Canadian Vintage Radio Society | Site-Wide Activity https://canadianvintageradio.com/activity/ Activity feed for the entire site. Thu, 10 Sep 2026 17:27:24 -0700 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-CA 30 hourly 2 b71b69a5e6406c084bda8eb958575554 OIDAR started the topic Sylvania 807 Vintage Vacuum Tube Radio RF Audio Power Tube Untested in the forum For Sale / Wanted https://canadianvintageradio.com/cvrs-forums/topic/sylvania-807-vintage-vacuum-tube-radio-rf-audio-power-tube-untested/ Thu, 10 Sep 2026 03:07:44 -0700 Vintage Sylvania 807 power vacuum tube. Untested vintage vacuum tube. Glass is intact. Dark getter area appears normal; no obvious white or milky vacuum-loss indication. Sold as-is.

]]> 0 acfb14b3903ab61e619057a116e28626 DerrylM replied to the topic Seeking Information re: Rogers B730 in the forum Non-member Chat Room https://canadianvintageradio.com/cvrs-forums/topic/seeking-information-re-rogers-b730/#post-36580 Wed, 09 Sep 2026 22:50:03 -0700 Brad, that’s a good start, thank you. I can pretty much guarantee it’s a table set as he and his father went a good distance by canoe and then dog team to get to where they stayed. I’ll dig around for those other models so I can at least get an idea.

]]> 0 e70cd210a01d09525f8fdbec787b484d Brad Winder replied to the topic Seeking Information re: Rogers B730 in the forum Non-member Chat Room https://canadianvintageradio.com/cvrs-forums/topic/seeking-information-re-rogers-b730/#post-36578 Wed, 09 Sep 2026 20:23:19 -0700 Hi Derry,

The model number from the schematics is B7/30. It was built during the 1935-36 model year, and had seven tubes. There is no picture attached to the schematics, so I cannot tell you what it looked like, nor if it is a table or floor cabinet style.

Rogers, Rogers-Majestic, and DeForest Crosley were all owned by the Rogers family (Yes,…[Read more]

]]> 0 7b5c949b0bdee1e391debf0f6232020d DerrylM started the topic Seeking Information re: Rogers B730 in the forum Non-member Chat Room https://canadianvintageradio.com/cvrs-forums/topic/seeking-information-re-rogers-b730/ Tue, 08 Sep 2026 23:59:26 -0700 I understand there’s either a slash or a dash in the model number and welcome a correction about that as well, just to head off all the comments.

I’m an author currently writing a book about my grandfather and his father and other men who trapped in the NWT, primarily in the 1930s. In one of Grandpa’s diaries he lists as marginalia the…[Read more]

]]> 0 c8a475b9a27a309d21983d038dd9ea3f DerrylM became a registered member https://canadianvintageradio.com/activity/p/14433/ Tue, 08 Sep 2026 23:22:18 -0700 0 2bd771a82ce2a9b12a98ad9ef040ed5f RilasGckley became a registered member https://canadianvintageradio.com/activity/p/14431/ Tue, 08 Sep 2026 07:47:10 -0700 0 b37f241af1c404e1e9c3ee78d7f9560a cdnradio@shaw.ca replied to the topic FS: The Hallicrafters Co. model S-53A radio with Radio Tube booklet in the forum For Sale / Wanted https://canadianvintageradio.com/cvrs-forums/topic/fs-the-hallicrafters-co-model-s-53a-radio-with-radio-tube-booklet/#post-36575 Sat, 05 Sep 2026 18:17:37 -0700 What are you asking for the radio?
Location?

]]> 0 786ee41fc0d9551b8b2d812ed5c2dde9 cdnradio@shaw.ca became a registered member https://canadianvintageradio.com/activity/p/14428/ Sat, 05 Sep 2026 18:15:35 -0700 0 1a0072d8aef9f42166c680b74da33791 Gerry O'Hara started the topic FREE - Non-Working Clone of a Tek 545 'Scope in the forum For Sale / Wanted https://canadianvintageradio.com/cvrs-forums/topic/free-non-working-clone-of-a-tek-545-scope/ Mon, 31 Aug 2026 03:17:00 -0700 The owner of a clone of a Tek 545 ‘scope has given up trying to repair it as it has too many issues, including a shorted solenoid on the power supply relay, a faulty high voltage transformer, and a short across one of the low voltage supplies. All the tubes have been removed, and a few high wattage resistors are missing, otherwise, the chassis i…[Read more]

]]> 0 38cbe036be2e92c9cc949d132a593964 westcoastjohn replied to the topic DeForest Columbian 7D634 hum in the forum Electronics Restoration https://canadianvintageradio.com/cvrs-forums/topic/deforest-columbian-7d634-hum/#post-36569 Sun, 30 Aug 2026 21:18:42 -0700 https://pacifictv.ca/schematics/rogers12-61data.pdf

Let us know if this info matches your set. They are ID’ed more by given name than by number, but there are duplicate chassis in the Majestic and Rogers cabinets,
3 different cabinets have identical schematics.

]]> 0 6f3cd5711e61f7941dad6605d98a356e westcoastjohn replied to the topic DeForest Columbian 7D634 hum in the forum Electronics Restoration https://canadianvintageradio.com/cvrs-forums/topic/deforest-columbian-7d634-hum/#post-36565 Sun, 30 Aug 2026 21:13:01 -0700 Here’s a link to the schematic and a couple of clips that we can study. Nothing like a bit of homework, oh yeah.
Hopefully the noise is controllable but if it is indeed an internal problem, we can find ways to eliminate it on the schematic. Maybe. 🙂

]]> 0 16dde42a85f88b09873a2e1097666773 westcoastjohn replied to the topic DeForest Columbian 7D634 hum in the forum Electronics Restoration https://canadianvintageradio.com/cvrs-forums/topic/deforest-columbian-7d634-hum/#post-36563 Sun, 30 Aug 2026 15:18:31 -0700 Hello Robert and welcome to the club. AM radios are so hungry for fresh input these days, they will pull noise out of the air. Regulations have gone slack.
Are you tuning in CFAX, Victoria’s only AM station, Vancouver CBC 690 or CKNW 730? Unplug phone chargers and other digital devices anywhere near your radio. If you have a transistor radio,…[Read more]

]]> 0 9420a2ddb2149702d0bfe07ebee236ff Tom Stevens replied to the topic DeForest Columbian 7D634 hum in the forum Electronics Restoration https://canadianvintageradio.com/cvrs-forums/topic/deforest-columbian-7d634-hum/#post-36561 Sat, 29 Aug 2026 20:10:06 -0700 Also, if you get an EMI filter, DO NOT connect the ground wire. None of my radios or power supplies have 3 pin plugs so the ground is irrelevant. I was getting a noticeable hum when testing TRFs with ABC power supply and also my vintage stereo stuff and the EMI filter cleared it right up. See attached photo

]]> 0 539a50bf80bf0730fa744fe30218a35f garykuster started the topic Free TV tubes in the forum For Sale / Wanted https://canadianvintageradio.com/cvrs-forums/topic/free-tv-tubes/ Sat, 29 Aug 2026 17:10:46 -0700 Not sure if there are any vintage TV guys here, but have a load of TV tubes sorted out from my latest tube haul. Partial list of some of the boxed tubes. some NOs, mostly pulls. untested. Tubes are in Regina. Free for the price of postage.

]]> 0 158926a4c553d26202b9c98468aa3b6c Tom Stevens replied to the topic DeForest Columbian 7D634 hum in the forum Electronics Restoration https://canadianvintageradio.com/cvrs-forums/topic/deforest-columbian-7d634-hum/#post-36557 Sat, 29 Aug 2026 15:45:06 -0700 Try adding an EMI filter. I get a lot of electrical “Noise” in my house wiring and had to build a power bar with a 10Amp EMI filter installed in it. I had similar problems until I started using the EMI filter.

]]> 0 a552f5cf09ba35582e30af2c2d3f3bd6 Dan Walker replied to the topic DeForest Columbian 7D634 hum in the forum Electronics Restoration https://canadianvintageradio.com/cvrs-forums/topic/deforest-columbian-7d634-hum/#post-36556 Sat, 29 Aug 2026 04:33:19 -0700 Hi Robert;
I have worked on several of these rogers and Deforest Crosley radios.
I have been doing it for about 20 years, and am am self taught, with the help of the Antique radio forum and the Canadian vintage radio society.
That does not mean much except after working on several of these radios I find that ALL the capacitors need…[Read more]

]]> 0 b31c3fe7c2a466e26052033102572fdb Robert started the topic DeForest Columbian 7D634 hum in the forum Electronics Restoration https://canadianvintageradio.com/cvrs-forums/topic/deforest-columbian-7d634-hum/ Fri, 28 Aug 2026 15:31:16 -0700 Hi everyone,

Just found this amazing resource!

As the title says, this baby is humming.

I picked it up about 30-odd years ago at a flea market in Montreal for 50 bucks. I replaced a few of the tubes (Radio Hovsep in Montreal still had tons), and it worked fairly well. Ever since shortwave started taking a nosedive, I stopped using it, and it…[Read more]

]]> 0 dd5cd91dd0ac174da54c2016f2d188a9 Robert became a registered member https://canadianvintageradio.com/activity/p/14417/ Fri, 28 Aug 2026 15:12:08 -0700 0 d56f64d7fd6fba8a853c2958e60c25f7 Gerry O'Hara started the topic 1936 Victor Radio-Electrola (RE-37) - FREE!!! (Vancouver, BC) in the forum For Sale / Wanted https://canadianvintageradio.com/cvrs-forums/topic/1936-victor-radio-electrola-re-37-free-vancouver-bc/ Fri, 28 Aug 2026 01:28:17 -0700 Arlene Haaland has a 1936 Victor Radio-Electrola (RE-37 serial# 516) – free to a good home! It is Arlene’s understanding that the radio did and does work, although it has been sitting for a few years. She was cautioned not to plug it in, so she has not done so. If interested, Arlene can be contacted on 778*318*4227 or by email at arlenehaaland at…[Read more]

]]> 0 fec7b502f0b463ba83f38e0ddee7211f Gerry O'Hara started the topic Canadian GE Model J-105 FREE!! (Burnaby, BC) in the forum For Sale / Wanted https://canadianvintageradio.com/cvrs-forums/topic/canadian-ge-model-j-105-free-burnaby-bc/ Fri, 28 Aug 2026 01:21:03 -0700 Rob Carne, located in Burnaby, BC, has a Canadian GE upright console tube AM radio that ne notes worked fine when he put it away pending cabinet restoration about 45 years ago. The Model is J105. Rob is downsizing and looking to find a new home for it. Free!!! If interested, please contact Rob Carne on 604-803-1439, or rcarne09 at gmail dot com

]]> 0 0a9e464be06f8807778e583d83ce5727 Jim418 started the topic Philco model 37-3640 radio for sale in the forum For Sale / Wanted https://canadianvintageradio.com/cvrs-forums/topic/philco-model-37-3640-radio-for-sale/ Thu, 27 Aug 2026 20:06:36 -0700 Vintage 1937 Philco Model 37-3640 Tabletop ‘Tombstone’ tube radio. This is the rare Canadian variant manufactured in Toronto with a Victoriaville cabinet. Cabinet is in good structural condition with original wood veneer. Completely unaltered chassis with all original knobs.

Sold as-is, untested for safety reasons. Perfect restoration project…[Read more]

]]> 0 6e9f0dfe40ecee786faaae6394b0c132 Jim418 started the topic Philco Model 37-3640 For Sale in the forum For Sale / Wanted https://canadianvintageradio.com/cvrs-forums/topic/philco-model-37-3640-for-sale/ Thu, 27 Aug 2026 19:39:24 -0700 Vintage 1937 Philco Model 37-3640 Tabletop ‘Tombstone’ tube radio. This is the rare Canadian variant manufactured in Toronto with a Victoriaville cabinet. Cabinet is in good structural condition with originalwood veneer. Completely unaltered chassis with all original knobs.

Sold as-is, untested for safety reasons. Perfect restoration project for…[Read more]

]]> 0 ae99172d02e9df6b0b5f4b8c30bf8146 Gerry O'Hara started the topic Vintage Radio and Audio Auction Remnants - Free (or else it heads to landfill) in the forum For Sale / Wanted https://canadianvintageradio.com/cvrs-forums/topic/vintage-radio-and-audio-auction-remnants-free-or-else-it-heads-to-landfill/ Thu, 27 Aug 2026 19:38:44 -0700 There was a recent auction of a vary large collection of vintage radio/audio-related items, including tubes and test equipment, in Vancouver. What did not sell at auction is now available for pickup FREE! The pickup location is Direct Auctions 2635 Lillooet street, Vancouver. Parking on Lillooet is one hour and apparently enforced.
This is time…[Read more]

]]> 0 4faa555e67f74edd7dcc87f3e7dfcf9c Jim418 became a registered member https://canadianvintageradio.com/activity/p/14409/ Thu, 27 Aug 2026 16:42:36 -0700 0 9883f2661c07e9f2e6e33ba22e42acba Dan Walker started the topic WTB a dial for a Model 82 Marconi I FOUND ONE DELETE POST in the forum For Sale / Wanted https://canadianvintageradio.com/cvrs-forums/topic/wtb-a-dial-for-a-model-82-marconi/ Wed, 26 Aug 2026 23:10:03 -0700 This radio came with no dial, so I am looking for at least the large dial.
There is one photo showing what the dial looks like.

It would be too much to ask if anyone has the plastic dial cover for the cabinet
Thanks
Dan in Calgary

]]> 0 9ea0d62383cda041a1e518f174001d5a Dan Walker started the topic I just picked up a Marconi model 82 in the forum Show & Tell https://canadianvintageradio.com/cvrs-forums/topic/i-just-picked-up-a-marconi-model-82/ Wed, 26 Aug 2026 23:03:35 -0700 This one came up on Kijiji so I picked it up.
It is missing the two dials which I am looking for
It has the original knobs and grill cloth. I will have to make a plastic dial cover for the cabinet.
It is not easy but I did make one for a Marconi model 83.
I always liked the cabinets on the Marconi radios,,,,very well built.

Now I am…[Read more]

]]> 0 c3d503aaeee00d0d13261d15634d5212 Lee started the topic Wanted Schematic for Northern Electric Amplifier in the forum For Sale / Wanted https://canadianvintageradio.com/cvrs-forums/topic/wanted-schematic-for-northern-electric-amplifier/ Wed, 26 Aug 2026 22:17:39 -0700 If anyone knows where I can find a schematic for a Northern Electric R4049A Mirrophonic Amplifier please email:
atlelee@gmail.com I have checked all the usual places online to no avail.
73, Va7tle

]]> 0 8f2374ca125d6336adb28f6c00fd7880 OIDAR replied to the topic For Sale – RCA Victor 7-BX-9H Yachtsman Tube Radio – $30- SOLD in the forum For Sale / Wanted https://canadianvintageradio.com/cvrs-forums/topic/for-sale-rca-victor-7-bx-9h-yachtsman-tube-radio-30/#post-36501 Wed, 26 Aug 2026 16:28:36 -0700 Hi, this one just sold, but I do have another one in rougher condition. I’ll be listing it soon and it will be priced accordingly. If you’re interested, I can let you know when it’s posted. Thank you.

]]> 0 f2e058b28963565980faba64275e1212 RMendoza became a registered member https://canadianvintageradio.com/activity/p/14403/ Wed, 26 Aug 2026 14:28:17 -0700 0 012bb9a667d196c022772968f522c496 OIDAR replied to the topic For Sale – RCA Victor 7-BX-9H Yachtsman Tube Radio – $30- SOLD in the forum For Sale / Wanted https://canadianvintageradio.com/cvrs-forums/topic/for-sale-rca-victor-7-bx-9h-yachtsman-tube-radio-30/#post-36500 Wed, 26 Aug 2026 06:42:04 -0700 Hi, yes it’s green. I tried to post pics on the Forum but wasn’t working.

]]> 0 c677d4307cf0c647f9ee3767be1cf245 peter02@telus.net became a registered member https://canadianvintageradio.com/activity/p/14400/ Tue, 25 Aug 2026 20:18:48 -0700 0 df748f9b2b81f0cdb69a5398d80af943 pestdad@icloud.com became a registered member https://canadianvintageradio.com/activity/p/14398/ Tue, 25 Aug 2026 14:42:24 -0700 0 9435faca0934258f5d889c2b8e5d8334 garykuster replied to the topic For Sale – RCA Victor 7-BX-9H Yachtsman Tube Radio – $30- SOLD in the forum For Sale / Wanted https://canadianvintageradio.com/cvrs-forums/topic/for-sale-rca-victor-7-bx-9h-yachtsman-tube-radio-30/#post-36498 Tue, 25 Aug 2026 01:28:34 -0700 Can’t see a picture of the radio. Is it green like the example on Radiomuseum?

https://www.radiomuseum.org/r/rca_7_bx_9h_7bx9h_yachtsman_c.html

]]> 0 0d3f3fefc78e230cc5845d4311d5bd5d OIDAR started the topic For Sale – S. Gernsback’s 1927 Radio Encyclopedia – 1974 Hardcover Reprint in the forum For Sale / Wanted https://canadianvintageradio.com/cvrs-forums/topic/for-sale-s-gernsbacks-1927-radio-encyclopedia-1974-hardcover-reprint/ Mon, 24 Aug 2026 23:16:58 -0700 S. Gernsback’s Radio Encyclopedia, originally published in 1927, this is the 1974 hardcover reprint.

Vintage radio reference covering early radio terminology, components, circuits, equipment and technology from the 1920s era.

Good reference for antique radio collectors, restorers and anyone interested in early radio history.

Used vintage c…[Read more]

]]> 0 500b1a6277d7d559a44a217c45b54b47 OIDAR started the topic For Sale – RCA Victor 7-BX-9H Yachtsman Tube Radio – $30- SOLD in the forum For Sale / Wanted https://canadianvintageradio.com/cvrs-forums/topic/for-sale-rca-victor-7-bx-9h-yachtsman-tube-radio-30/ Mon, 24 Aug 2026 23:12:41 -0700 RCA Victor Yachtsman model 7-BX-9H, chassis RC-1163, circa mid-1950s.

Portable AC/DC/battery tube radio with AM broadcast and shortwave bands. Appears substantially complete with original speaker, tube chassis, rotating top antenna/handle, rear cover, knobs and RCA Victor badge.

Condition: Untested due to age and I have not attempted to power it…[Read more]

]]> 0 cd438b94a871d06ea85aa0c1fbe17c85 OIDAR became a registered member https://canadianvintageradio.com/activity/p/14393/ Mon, 24 Aug 2026 22:42:00 -0700 0 1ba865d72913a265e35279696ff0e3d5 Rijkerv.g became a registered member https://canadianvintageradio.com/activity/p/14392/ Fri, 21 Aug 2026 03:46:06 -0700 0 48703e92839d1e99a103a1181a83fb1c Dan Walker started the topic I just finished a Columiniare model 801 in the forum Show & Tell https://canadianvintageradio.com/cvrs-forums/topic/i-just-finished-a-columiniare-model-801/ Wed, 19 Aug 2026 14:13:40 -0700 This radio belongs to a friend of my sons.Someone had been in the chassis years ago and sort of messed it up.
It is not and easy radio to work on and several times I got frustrated. But with the help of Peter Heembrook
in Nova Scotia I did get it running.
The capacitors are in metal cans and with out some special paperwork that was on Pacific…[Read more]

]]> 0 ad08cb2e646c95d6102abe8179ce1f4d ScottSchillereff replied to the topic #49 / #81 bulbs in the forum Electronics Restoration https://canadianvintageradio.com/cvrs-forums/topic/49-81-bulbs/#post-36486 Fri, 14 Aug 2026 15:59:33 -0700 Hi all
I too am looking for a few #49 bulbs (or #48 screw base). If anyone in Victoria has some to spare, please let me know. I live in Broadmead area north of Victoria.
Many thanks, Scott

]]> 0 8811f853337572b3bad56b7c1d00a5cd ScottSchillereff became a registered member https://canadianvintageradio.com/activity/p/14388/ Fri, 14 Aug 2026 13:48:38 -0700 0 8f26ee59643941109f1501b47325dd6c michel became a registered member https://canadianvintageradio.com/activity/p/14386/ Tue, 11 Aug 2026 21:56:03 -0700 0 73581f24b243667b27c3a51b3d8a7a4b mckenziej started the topic Nordmende traviata C tube radio &record player in the forum Electronics Restoration https://canadianvintageradio.com/cvrs-forums/topic/nordmende-traviata-c-tube-radio-record-player/ Tue, 11 Aug 2026 19:09:22 -0700 Potentially purchasing a Nordmende traviata C console unit with the record player and tube radio. The guys that owns it just said it doesnt work. Wondering if there is anyone that works on them on vancouver island or that could give me info on the unit? Like common issues? Where to find parts?

]]> 0 8e0f953d1bddfe4e081d0d7222ec90bf mckenziej became a registered member https://canadianvintageradio.com/activity/p/14383/ Tue, 11 Aug 2026 19:06:11 -0700 0 5986998ac6f048b9570ddf0bb84fb8d2 Dan Walker started the topic I need help with a Westinghouse columniare 801 in the forum Electronics Restoration https://canadianvintageradio.com/cvrs-forums/topic/i-need-help-with-a-westinghouse-columniare-801/ Mon, 10 Aug 2026 21:15:12 -0700 I need some help with a Westinghouse columnaire model 801. Someone has been in there before me and sort of messed things up.
If you have worked on one of these please send me a PM.
Thanks
Dan Walker in Calgary

]]> 0 c02bb6b7bed588bd5024e126f3770a04 Chris Don started the topic Looking for Crosley GC-17 TOL (TV) schematic... in RCC TV supplement #14 in the forum Electronics Restoration https://canadianvintageradio.com/cvrs-forums/topic/looking-for-crosley-gc-17-tol-tv-schematic-in-rcc-tv-supplement-14/ Sat, 08 Aug 2026 03:02:04 -0700 Hi all,
as per subjetc title 😉 I am looking for the pages of RCC TV supplement #14 with data of Crosley GC-17 TOL television set.

Does anyone have RCC TV #14 on hand (one of the few I don’t…)?

Thank you in advance

Chris

]]> 0 0489cc44cf9acfa56ab960cb0681e326 Les Dickson wrote a new post https://canadianvintageradio.com/?p=36472 Sun, 02 Aug 2026 18:54:09 -0700 Mercury Super 10 Project Alain Charette of the SQCRA and OVRC is currently conducting extensive research on the H.M.Kipp Company, with a primary focus on its Mercury […]

]]> efd2004dc65fd4280bbf06ee76b91fc8 Gerry O'Hara started the topic Mercury Super 10 Project - Help Needed! in the forum For Sale / Wanted https://canadianvintageradio.com/cvrs-forums/topic/mercury-super-10-project-help-needed/ Sat, 01 Aug 2026 18:59:26 -0700 Alain Charette of the SQCRA and OVRC is currently conducting extensive research on the H.M.Kipp Company, with a primary focus on its Mercury Super Ten receiver (company history, the Kipp and Lowry family genealogy, newspaper articles, documents, photographs, advertisements, etc.). Alain’s goal is to continue the research originally undertaken by…[Read more]

]]> 0 88cb30f3f553fc89f86a997f35ab893b lizoberhofer replied to the topic Antique radio avaiable in the forum For Sale / Wanted https://canadianvintageradio.com/cvrs-forums/topic/antique-radio-avaiable/#post-36466 Wed, 29 Jul 2026 23:42:14 -0700 b

]]> 0 b2c67e587e86397db05c51b495e781eb MartinJanis became a registered member https://canadianvintageradio.com/activity/p/14377/ Tue, 28 Jul 2026 17:14:12 -0700 0 987b23f0e9fb78ba92f8c904389d19b6 Dan Walker started the topic A free GE console in the forum Show & Tell https://canadianvintageradio.com/cvrs-forums/topic/a-free-ge-console/ Mon, 27 Jul 2026 12:47:35 -0700 This one was on Kijiji., so I picked it up. I have the chassis of one of these already recapped,
so I might just put it in this cabinet.
It is a GE model G62, there are a couple of chassis model that are very similar.
The cabinet is in fair condition,but will need to be cleaned up and ”Trade Secret”applied.
Dan in Calgary

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