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Reliving History… One Videocassette at a Time

April 10, 2014April 10, 2014 - by Jeff - Leave a Comment

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 …

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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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Radios / Vintage Electronics

Throwback Thursday – Rhapsody RY-610 Multi-Band Radio – 1990

September 26, 2013 - by Jeff - 20 Comments.

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 …

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Nostalgia / Vintage Electronics

“Tube”-ular!!!

August 6, 2013August 6, 2013 - by Jeff - Leave a Comment

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, …

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Nostalgia / Vintage Electronics

My Visit to – Retro Addicts

May 5, 2013May 6, 2013 - by Jeff - Leave a Comment

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 …

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Vintage Electronics

Repairing the Magnavox D8443 Boombox

April 7, 2013August 8, 2018 - by Jeff - 34 Comments.

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 …

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Magnavox D8443 full front view
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The Magnavox D8443 “Boombox”

September 2, 2012September 2, 2012 - by Jeff - 28 Comments.

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 …

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Vintage Electronics

Recent Find – Monteverdi AM/FM, 8-Track, Phono Console Stereo

April 22, 2012April 22, 2012 - by Jeff - 13 Comments.

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 …

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Vintage Electronics

Vintage Electronics Workbench

January 23, 2012April 6, 2012 - by Jeff - 2 Comments.

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 …

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Vintage Electronics

It never hurts to ask!!!

February 22, 2008February 6, 2022 - by Jeff - Leave a Comment

Between 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 …

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