Canadian Vintage Radio Society | Site-Wide Activity https://canadianvintageradio.com/activity/ Activity feed for the entire site. Tue, 21 Apr 2026 18:51:32 -0700 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-CA 30 hourly 2 df2fe3b5cbd66756e9f311c87566ca30 SPARC RADIO MUSEUM started the topic For sale - Jensen electrodynamic speaker in the forum For Sale / Wanted https://canadianvintageradio.com/cvrs-forums/topic/for-sale-jensen-electrodynamic-speaker/ Mon, 20 Apr 2026 17:34:11 -0700 Jensen electrodynamic speaker and cabinet. Model is D–4AC patent date is 1926
$50.00 obo for pickup in South Delta, BC
contact treasurer@sparcradio.ca

]]> 0 551b4cb69f67a893150470e688fdda43 ChefRobertoPaolo replied to the topic RCC Manuals in the forum For Sale / Wanted https://canadianvintageradio.com/cvrs-forums/topic/rcc-manuals/#post-35800 Sun, 19 Apr 2026 15:59:16 -0700 My email is: rpaulblanchet@gmail.com

]]> 0 2464abeebd7ef98bd9b69606ee9605ee ChefRobertoPaolo replied to the topic RCC Manuals in the forum For Sale / Wanted https://canadianvintageradio.com/cvrs-forums/topic/rcc-manuals/#post-35797 Sun, 19 Apr 2026 15:52:54 -0700 Hello Dan,

I just saw your post while searching for the RCC Television Service Sanual 1959-60 Supplement no. 37.

I am a newly retired Electrical Engineer that has taken up my young teen hobby of repairing vintage radios and tvs. I just found an old RCA 17PT904A tv and I need a good copy of the schematic, or any other information available. The…[Read more]

]]> 0 cfa81bef5eea67aa79bc3504baf24f40 ChefRobertoPaolo replied to the topic RCC Service Manuals AND RCC Service Manual Supplements in the forum For Sale / Wanted https://canadianvintageradio.com/cvrs-forums/topic/rcc-service-manuals-and-rcc-service-manual-supplements/#post-35794 Sun, 19 Apr 2026 15:44:18 -0700 Hello. I found this while searching for the RCC Service Manual Supplement No. 37

If anyone has a copy of this, or can send me a pdf of the CT1716 schematic pages I would be very grateful. I am a retired Electrical Engineer who has taken up my young teen hobby of repairing vintage tvs and radios. I now have an RCA 17PT904A tv and this is the…[Read more]

]]> 0 2bfeaff2f953143640354e8b00bee5f0 Les Dickson wrote a new post https://canadianvintageradio.com/?p=35792 Fri, 17 Apr 2026 03:24:55 -0700 Spring 2026 Newsletter The current issue of the CVRS Newsletter is now available to members at https://canadianvintageradio.com/resources/magazine/current-issue/

]]> acfbedb5b571d4de83cef0fde25d2006 westcoastjohn replied to the topic For Sale: Very impressive EH Scott Allwave 23 (c.1935) in the forum For Sale / Wanted https://canadianvintageradio.com/cvrs-forums/topic/for-sale-very-impressive-eh-scott-allwave-23-c-1935/#post-35777 Fri, 17 Apr 2026 01:11:35 -0700 Yes, that one is the ultimate Scott, certainly in the Holy Grail category.
One thing I wish they had done is make those side panels to open, maybe slide up so people could view the power amp at work.

I’d have a full length mirror back there for sure, in my ballroom-sized living room. :>)

]]> 0 95004cf1ac2580a72c2f267f79a78946 Gerry O'Hara started the topic For Sale: Very impressive EH Scott Allwave 23 (c.1935) in the forum For Sale / Wanted https://canadianvintageradio.com/cvrs-forums/topic/for-sale-very-impressive-eh-scott-allwave-23-c-1935/ Thu, 16 Apr 2026 23:07:02 -0700 For Sale: Very impressive EH Scott Allwave 23 (c.1935), in reasonable cosmetic condition, looks complete with tubes, but have not powered it up. $1,500 OBO.
Contact Melissa Bloodworth, located in Woodstock, NB. Tel. 506-323-9014, email: thecuckoosnestestatesales at gmail dot com. Buyer collect.

]]> 0 bec403de090a35d7df122c60e0521ed5 Gerry O'Hara started the topic Test Post in the forum Show & Tell https://canadianvintageradio.com/cvrs-forums/topic/test-post-2/ Wed, 15 Apr 2026 21:30:48 -0700 Just checking to see if new post delete functionality is working ok.

]]> 0 042a29aedc9b57e95827d4f64af6e03b Dan Walker replied to the topic Wanted a copy of the original ; recreating a 1930 finish. in the forum Cabinet Restoration https://canadianvintageradio.com/cvrs-forums/topic/wanted-a-copy-of-the-original-recreating-a-1930-finish/#post-35765 Wed, 15 Apr 2026 14:00:19 -0700 Thanks Les. That is not the original copy I was looking for but it is almost the same.
It will work quite well.
Dan in Calgary

]]> 0 2251551a75938faab2e8d424de4d098a Les Dickson replied to the topic Wanted a copy of the original ; recreating a 1930 finish. in the forum Cabinet Restoration https://canadianvintageradio.com/cvrs-forums/topic/wanted-a-copy-of-the-original-recreating-a-1930-finish/#post-35763 Tue, 14 Apr 2026 22:10:32 -0700 Hi Dan. Is this the information you’re looking for?
https://antiqueradios.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=440430

]]> 0 ddc855461ef47512dc47dc5fb9306032 Dan Walker started the topic Wanted a copy of the original ; recreating a 1930 finish. in the forum Cabinet Restoration https://canadianvintageradio.com/cvrs-forums/topic/wanted-a-copy-of-the-original-recreating-a-1930-finish/ Mon, 13 Apr 2026 18:04:13 -0700 They use to have this on ARF, ”antique radio forum.” but since they changed the format it is no longer there.
I have a few people who want to use that method of refinishing.
If you have a copy please contact me . thanks
Dan Walker in calgary

]]> 0 6a6bc0ebb4eec61c66955e06950b0084 westcoastjohn replied to the topic Fisher KM-60 repair in the forum Electronics Restoration https://canadianvintageradio.com/cvrs-forums/topic/fisher-m-60-repair/#post-35760 Mon, 13 Apr 2026 16:59:19 -0700 Hello Avehkala
The 1st thing to do is to decide if you can solder new capacitors in place of the old ones which have dried out or become leaky. Don’t power the unit up anymore until this is done, and check the fuse, should be rated for no more than about 1 amp.

If you’ve never soldered wire before, practice by fixing a couple of cheaper radios.…[Read more]

]]> 0 4aab84886a1e2dcdd60de274e9571e27 avehkala started the topic Fisher KM-60 repair in the forum Electronics Restoration https://canadianvintageradio.com/cvrs-forums/topic/fisher-m-60-repair/ Thu, 09 Apr 2026 00:20:09 -0700 Looking to have my beautiful Fisher M-60 tuner dialed in.
The unit lights up and plays static, but won’t tune into stations.
Any direction would be greatly appreciated!

]]> 0 671bcf22729e1515c324169a4decaa66 avehkala became a registered member https://canadianvintageradio.com/activity/p/14219/ Thu, 09 Apr 2026 00:06:24 -0700 0 70eb14a8da04ee22d541a184a072d695 TimB became a registered member https://canadianvintageradio.com/activity/p/14217/ Wed, 08 Apr 2026 19:43:35 -0700 0 0ba957e8a32673d5f383addc83582faa Dan Walker replied to the topic RCA 7T-1 tombstone in the forum Show & Tell https://canadianvintageradio.com/cvrs-forums/topic/rca-7t-1-tombstone/#post-35747 Tue, 07 Apr 2026 14:00:52 -0700 Well I am retired and this is my hobby,so I do have the time to do the chassis during the winter and the cabinets in the summer.
For the last few years the summers have not been very long or warm.but I manage
Dan in Calgary

]]> 0 e2da5eba95d7464aadcf3007183d544c mikek replied to the topic Saba radio repair in the forum Electronics Restoration https://canadianvintageradio.com/cvrs-forums/topic/saba-radio-repair/#post-35746 Mon, 06 Apr 2026 18:08:35 -0700 All info welcome.Thanks guys.

]]> 0 af5a0c91954b598cb08404ae630bba64 DWay replied to the topic Saba radio repair in the forum Electronics Restoration https://canadianvintageradio.com/cvrs-forums/topic/saba-radio-repair/#post-35745 Mon, 06 Apr 2026 14:22:57 -0700 Perhaps try Sams Photofacts for service information?

]]> 0 8deec0b8c7839a9b591eac725b8e9a64 mikek replied to the topic Saba radio repair in the forum Electronics Restoration https://canadianvintageradio.com/cvrs-forums/topic/saba-radio-repair/#post-35744 Sun, 05 Apr 2026 20:10:58 -0700 It’s a start.Thank you!

]]> 0 8975eb3d45070e32477532c41ff3bd91 Bruce Winter replied to the topic Saba radio repair in the forum Electronics Restoration https://canadianvintageradio.com/cvrs-forums/topic/saba-radio-repair/#post-35741 Sun, 05 Apr 2026 15:47:46 -0700 You could contact the SPARC radio museum in Coquitlam. (604) 777-1885
http://www.sparcradio.ca open 10am to 3pm Sunday only located on the Riverview Hospital grounds.
Ken is the tech there. Information on German radios can be difficult to locate though.
He can give you an idea on what it may cost.

]]> 0 a75de1f50d1ff6df13bbf7ac798138ce mikek started the topic Saba radio repair in the forum Electronics Restoration https://canadianvintageradio.com/cvrs-forums/topic/saba-radio-repair/ Sat, 04 Apr 2026 17:29:34 -0700 Hi,new to tube radios.Just purchased a beautiful 1957 Saba Freiburg Automatic 7.Sadly not working & not in my skill set to repair.Looking for someone here in B.C. that could at the very least have a look at it & make some determination on possible repair.Or maybe it’s just a beautiful conversation piece in my livingroom!LOL.I did do a bunch of…[Read more]

]]> 0 9995b07b263b9db2dda087261d85f1b2 westcoastjohn replied to the topic RCA 7T-1 tombstone in the forum Show & Tell https://canadianvintageradio.com/cvrs-forums/topic/rca-7t-1-tombstone/#post-35738 Sat, 04 Apr 2026 15:51:10 -0700 RCA and CGE had a pretty close relationship in those years. The CGE E-6B tombstone I have (up for sale) has the same dial.
I don’t know how you find the time, Dan, always a lineup of projects at your place.

]]> 0 8d0ec386d25857e631a8198dc127c4de russellradio started the topic PEPTRONICS ABC POWER SUPPLY TRANSFORMER INFO in the forum Radio Parts Wish List https://canadianvintageradio.com/cvrs-forums/topic/peptronics-abc-power-supply-transformer-info/ Fri, 03 Apr 2026 14:51:21 -0700 Hi…I was wondering if anyone could tell me the Part Number of the highier voltage B and C (sic) tranformer used on the Peptronics ABC antique radio power supply..I belive it is a Hammond like the A supply on the board and was designed by N.Pepin…has 6 pins through the board mounting with a 117vac primary…Or a schematic might work too..Thanks…[Read more]

]]> 0 4138c74b7faa698e1143e51e73d28bf9 russellradio became a registered member https://canadianvintageradio.com/activity/p/14206/ Fri, 03 Apr 2026 14:41:10 -0700 0 500a45d3f87de6bddb49e7270a2c90be Dan Walker replied to the topic RCA 7T-1 tombstone in the forum Show & Tell https://canadianvintageradio.com/cvrs-forums/topic/rca-7t-1-tombstone/#post-35736 Fri, 03 Apr 2026 04:39:41 -0700 thanks Les.
I now have it recapped,but it was a challenge with the caps not having any values printed on them,
now if it ever gets warmer i CAN GET AT THE CABINET.
Dan in Calgary

]]> 0 4fea3f0b1d2957bb6aee920f57ff11a8 Les Dickson replied to the topic RCA 7T-1 tombstone in the forum Show & Tell https://canadianvintageradio.com/cvrs-forums/topic/rca-7t-1-tombstone/#post-35732 Thu, 02 Apr 2026 22:07:45 -0700 Another great project for you Dan.

]]> 0 3d94ac3be2507c686d8a811cbe09662b mikek became a registered member https://canadianvintageradio.com/activity/p/14202/ Thu, 02 Apr 2026 16:35:04 -0700 0 17a93380ce0934e9e95e54845f534ad5 Dan Walker started the topic RCA 7T-1 tombstone in the forum Show & Tell https://canadianvintageradio.com/cvrs-forums/topic/rca-7t-1-tombstone/ Mon, 30 Mar 2026 13:40:31 -0700 I picked this one up from facebook. It has all the tubes.but I have not taken the chassis out yet.

I owner said it belonged to his grandfather.
I used to have the same model,so here are photos of the newer one and the one I used to have .
Dan in Calgary

]]> 0 bdd097895c450b42a7d7554debbfc906 Bruce Winter replied to the topic Hello from the Michigan Vintage Electronics Club in the forum Members' Hangout https://canadianvintageradio.com/cvrs-forums/topic/hello-from-the-michigan-vintage-electronics-club/#post-35719 Wed, 25 Mar 2026 16:46:22 -0700 Hello Jeff
Welcome to the CVRS website and the link to the Michigan ARC.
Photos from the June 2023 show a great turnout.
I particularly loved those unique small upright bakelite TV’s from the 50’s. Have not seen those before.
Would make an interesting restoration.

Bruce

]]> 0 2efddcbc5f6f17b3ce417adb34cc772d NeilStein became a registered member https://canadianvintageradio.com/activity/p/14198/ Tue, 24 Mar 2026 18:46:06 -0700 0 104c773f5b033e65a11e1dcf6b9cc022 alini replied to the topic Need help identifying PYE radio in the forum Electronics Restoration https://canadianvintageradio.com/cvrs-forums/topic/need-help-identifying-pye-radio/#post-35718 Tue, 24 Mar 2026 13:56:19 -0700 Thanks for the great pointers. Much appreciated! Andre

]]> 0 54e2494a0546d292821573e6b08da599 alini replied to the topic Radio College of Canada Indexes; in the forum Electronics Restoration https://canadianvintageradio.com/cvrs-forums/topic/radio-college-of-canada-indexes/page/2/#post-35717 Tue, 24 Mar 2026 13:49:02 -0700 Hi Bruce,
if it is still available I’d love to get a copy. Thanks!
Andre
London, ON
alini@uvm.edu

]]> 0 c409f2cec5dfefea4d0b4c9fa83bf1c1 Ed Magilton changed their profile picture https://canadianvintageradio.com/activity/p/14195/ Tue, 24 Mar 2026 00:54:59 -0700 0 e6a97ee3b7ee2f04555e8a170b81b853 Dan Walker started the topic 1940 zenith model 8s-463 in the forum Show & Tell https://canadianvintageradio.com/cvrs-forums/topic/1940-zenith-model-8s-463/ Mon, 23 Mar 2026 22:12:59 -0700 I picked up this model radio today. It will need a dial belt and a total recap. with a new 6X5 GT tube or a 6X5WGT tube.
The cabinet is good except for a few joints that are coming apart.
We don’t get many Zenith consoles here in Alberta so this one is a rarity for me.
There is lots of room under the chassis.
Dan in Calgary

]]> 0 681edd42a04d68da1dfb8b228830c97c dabraham became a registered member https://canadianvintageradio.com/activity/p/14187/ Mon, 23 Mar 2026 21:35:03 -0700 0 35021716ec654c0b14f1922107c1c6d9 Les Dickson wrote a new post https://canadianvintageradio.com/?p=35699 Mon, 23 Mar 2026 16:44:51 -0700 2026 AGMThe 2026 Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Canadian Vintage Radio Society (CVRS) will be held by Zoom call at 11:00am PDT on Saturday, May 23, […]

]]> c1ca785b392afa1231eedf4754369e78 Jack Sorensen replied to the topic Help with P.A. amp identification in the forum Radio Parts Wish List https://canadianvintageradio.com/cvrs-forums/topic/help-with-p-a-amp-identification/#post-35695 Sun, 22 Mar 2026 23:42:55 -0700 Soundmaster would be my bet as well.

]]> 0 d9d932b38f6c3a2bad3ecbaad132ef4d Hobocat became a registered member https://canadianvintageradio.com/activity/p/14183/ Sat, 21 Mar 2026 00:41:15 -0700 0 c8b85d98800181fe0be6cb12675a52f3 westcoastjohn replied to the topic Need help identifying PYE radio in the forum Electronics Restoration https://canadianvintageradio.com/cvrs-forums/topic/need-help-identifying-pye-radio/#post-35642 Sat, 21 Mar 2026 00:34:48 -0700 I meant to type “Righy” but can’t see to edit the text behind the paywall, oh well..

]]> 0 1022fa5272e403a81a1fa5806ada9523 westcoastjohn replied to the topic Need help identifying PYE radio in the forum Electronics Restoration https://canadianvintageradio.com/cvrs-forums/topic/need-help-identifying-pye-radio/#post-35640 Sat, 21 Mar 2026 00:24:04 -0700 Tight, there are only 20 Pye from Ajax radios on the site and only 7 have pictures. Model 53-D is not it, but has s similar chassis, has the power transformer farther forward. Tube lineup is all 6 volt heater filaments, two 6BA6, 6BE6, 6AT6, 6AQ6 and 6X4, those are the two tall tubes in yours. I’ll bet the schematic will come close enough to help…[Read more]

]]> 0 953cce5bdf1ea429c173d4adba6f4cde woodhous@sympatico.ca became a registered member https://canadianvintageradio.com/activity/p/14179/ Thu, 19 Mar 2026 18:49:20 -0700 0 9191e8166e9eec501760b4d0996ef986 Les Dickson replied to the topic Need help identifying PYE radio in the forum Electronics Restoration https://canadianvintageradio.com/cvrs-forums/topic/need-help-identifying-pye-radio/#post-35613 Thu, 19 Mar 2026 18:30:38 -0700 If you go to radiomuseum.org and look for Pye (Canada) radios you can compare the tubes in your radio to those listed and you might find a match.
Good luck.

]]> 0 595e9e6f955b1b5e38d331d06d0e8553 Yuan Yin replied to the topic ONLINE VINTAGE RADIO AUCTION in the forum Upcoming Events & News https://canadianvintageradio.com/cvrs-forums/topic/online-vintage-radio-auction/#post-35611 Thu, 19 Mar 2026 13:46:41 -0700 This is test

]]> 0 d1b0c06e3fa6819ec55b514c3905d2d7 alini started the topic Need help identifying PYE radio in the forum Electronics Restoration https://canadianvintageradio.com/cvrs-forums/topic/need-help-identifying-pye-radio/ Wed, 18 Mar 2026 15:20:59 -0700 I just picked up this PYE radio at the local Goodwill store (London, ON) and I am trying to figure out what model it is. There is no inscription on the back panel where the model # should be listed. I have scoured the web for photos but could not find anything that looks exactly the same. I am pretty new to vintage radio restoration, so I might…[Read more]

]]> 0 c95ae7ea48a82f1cf3fee98a80ded79b westcoastjohn replied to the topic Sansui SM-30 Output Transformer in the forum Electronics Restoration https://canadianvintageradio.com/cvrs-forums/topic/sansui-sm-30-output-transformer/#post-35596 Wed, 18 Mar 2026 14:47:55 -0700 Sounds good, Les, and that’s a pun.
Something I’ll add for future readers of these forums, is that a tube amp should always work into a load. You must always have a speaker or dummy load connected to the secondary winding of the output transformer. If not, it may self destruct.
Could be what happened here, almost.

This rule contrasts with…[Read more]

]]> 0 edc91f00711085db63bcdd79f873e226 St-Charles-57 started the topic NEW PRICE - For Sale-radios-1936 Emerson-$100 in the forum For Sale / Wanted https://canadianvintageradio.com/cvrs-forums/topic/for-sale-radios-various/ Tue, 17 Mar 2026 16:11:45 -0700 1936/37 Emerson-Ingraham cabinet;1940(?) Philips CMB1000;1941 Philco 41-230; 1967 Sony 8R-42 (red). All complete. Unrestored condition. Additional pictures available upon request.

]]> 0 d0dd59c86ff53e94ef9f92b26a2e8320 St-Charles-57 became a registered member https://canadianvintageradio.com/activity/p/14172/ Tue, 17 Mar 2026 16:00:17 -0700 0 db4f6263fe202f6fc6a36ad55953b63f Les Dickson replied to the topic Sansui SM-30 Output Transformer in the forum Electronics Restoration https://canadianvintageradio.com/cvrs-forums/topic/sansui-sm-30-output-transformer/#post-35577 Sat, 14 Mar 2026 18:13:35 -0700 Hi John, thanks for your reply to my post. I definitely plan to change the electrolytic caps and also the selenium rectifier.
I’ll check out the temperatures as you suggest.
Someone had added an audio jack wiring it to the speaker terminals so I’ll check that our for shorts.

]]> 0 cc948da5a5ee04f11d988180a119d13b westcoastjohn replied to the topic Sansui SM-30 Output Transformer in the forum Electronics Restoration https://canadianvintageradio.com/cvrs-forums/topic/sansui-sm-30-output-transformer/#post-35576 Fri, 13 Mar 2026 16:24:59 -0700 Hello Les, nice looking unit you have there. That transformer might have gotten hot at some point. I would suggest if the capacitors in the metal cans are original, it may be time to replace them. If there is a short circuit in one of them, excess current could cause overheating.
But because these are output transformers, a possible cause of…[Read more]

]]> 0 c840218838e935c3204f3ab847e1f787 Les Dickson started the topic Sansui SM-30 Output Transformer in the forum Electronics Restoration https://canadianvintageradio.com/cvrs-forums/topic/sansui-sm-30-output-transformer/ Wed, 11 Mar 2026 18:41:11 -0700 I have a 1960 Sansui SM-30 (The Super Mighty Transformer) with a leaking output transformer. There are two output transformers – one per channel. There are speaker connections for 8Ω 16Ω and 32Ω. When I test the resistance of the windings on each transformer they are identical so that’s the good news. However, there is some leakage on one tr…[Read more]

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