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HAM Radio / Nostalgia

Refurbishing an AN/UGC-74

January 31, 2022February 2, 2022 - by Jeff - 2 Comments.

Way back in the 1980s, I enlisted in the US Army. My MOS (Military Occupational Specialty) was 31C, or Single Channel Radio Operator. This MOS was a change from the …

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MOBIDIC Operator
Nostalgia / Other / Retrochallenges

Retrochallenge R̶C̶2̶0̶1̶8̶/̶0̶9̶ R̶C̶2̶0̶1̶9̶/̶1̶0̶ RC2020/04

April 30, 2020December 4, 2020 - by Jeff - Leave a Comment

Update (again) – 30 APR 2020: I’m, again, back at it. Something mysteriously fell through with the operation of the RC2019/10 Retrochallenge. The entire contest just went stale with no …

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Realistic PRO-2002 Scanner
Arcade / Games / Handheld Electronic Games / Nostalgia / Vintage Electronics / Watches

Retro Christmas Wishlist: Day 20 – 25

December 21, 2019December 25, 2019 - by Jeff - Leave a Comment

Have you been enjoying this vintage electronics advent wishlist, along with the chocolates you’ve been snacking on in your boxed advent calendars? Five more days to go. Make sure you …

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Heathkit GC-1107 kit
Games / Nostalgia / Radios / Vintage Computers / Vintage Electronics

Retro Christmas Wishlist: Day 16 – 20

December 16, 2019December 21, 2019 - by Jeff - Leave a Comment

We’re past the halfway point on this Wishlist series. I know it’s bringing back a flood of memories for me. How about you? Do you now suddenly feel the urge …

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Coleco Head-to-Head Football
Calculators / LED / Nostalgia / Old Calculators / TRS-80 / Vintage Electronics / Watches

Retro Christmas Wishlist: Day 11 – 15

December 11, 2019December 21, 2019 - by Jeff - Leave a Comment

Ten days in this series so far. Did any of the things I have posted ever show up on your former wishlists, or even better, show up as a gift …

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Nostalgia / Vintage Electronics

Retro Christmas Wishlist: Day 1 – 5

December 2, 2019December 21, 2019 - by Jeff - Leave a Comment

I’ve always wanted to do a “countdown” style series on social media. I just never thought of, or settled on a suitable countdown theme to do so. This year, while …

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Real 3D
Amiga / Nostalgia / Vintage Computers

3D Graphics – Amiga Style!

March 15, 2016March 16, 2016 - by Jeff - 2 Comments.

A long, long time ago, in an era so far away, an Amiga was all that I had… My early computing days were Commodore centric. I had a VIC-20 for …

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Damark catalog cover
Nostalgia / Vintage Electronics

Damark – The “Great Deal” Catalog

May 27, 2015May 27, 2015 - by Jeff - 34 Comments.

On the lines of Fingerhut catalogs that are still being sent to millions of houses today, well known as a recognizable source for borderline useful tchotchkes for the home, the …

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Nostalgia

Radio Shack: A Personal Perspective

February 6, 2015February 6, 2015 - by Jeff - 3 Comments.

Here it is… February 5, 2015, and the once powerful Radio Shack stores has declared bankruptcy. It’s a bit surreal, but I suppose after the past decade or two, I’m …

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Nostalgia / Vintage Electronics

Throwback Thursday – The Rotary Dial Telephone

March 13, 2014March 13, 2014 - by Jeff - Leave a Comment

A recently discovered YouTube video, subsequently shared on the Vintage Volts Facebook feed, got me thinking about the quaint beginnings of a technology we all seem to take for granted. …

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