The Vintage Radio Repair Shop

The Vintage Radio Repair Shop

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I specialise in the restoration and repair of vintage valve radios. I didn't think that one out in the beginning.

This page is about my work repairing, restoring and, when wanted, converting old valve wireless sets to receive modern DAB, FM broadcasts and even Internet Streaming. I established Dab Hand Radio as a one man 'hobby business' in 2010 when I retired due to ill health (arthritic knees!) after working over 30 years in Special Education and laterley within the world of juvenile crime working with you

Operating as usual

Blues And Roots Connections, with Paul Long: episode 400 10/04/2025

Blues And Roots Connections, with Paul Long: episode 400 This is my 400th show! I'll play music from favourite artists over the years, plus some new releases. With track from The Blues Band, Little Feat, Southern Avenue, Jon Cleary, Derek Trucks Band, Gov't Mule, Emma Wilson, Hazmat Modine, Catfish, Jo Harman, and Joe Bonamassa. The multi award-winning Bl...

04/04/2025

Shout out to my newest followers! Excited to have you onboard! Дысса Денис, Peter Hendrikse, Jonathan Wixson, Artes Belas Barros, Michelle Foster, Anders Johansson

29/03/2025

Tonight at 8pm on A1 Radio, Slav Baran will be sitting in for John Hunter on The 8-2-10 Show with a special edition of the programme dedicated to Piano Day - which is today!

Don't worry, it won't all be piano music, but there will be contributions from B. Bumble and the Stingers, Scott Joplin, Elton John, and even Sparky's Magic Piano! There'll even be a version of "Piano Man" - but not performed by Billy Joel, as you might expect....

Slav will also be bringing some of the features with him from the last time he did a 6-2-8 Show for John, including his movie spot, Facts of the Date, a bit of Northern Soul.... and even a cheeky Same Title Different Song!

25/03/2025

Shout out to my newest followers! Excited to have you onboard! Laurent Trembloy, Bruno Preziuso, John Garforth, Paul Dx Flanagan, David Mark Wills, Tony Hutchinson

22/03/2025

Marconi😉😉

20/03/2025

Short demo video...

Vintage Radio Valve Black ECC32 Locating Pip Missing But Valve 'Good' To Clear | eBay 20/03/2025

This listing has caused a few issues on the world wide web!! I've had a supposed 'buyer' try to buy then not pay up.. If you hesitate all is lost ! Just goes to show that some people out in Ebayland can be a bit weird.

Seriously, this damaged valve is very very rare and offered for any collector out there who might need one. Daft having it sat on a shelf at The Vintage Radio Repair Shop gathering dust when it could be useful for someone? But please, if you are interested please pay immediatly and don't just block the sale by sitting on it.

Vintage Radio Valve Black ECC32 Locating Pip Missing But Valve 'Good' To Clear | eBay The locating pip is missing! To reiterate. On this valve the locating pip is missing but the valve vacuum is good. This can be repaired quite easily and doesn't affect the functioning of the valve.

R1155 Transmitter R1155 Radio Wave Meter Plus Parts. | eBay 20/03/2025

Its actually for the T1155 transmitter! Here's a bit of fun! Grab a bargain!

R1155 Transmitter R1155 Radio Wave Meter Plus Parts. | eBay Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for R1155 Transmitter R1155 Radio Wave Meter Plus Parts. at the best online prices at eBay! Free delivery for many products.

Photos from The Vintage Radio Repair Shop's post 19/03/2025

On the bench today...For conversion, a Philips 341A

15/03/2025

Big shout out to my newest top fans! 💎 Marc Naud, Joseph Quagraine, Timothy Cannon, gregoire ageloux, Jan Hauge Hansen, Martin Moss, John Gross, Mohammadreza Farahani, Tony Ipr, Daniel De Oliveira Leite, Mike Griffith, Peter Cringle, Brian John, Dave Miles, João Gonçalves

Drop a comment to welcome them to our community, fans

15/03/2025

Steady work for the weekend....

14/03/2025

New hi fi speaker.. One careful owner, 100 watts maximum. Perfect for your car!

Photos from The Vintage Radio Repair Shop's post 14/03/2025

On the bench today...

11/03/2025

Shout out to my newest followers! Excited to have you onboard! Pedro Marques, Kevin Rees, Chris Fry, Wone Lee, Nico Eeken, Roderick Connor, Keith Harrison, Jeff Triska

08/03/2025

Tonight at 8pm on A1 Radio, John Hunter will be LIVE from the Lancashire Riviera with whatever it is he calls his new show nowadays (Jeremy Clarkson is obviously not a listener sadly!)

Amongst the regular features will be the Saturday Song, the 8-2-10 Chart (oops! Did I nearly give the title of the show away there?), Same Title Different Song, and Kevin the Brummie's Record of the Week, plus a few more recent releases that John thinks you'll like.

The requester and our friendly chatroom will both be open at www.a1radio.co.uk so you can help choose the music that gets played on the show. Or simply text A1Radio + your message to 07786 200690.

Photos from The Vintage Radio Repair Shop's post 07/03/2025

American Grundig finished....

04/03/2025

THIS WEEK ON DIGITAL BLUES ON TOPCAT RADIO

Every Tuesday you can tune in to Digital Blues at 21.00 Europe, 20.00 GMT when it is aired on TopCat Radio, an independent cultural association and internet radio broadcaster, based in Tortosa, Cataluña, Spain.

You can find out more about TopCat Radio at www.topcatradio.eu and tune in at https://topcatradio.eu/music-player/

This week’s show is a celebration of those wonderful ladies in blues and of International Women’s Day on 8th March 2025. 14 excellent tracks featuring the ladies from mainly recent releases. A real feast of great music!

Listen in for tracks from Kaz Hawkins, Kyla Brox, Sister Suzie & the Right Band, Secondhand Dreamcar, Bywater Call, Cat Wells Blues Band, Beth Hart, Kat Riggins & Her Blues Revival, Jennifer Porter, Sunny Bleau & the Moons, Eva Carboni, Misty Blues, Elli De Mon and Sue Foley.

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Videos (show all)

Short demo video...
AM radio, warts and all!
USA talk radio on a vintage radio!
Passing through the workshop in January and December
Alexa Bush
N gauge.....🤣🤣
DAB on a vintage valve radio?
DAB on an AM radio... An prototype UCH42 'DAB' valve!
The Bench.. Some of the radios done this year..
From the bench ...
Fun in the workshop....

Location

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Stockport
SK63JT