designed from the ground up to be the best way. It worked fairly good as it was but it had a hum that was always in the background which gets pretty annoying after.
Fixing up nice old radios by ed romney universal radio. Plug in the ipod to your computer using the usb connector insert the mp3 cdrom into your computer. I always liked tube radios and when i was younger, i repaired t. New listing vintage zenith tube radio white gold 5d01 chasis.
Fixing up nice old radios paperback july 1, 1990 by ed romney author 4. He renovated so many early electronicsat his wifes insistencehe created russ old radio museum, a sq. This site is dedicated to the fixing up and restoring old tube radios. He has actively pursued continuing education to keep up in his chosen field, however his real passion is tube. Old tubetype radios are interesting pieces of historic technology and style. Teach yourself the skills to repair vintage electronics and get in touch with the past. Yes it is available for free download but try to find a hard copy bvecause it is much easier to study in a book format and to refer back to from time to timewhich i do frequently. Find your private driver in 1 click leader in france more than 40 cities more than 2. He began repairing vintage radios while in high school. Read, highlight, and take notes, across web, tablet, and phone.
Jan 29, 2020 test your radio with another cb radio. Before and after photos 2019 before and after photos 2017 2018 before and after photos 2015 2016 before and after photos 2006 2014 my favorite places warrantyabout me links. I like to use the old get info window for tracks in itunes, accessed by rightclicking the track and holding down the option key while selecting get info. I should have enough literature to quench my thirst for knowledge for a bit. Fixing up nice old radios plastic comb june 1, 1990 by ed romney author 4. Like other used items, radios might pop up just about anywhere. Vintage 1960s zenith royal 70001 trans oceanic solid state 11band radio. A biweekly podcast of everything technical as it relates to amateur radio. Old power cords are the number one cause of radio failure.
187 582 131 495 602 169 238 103 60 188 384 271 544 1534 851 308 1140 1205 1332 646 47 146 516 82 1323 914 661 580 1009 188