This Second Handbook complements the original Practical Radio Repair Handbook and provides additional information including DIY Projects. Other subjects include: Supplies Chemicals Shop Setup Special Tools Test Adapters Test Equipment Documentation Find the first volume here.

By Philip N. Anderson A practical how-to" book of crystal radio construction. Contains a simple oat box projectformulas for coil inductance and coil Qa procedure for measuring coil capacitance and theory for L-C circuit matching. 130 pages0.5 lb5.25" x 8.25".

Re-print of early Zenith service manual. Includes schematics and parts lists for Zenith radios made from 1928 through 1939. Offers help with alignment procedures, antenna alignment, and gives parts lists along with tube layouts on most models. 510 pages, 2.6 lbs, 8.5 x 11"

By Harold Cones, Ph.D, John Bryant, with Martin Blankinship and William Wade

This reprint of a 1935 RCA publication shows tube complement, chassis layout and date of manufacture for thousands of radios produced by over 100 different manufacturers. It also contains a tube data chart and base diagrams for RCA receiving tubes. It is very useful for identifying unknown model numbers or determining which tubes belong in a set. 256 pages, 0.9 lb, 5 x 8.25"

By: K.E. Edwards An experimenter’s handbook on crystal radios, this book includes instructions and theory for building many different crystal radio circuits. 40 pages, 0.5 lb, 5.5 x 8.5"

A reprint of the 1928 A.K. factory service manual, covering models 10, 10B, 12, 20, 20C, 30, 32, 33, 35, 36, 37, 38, 40, 42, 44, 48, 49, 50 and 52. Spiral bound. 98 pages, 0.8 lb, 9 x 11

By Alan Douglas. This monumental 3 volume work offers an outline history for each of the major radio manufacturers of the 1920s. It features the company principals and their factories, the financial ups and downs of the industry, and hundreds of pictures of radios produced up to 1930. Each volume over 250 pages, 2 lbs. Soft cover. Volume 2 covers Freed Elsemann through Preiss.

Edited by: Hugo Gernsback A reprint of Gernsback’s 1938 special issue of Radio-Craft magazine which commemorated the first 50 years of radio. Contains the reminiscences of radio pioneers DeForest, Sarnoff, Conrad, Crosley, McMurdo Silver and others, as well as the famous Gernsback predictions for the next 50 years. Also details the progression of the vacuum tube, mileposts in television and famous early radio circuits. 144 pages, hundreds of photos. 1.2 lbs.

Experimenters notes on Vacuum Tube Substitutions, Inexpensive Tube Power Supply, Grid-Leak Detectors, Regenerative Receiver and more! Vacuum tubes are to the electronics industry what steam locomotives are to the railroading industry: hot, inefficient maintenance headaches. But like a steam locomotive, a tube has a simple fascinating charm that no high-tech chip can match. You must try building a simple radio with tubes!

By Eric P Wenaas

by Ray Bintliff An excellent guide on radio repair, containing practical information on how to repair and restore vacuum tube radios and related electronic devices. Covers tools and test equipment, working safely, troubleshooting methods, making repairs, good workmanship practices with over 270 illustrations and tables. 138 pages, spiral bound, 0.75 lbs, 8.5 x 11

Raytheon was one of the largest manufacturer of vacuum tubes for both military and civilian applications. This was originally published in 1945 and this is a high quality reprint of the original. Inside is tube data of all Raytheon tubes including electrical characteristics, basing connections, style and size of base, style and size of bulb as well as recommended substitutions. Also included are two articles on making short wave receivers 41 pages, softcover, 0.35 lbs, 8.5 x 11

First published in 1945 by the Instititute of Radio Engineers (IRE), this was handed out at the Radio Pioneers Dinner in November 1945. This includes a history of the IRE as well as photos of John Stone Stone, Robert Marriot, Pickard as well as other members. There is also a succinct chronology of radio developments to 1924, a history of the Veteran Wireless Operators association and other historically interesting writings, as well as photos of early equipment and tubes.

Volumes 9, 10 and 11 of the Xtal Set Society Newsletter, 18 issues from January 1999-November 2001. Over 20 complete projects with detailed instructions along with Q&A. Also contains reprints from old magazines. 226 pages,1.9 lbs, 8.5 x 11"

By Richard McWhorter Understanding and restoring transformerless radios of the 1940’s, 1950’s and 1960’s. 92 pages. Begins with a description of the fundamentals of direct current and alternating current. Also included is some basic information about resisistors. Circuits are discussed in detail beginning with the simplest and progressing to those that are quite complex. When you finish this book, you should be able to read and understand all of the electronic symbols and the functionality of each radio circuit. 92 pages, 0.5 lb, 7 x 10

Edited By Robert P Murray This book details the contributions, inventors and companies that brought radio to the airwaves of Canada. A great read about the history of Canadian radio. 160 pages, 1.2 lbs,0.5 x 8.8 x 11.2 inches

Volume 5 in a series that contains tricks tips and secrets to help the builder of simple radios and electrical gear achieve high performance at minimal cost. This volume contains how to build a Superhet receiver, coil winding machine, simple alignment oscillator, IF Transformers and more. 48 pages, .25 lbs, 5.5 x 8.5"