The way ELECTRONICS used to be!
One thing which makes the Internet such a wonderful tool for exploring history is the immediate access to media from the past. It will also allow future generations to be …
Reliving History… One Videocassette at a Time Read More
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. …
Throwback Thursday – The Rotary Dial Telephone Read More
Back before streaming audio, and before the limitless listening options offered by the first commercially successful MP3 player (Diamond Rio), we listened to radio. We had entertainment and listening options …
Throwback Thursday – Rhapsody RY-610 Multi-Band Radio – 1990 Read More
OK. I admit it, I’m mixing up the decades a bit… I was referring to the old vacuum tube, thermionic valve, electron tube, or whatever you want to call it, …
“Tube”-ular!!! Read More
If you’re in the market for something retro, you will find that this country is full of thrift stores. At such stores, you’ll find a variety of vintage items which …
My Visit to – Retro Addicts Read More
Many of you have read my post about the Magnavox D8443 boombox which details my history of ownership, along with the state of that model boombox as it pertains to …
Repairing the Magnavox D8443 Boombox Read More
Back in 1985, during my first full year in the U.S. Army, I walked into a rather modest department store in the great town of Killeen, TX and bought a …
The Magnavox D8443 “Boombox” Read More
I picked this item up from a local hardware store which occasionally puts out “flea market” type product they acquire when they attend property auctions. This is a Monteverdi CCD-4578 …
Recent Find – Monteverdi AM/FM, 8-Track, Phono Console Stereo Read More
Since vintage electronics are a hobby, and not necessarily something I’m able to generally furnish the home with, I needed an adequate space in my house to work with the …
Vintage Electronics Workbench Read MoreBetween my job, family, and other responsibilities, I’m working as efficiently as I can to get some extra stories up here. I’m also going through items I have for sale …
It never hurts to ask!!! Read More