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@@unmanaged Yeah, my biggest problem it finding the time and the parts to construct. I have the board layouts ready to transfer and the PCB material. Finding some of the components with the chip shortage is also difficult.
That band selector lighting up concentric rings is a thing of real beauty. Engineering elevated to art. This radio belongs in an industrial design museum.
Holy Hell and mic quality too! I don't know what a Super Bowl CBer claiming to be in Arizona was using for his microphone recently but the bass tones were phenomenal. :)
@@MichiganPeatMoss hard to say but it may have had to do with the radio itself. Communications quality equipment uses very narrow filters to minimize bandwidth and increase readability in crowded frequencies. Typically 300- 3000 cycles. A very narrow range. I'm curious about the equipment that you mentioned now
...all I can say is...wow... In this age of software defined radio reception you have demonstrated the best of analog electronics and how it still has a place in modern life. Thank you!
Mr. Carlson, that tube tester is one nice tester, I use to have an EIC0 462 emissions only tester which operated just like new, I do not work on tube electronics any more, I live in a nursing home where i now work on transistor radios, I am in a prv room, and not much space. I enjoy each of your videos, they are wonderful, have a nice day.
Hi Paul, I'm desperately trying to catch up on my UA-cam video viewing, it's been hectic lately. Thanks for the shout out, I think the station you tuned into was New Zealand, North Canterbury is in New Zealand, I couldn't pick up the rest of what he said too well. New Zealand has a shortwave station called Radio New Zealand (RNZ) that broadcasts to the islands in the Pacific, it may have been that you tuned into. It changes it's frequency on a schedule to target different regions with specific topics. That is a brilliant radio Paul and what a performer and so well built. You gave it the care and attention it deserves. Cheers!, take care.
The GE 371 has such a beautiful dial face and the tone from a wood cabinet with tube audio is just a heavenly thing to listen to! And the sensitivity jocks with the didlesticks would love the sensitivity of the i.f.‘s they have a forgiving sweet spot! Love your videos! Very patiently thought out and detailed everything important!
Great video! The tube tester brought back memories. In the sixties my brothers and I would play in the living room and if we bounced too hard we would blow out a tube in the TV. Dad would get mad and wait until the next day to open the back of the TV and pull out all the tubes and put them in a paper sack, take them to the grocery store where a tube tester would be. He would test the tube and get one that needed to be replaced from the grocery store shelves!
yeah.. idk half the skills he pulls out but I always crack up when he spots a nonvirgin repair. ..its amazn how he tears into the previous fella pointing out EXACTLY what they did wrong.. w out even testing .. his etes closed and both hands tied behind his back.. then he ll get a little miffed and just undo all the crap.. It makes me feel like .. yeah .. what was that other clown thinkn as if im part of the repair... lmao when i cant remove a screw w iut stripping it..... id love to see him get so pissed he cals the previous clown and grills him🙃
That was absolutely phenomenal. That radio has a HUGE set of ears on it. I can't wait to see how it stacks up next to some of the commercial sets. Thank you again for this series, Paul. This is helping inspire me and a lot of others.
Absolutely loved your tutorial about capacitor outside foil and electrical orientation. I am 71 years (50 years engineering career) and have never realized this until you pointed it out.
I'm loving this series! I'm in Australia and yes, David Tipton's channel is well worth subscribing to. That audio though, was originating in New Zealand, with "North Canterbury" being in the South Island of NZ. Just as some of us Aussies can't tell the difference between a Candadian and US accent, I wouldn't expect a North American to be able to differential between an Aussie and a NZ accent :)
Australians and New Zealand’s often differ in their pronunciation of the i&e. For many Australians an I is more like an e so 'six' becomes 'seex'. For many New Zealand’s the e sound is shortened, and Er becomes closer to a. So Butter becomes butta
@@unlokia Yeap! Keep on being "amused" if that's what floats ya boat. A little advice, it pays not to be a grammar or spelling nazi on the internet as it can make one look very silly, and as you said, "pedantic". Unlike the French who have the Académie Française to regulate the use of the French language, in English, and especially on the 'net, the English language, being a living, changing beast, is a lot less regualted and as terms, usage and meanings have changed over time, so long as you can express yourself, that's all that (or it "which") matters.
I'm here in the western Us,sounds like learning aussie accent and New Zealand accent would be worth learning our best education here is Croc Hunter Irwin family and Croc Dundee
I've never been much of a fan of GE, but that is one beautiful receiver and the dial face is gorgeous. Even though I hate to admit it, I was two years old when this receiver came out and now 67, lol. Great work as always Paul : )
Thanks once again for saving this wonderful receiver, Paul. This one was most definitely made with pride, and is a perfect example of the high level of workmanship that was present in those days. Even the cabinet matches the high quality of what's inside. I am so pleased it came to you, it would have been a travesty to have been lost in the mists of time. Well done!
Mr. C, I just wanted to let you know, like I'm sure you hear all the time, you certainly have a gift for teaching. It takes more than just knowledge to achieve a real perspective of that. A person has to be spoken in a good way, through without being verbose, but also knowledgeable enough to automatically know what the audience might be missing, or not getting on a wide array of an individuals varying skill levels. My friends think I'm a smart tech. I have tech friends that can do things I can only dream of understanding, but you by far, take the cake. I can't afford patreon, but I know if anyone deserves it, you certainly do. The tech school I went through was a joke, they told us where to sit and we had to teach ourselves out of our books. I feel cheated, because if I had a teacher that was anything like you, I'm sure I would have turned out to be someone a lot more worthy in the field. Thank you for taking the time to do all these for us.
The moment you turned that volume up and there was static, it gave me shivers! That's the deep honest and warm sound of tube radio's! Call me crazy, I can't explain.
As good a restoration as I've ever had the privilege of witnessing. The only thing left undone is tightening the grille cloth over the lower half of the speaker cutout -- but that's a nitpick if ever there was one. Great job, Paul! 👍
I've followed this whole step by step restoration with great anticipation, wating until each segment came to pass, and loved it, but what made it all worth while, was to see Mr. Carlson use a tube checker. I have watch his series for years now, but to finally see him check the tubes in anything he has restored, made it all worth while. Great stuff...
Amazing performance for an old radio. In some ways, it's better than the radios available today. Would be fun to have it on a table in my living room, it would make for a great conversation piece as it is big and hard to miss. Thanks.
Reminds me of the first time I picked up Radio New Zealand from Maine USA. Heard more about the price of butter than I've ever heard in my life. Another virtuoso performance. I watch and listen in awe.
Great job paul! What makes that radio so cool is that you cannot, nor will not see anything that detailed produced again. I am not sure what that receiver may have cost in the early 50s , but in todays dollars it would likely be a 1300 to 1500 dollar unit (imo) or more in light of its quality. Very much enjoyed the video. Nice work!
The few remaining shortwave broadcasts always sound to me like they are coming straight from the past. (The game Oxenfree really blew my mind because of this!) It's a shame it doesn't see more use. You already know it, but it must be said again: your restorations are second to none. Folks like you and David Tipton remind us that things can be built and repaired with pride and quality to last a lifetime... or more!
Mr Carlson you work on some of the coolest old equipment. I am impressed at your knowledge on the old tube technology. always look forward to every video you put up. A part of me always wondered who or how the idea of vacuum tubes ever came to be.
You might want to do a search on the internet on the subject of vacuum tubes (valves) and perhaps even make notes in the process. It is an interesting study. Light bulbs, Diodes, Triodes, etc.
I’ve found white papers from the late 1940s after all the bigbrains came back from WWII explaining the electron physics of what happens inside vacuum tubes. It really is mind bending stuff and tends to confirm Einstein’s assertions about the importance of imagination. These designs took incredible imagination to realize.
This radio restoration has to be one of my favorite restoration videos I've seen you do. Such a beautiful unit. You can almost feel the excitement of the person who brought that home new.
I will be back after I watch the whole video. As it was posted only 11 minutes ago, no one has seen the whole video yet! Back soon. Factory alignment. I strongly suspect that there was a special jig made up to hold the drum in alignment. Something that even the most dim bulb assembly person could use and get the alignment correct. I am now retired but spent my life making tooling for Aerospace. There were some real "dim bulb" assembler's but with good tooling, it always came out correct. I couldn't agree more with David Tipton, he has worked miracles with some of the radios! It is interesting that they included kind of a speed tuning on the outer two bands, neat! Another fine job, AWESOME
Fantastic work Paul! That receiver is gorgeous! That station you heard was from New Zealand! Our government here in Australia seized all shortwave broadcasting a few years back, aside from computer generated weather broadcasts
Think he meant ceased. Trying to save money, but now we have a problem with poor relationships with our Pacific neighbours. Chinese shortwave stations are broadcasting into the area though. New Zealand has very good shortwave broadcasts. Hoping that Radio Australia will be reinstated with the new government.
Wonderful! Even though I do not restore electronics (just keeping my amateur radio equipment running at peak efficiency), I always learn some new facts watching your work, Paul. I was thrilled to see this radio working so well after the instalments leading to this one. Thank you!
What an absolutely fabulous set! And your excellent explanation methodology is at the very pinnacle of teaching - I have learnt so much from you and I am so very grateful. Thank you so much for inviting us on the journey
What's really nice about this radio is the separate ranges for the commonly used shortwave bands, instead of having a bandspread control like on most shortwave radios I have. Lovely radio, and I'm sure it was someone's pride and joy back when it was new.
This is a beauty, all of Mr. Carlson's projects are truly magnificent. Likely better built than the factory original. My husband and I think about what a great neighbor Mr. Carlson would be. Shame he is in Ontario and we are in the Maritimes. The good thing is You Tube that allows us to feel we know him. So clever but with a great personality. My husband's father managed a 10,000 Watt AM Radio Station and as a little boy my husband loved watching the Chief Engineer work on mostly GATES, MAGNECORD, & RCA equipment. This is one reason he and I are so interested in all Mr. Carlson's projects. We love the history he reveals.
I've always thought that half the fun of listening to a radio that sounds this good is sitting in a dimly lit room looking at the glow from the dial and the "magic eye".
Fantastic! AM band was full of stations everywhere you tuned, the SW stations came in very well too. The tone of the large speaker sounded great. What else would want from a great tube set? Mr Carlson you have very good skills in fixing up electronics devices. I have a E-105 GE from 1936, we restored, that performs like this GE you just restored.
The receiving from that radio is incredible! It definitely sounds as good as an FM radio. Just goes to show that this radio was thought out very carefully on its design and maintenance.
I always liked electronics. I even started studying for radio officer at a maritime college in the Netherlands. This was early 80's, so plenty morse code around. I did change over to navigation officer (because I did not manage to get good at Morse code at those speeds), and I am still working on board ship as a captain. So said that I still enjoy working with electronics, and I build several computers from scratch. Your tube tester machine reminds me a little of the enigma machine, just very little. Keep up the great material! I really enjoy it! Happy Holidays!
If I were to ever win the lottery I'd replace the Zenith TransOceanic H-500 that was given to me back in 1972 by my Grandfather just before he died and then stolen from me the next year and pay insane amounts to have this man restore it. As always, Great work!
this thing works far much better than today modern radios... really.. and back then is all done with hand only... nowadays they can't do that without computers.
When replacing the turret, I imagine you have to get the rotation correct as well. The tuning dial is absolutely beautiful. It would definately be my every day, (and night), radio.
Years ago as a kid I scrapped several old TV for parts. I remember one with the vhf tuner in a similar design. I don't remember the details, but I was impressed with how superior it was to older models
I expected that to come out well, I don't think I expected it to come out _that_ well. I've done a little late-night scanning on my multiband shortwave (with its small built-in antenna) so all I ever really seem to pick up are the time stations, so hearing a really big antenna on a really capable receiver is delightful.
Nice job on that radio! I've never seen one before, but I'll keep an eye out for one now. I also love the way you support David Tipton and the other restorers on UA-cam. Makes me feel good about the hobby.
Lots of great people here, I feel they need to be known. I will dedicate a video in the future to great radio restoration channels. Thanks for your feedback Don!
Paul, I probably say this with each video restoration you do. This probably has to be one of the most incredible restorations I’ve seen you do. This was absolutely a delight to watch this series, and see this beautiful radio come back to life. I’ve mentioned this once before in one of your other great videos, but does this type of radio emit the beautiful smell of ozone as well like my old Lionel trains? I enjoy restoring them, and that smell is like no other. It takes me back to when things were made, and made extremely well. Your videos are enlightening. Thank you Paul!! You are a True Master at your craft!
@@MrCarlsonsLab I know exactly what you’re talking about. It’s very unique in it’s own right. Truly a scent that is very recognizable when you smell it.
Wow! Very nice radio, those big speakers really fill the room with sound. Was thinking about your comment about wishing the dial pointer was lighted. Hmmm, maybe it is; is it possible that there is a hidden bulb somewhere with the shaft being hollow with a light pipe or wires to a bulb under that large center disk? I've seen that on some really old radio's, so thought that may be the case here.
Thank you so much for doing that receiver! I had a blast with this restoration! I really did not think it was going to be that good, but then this was the first time I ever been introduced to this GE receiver. I was in love with it when I saw it, and now I'm even more in love with it since I've heard what it can really do. Looking forward to the rest of the restorations as always. Be safe and God bless.
As someone who once lived in Canterbury, NZ, I was amazed to hear that channel! But then again, there is not much to get in the way between NZ and wherever in NA Mr. Carlson is except lots of ocean.
Not even done with the video yet but I couldn't help it. Oh man I've been waiting to see the lights and hear this radio for like the last 2 or 3 weeks and it was so worth it! Also, I love how fast you got that bayonet style bulb switched out! That was also really cool to hear the effect of the dimmer in the AM. Never knew that. Thanks for taking us on another adventure. K gonna watch the rest :)
How does one get a radio like this, fully restored, by someone as thoughtful and conscientious as you? I particularly like this sort of multi-band style radio of the early and mid century. This one is phenomenal! And Mr. Carlson, I love to watch these old radios come to life. You do such a wonderful job explaining what you are doing, every step of the way. And a bonus is that your voice is rather relaxing to listen to!
A beauty of a radio and a wonderful restore! I am envious, I wish I could find something like this to restore! I also enjoy David Tiptons channel, I am so glad that you mentioned him!
Fantastic video and restoration. This must be one of the best designed radios with tuned RF stage. No birdies, very even reception across all bands. Great sound. Greetings from Sweden!
Loved every moment of following along and learning and it's so awesome to see you restore these wonderful classics. You're amazing. Thanks so much for sharing your immense knowledge.
Excellent job!. Followed the whole process with interest. Wonderful to hear that static along with distant stations. I hope the radio smells nice too!. Its a special smell, warm valves and wood lol.
Dear Mr. Carlson, You have done an excellent job on this radio I have learned so much from just watching this video, I just wish I could be a part of patreon. I do not have a credit card, or I would join. Have a great day.
For the turret adjustment, the factory likely had a go-no go jig that slipped in under the shaft. As long as the contacts were in tolerance, good to go. These things were still made on an assembly line. Even though it is a lot of hand work, they still wanted to save time where they could. You probably could have made your own gauge before taking it apart.
This was by far the best I've ever enjoyed him work on restoration of a tube reciever. 2nd was the Hammurlund HQ-140. I'd love to see him restore a E.F.JOHNSON VIKING 500!! I'd give him my entire bank account to watch him perform a total restoration on a Viking 500!! THIS IS THE MAN!!👍👍👍👍👍
Paul - one cool looking radio and it plays equally well after you worked your magic. Thanks for sharing and the learning opportunities you provided along the way. All the best. Don
Wow! I am not a Carpenter, nor was one ever a lady: 4.22min: Dear Sir! We've shown a tremendous amount of understanding for the woes of spurious feedback due to component placement. This one still remembers the innocent days of tube amplifier construction from scratch, just to find it operating like an oscillator. 🤓
That is a beautful radio , I heard English radio station I"m sure ...WOW 😲...and the smoothness of the tuning indicator...Would that radio have found as many radio stations on the bands all them years ago?...bravo Mr Carlson
Lucky numbers 1:11:11! Great video! I've really enjoyed seeing this great radio from "the greatest generation" in it's glory like it was when it was new. It looks and sounds amazing!
EXCELLENT...FANTASTIC...SUPURBE!!! As is usual with all of your videos, you bring so much to all of your viewers with each and every one. As you inferred, this particular model would be a genuine treasure to own. I look forward to the next set in this series. All of them are really special models, and I am sure each of us has his/her own #1 Special one in the bunch. Thank you for sharing these videos with us!
I love the warm tone of these radios-I miss that.I really enjoyed the portion when you tested the tubes. I remember going into the appliance store, and using their tester-thanks so much for these very well done videos!
What a radio! I love the way the band you're tuned to lights up and the sound is amazing. That AM broadcast band on the 65 year old radio sounds brilliant through my hifi, and I used to believe AM had dreadful quality sound which it does on lots of newer equipment.
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you need to kit your diy test equipment ... would buy in a heartbeat
Mr Carlson your GE shortwave receiver from 1957 sond goog the tone sound good
Mr Carlson your utube videos are awesome
FYI, there's a lot of sibilance on the voice-over audio.
@@unmanaged Yeah, my biggest problem it finding the time and the parts to construct. I have the board layouts ready to transfer and the PCB material. Finding some of the components with the chip shortage is also difficult.
That band selector lighting up concentric rings is a thing of real beauty. Engineering elevated to art. This radio belongs in an industrial design museum.
I think a lot of people have never encountered those wonderful old large speakers in radio equipment.
The richness of the sound is something else.
Amen brother, and also when radio's could be furniture
In the 80's, I had a 1950's radiogram with a 12 inch speaker. It sounded awesome.
Agreed, most people are used to the nasty sound from tiny speakers.
Holy Hell and mic quality too! I don't know what a Super Bowl CBer claiming to be in Arizona was using for his microphone recently but the bass tones were phenomenal. :)
@@MichiganPeatMoss hard to say but it may have had to do with the radio itself. Communications quality equipment uses very narrow filters to minimize bandwidth and increase readability in crowded frequencies. Typically 300- 3000 cycles. A very narrow range. I'm curious about the equipment that you mentioned now
I think that uis the coolest radio I've ever seen... Wow! :)
...all I can say is...wow... In this age of software defined radio reception you have demonstrated the best of analog electronics and how it still has a place in modern life. Thank you!
Mr. Carlson, that tube tester is one nice tester, I use to have an EIC0 462 emissions only tester which operated just like new, I do not work on tube electronics any more, I live in a nursing home where i now work on transistor radios, I am in a prv room, and not much space. I enjoy each of your videos, they are wonderful, have a nice day.
There is a magic feeling when you repair an old radio from the 50's, and hearing working again, maybe for the first time in 30-40 years.
Hi Paul, I'm desperately trying to catch up on my UA-cam video viewing, it's been hectic lately. Thanks for the shout out, I think the station you tuned into was New Zealand, North Canterbury is in New Zealand, I couldn't pick up the rest of what he said too well. New Zealand has a shortwave station called Radio New Zealand (RNZ) that broadcasts to the islands in the Pacific, it may have been that you tuned into. It changes it's frequency on a schedule to target different regions with specific topics. That is a brilliant radio Paul and what a performer and so well built. You gave it the care and attention it deserves. Cheers!, take care.
Thanks for your kind comment David, and the station info too.
The GE 371 has such a beautiful dial face and the tone from a wood cabinet with tube audio is just a heavenly thing to listen to! And the sensitivity jocks with the didlesticks would love the sensitivity of the i.f.‘s they have a forgiving sweet spot! Love your videos! Very patiently thought out and detailed everything important!
Professor Dr. Paul Carlson is amazing. I learn something new every time I watch his videos. Keep up the good work Paul!
Really enjoying the series!!
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Holy goodness gracious, that's a lot of bands!
Great video! The tube tester brought back memories. In the sixties my brothers and I would play in the living room and if we bounced too hard we would blow out a tube in the TV. Dad would get mad and wait until the next day to open the back of the TV and pull out all the tubes and put them in a paper sack, take them to the grocery store where a tube tester would be. He would test the tube and get one that needed to be replaced from the grocery store shelves!
I loved this, that dial face with the lighted bands looks like something on the Starship Enterprise Helm! That was so cool, thanks!
It looks like a work of art in itself. There was a time when people took pride in their designs and work.
@@paulmurgatroyd6372 For sure!
Yup. That's exactly what i thought when i saw it.:))
yeah.. idk half the skills he pulls out but I always crack up when he spots a nonvirgin repair. ..its amazn how he tears into the previous fella pointing out EXACTLY what they did wrong.. w out even testing .. his etes closed and both hands tied behind his back.. then he ll get a little miffed and just undo all the crap.. It makes me feel like .. yeah .. what was that other clown thinkn as if im part of the repair... lmao when i cant remove a screw w iut stripping it..... id love to see him get so pissed he cals the previous clown and grills him🙃
That was absolutely phenomenal. That radio has a HUGE set of ears on it. I can't wait to see how it stacks up next to some of the commercial sets. Thank you again for this series, Paul. This is helping inspire me and a lot of others.
Thanks for your kind comment Chad!
@@MrCarlsonsLab How much of this is due to the 3-6-9 antenna?
Absolutely loved your tutorial about capacitor outside foil and electrical orientation. I am 71 years (50 years engineering career) and have never realized this until you pointed it out.
I'm loving this series! I'm in Australia and yes, David Tipton's channel is well worth subscribing to. That audio though, was originating in New Zealand, with "North Canterbury" being in the South Island of NZ. Just as some of us Aussies can't tell the difference between a Candadian and US accent, I wouldn't expect a North American to be able to differential between an Aussie and a NZ accent :)
Canadians pronounce "ou" differently so, for example, "outhouse" sounds more like "oothoos".
Australians and New Zealand’s often differ in their pronunciation of the i&e. For many Australians an I is more like an e so 'six' becomes 'seex'. For many New Zealand’s the e sound is shortened, and Er becomes closer to a. So Butter becomes butta
@@unlokia Yeap! Keep on being "amused" if that's what floats ya boat. A little advice, it pays not to be a grammar or spelling nazi on the internet as it can make one look very silly, and as you said, "pedantic". Unlike the French who have the Académie Française to regulate the use of the French language, in English, and especially on the 'net, the English language, being a living, changing beast, is a lot less regualted and as terms, usage and meanings have changed over time, so long as you can express yourself, that's all that (or it "which") matters.
I'm here in the western Us,sounds like learning aussie accent and New Zealand accent would be worth learning our best education here is Croc Hunter Irwin family and Croc Dundee
There is a difference!
I've never been much of a fan of GE, but that is one beautiful receiver and the dial face is gorgeous. Even though I hate to admit it, I was two years old when this receiver came out and now 67, lol. Great work as always Paul : )
Thanks once again for saving this wonderful receiver, Paul. This one was most definitely made with pride, and is a perfect example of the high level of workmanship that was present in those days. Even the cabinet matches the high quality of what's inside. I am so pleased it came to you, it would have been a travesty to have been lost in the mists of time. Well done!
Thanks for that, Paul. Wow, you're up early, it's only 9.42am here in the UK!
Fantastic resto-series, Mr. Carlson! I was glued to the screen the entire time. Can't wait for more restorations in this series!
That is one darn good looking dial system!
Mr. C, I just wanted to let you know, like I'm sure you hear all the time, you certainly have a gift for teaching. It takes more than just knowledge to achieve a real perspective of that. A person has to be spoken in a good way, through without being verbose, but also knowledgeable enough to automatically know what the audience might be missing, or not getting on a wide array of an individuals varying skill levels.
My friends think I'm a smart tech. I have tech friends that can do things I can only dream of understanding, but you by far, take the cake. I can't afford patreon, but I know if anyone deserves it, you certainly do. The tech school I went through was a joke, they told us where to sit and we had to teach ourselves out of our books. I feel cheated, because if I had a teacher that was anything like you, I'm sure I would have turned out to be someone a lot more worthy in the field. Thank you for taking the time to do all these for us.
The moment you turned that volume up and there was static, it gave me shivers! That's the deep honest and warm sound of tube radio's! Call me crazy, I can't explain.
As good a restoration as I've ever had the privilege of witnessing. The only thing left undone is tightening the grille cloth over the lower half of the speaker cutout -- but that's a nitpick if ever there was one. Great job, Paul! 👍
I've followed this whole step by step restoration with great anticipation, wating until each segment came to pass, and loved it, but what made it all worth while, was to see Mr. Carlson use a tube checker. I have watch his series for years now, but to finally see him check the tubes in anything he has restored, made it all worth while. Great stuff...
Amazing performance for an old radio. In some ways, it's better than the radios available today. Would be fun to have it on a table in my living room, it would make for a great conversation piece as it is big and hard to miss. Thanks.
Beautiful. Stunning.
YEARS ago, I restored a 1953 Zenith TransOceanic. On DC power I was pulling in Seoul from Mississippi. I was thrilled.
Reminds me of the first time I picked up Radio New Zealand from Maine USA. Heard more about the price of butter than I've ever heard in my life. Another virtuoso performance. I watch and listen in awe.
Great job paul! What makes that radio so cool is that you cannot, nor will not see anything that detailed produced again. I am not sure what that receiver may have cost in the early 50s , but in todays dollars it would likely be a 1300 to 1500 dollar unit (imo) or more in light of its quality. Very much enjoyed the video. Nice work!
The few remaining shortwave broadcasts always sound to me like they are coming straight from the past. (The game Oxenfree really blew my mind because of this!) It's a shame it doesn't see more use.
You already know it, but it must be said again: your restorations are second to none. Folks like you and David Tipton remind us that things can be built and repaired with pride and quality to last a lifetime... or more!
Mr Carlson you work on some of the coolest old equipment. I am impressed at your knowledge on the old tube technology. always look forward to every video you put up. A part of me always wondered who or how the idea of vacuum tubes ever came to be.
You might want to do a search on the internet on the subject of vacuum tubes (valves) and perhaps even make notes in the process. It is an interesting study. Light bulbs, Diodes, Triodes, etc.
I’ve found white papers from the late 1940s after all the bigbrains came back from WWII explaining the electron physics of what happens inside vacuum tubes. It really is mind bending stuff and tends to confirm Einstein’s assertions about the importance of imagination. These designs took incredible imagination to realize.
What a lovely radio, I do love AM bands.
I love old radios and seeing the thought and craftsmanship that went into the cabinet as well as the chassis.
That dial lighting is just fabulous! Loved following this full restoration. Its so good that these sets get bought back to life. Thankyou.
This radio is excellent state of the art! The designer is a true Artist! And thanks for the perfect repairment!
This radio restoration has to be one of my favorite restoration videos I've seen you do. Such a beautiful unit. You can almost feel the excitement of the person who brought that home new.
Thank you very much!
I will be back after I watch the whole video. As it was posted only 11 minutes ago, no one has seen the whole video yet! Back soon. Factory alignment. I strongly suspect that there was a special jig made up to hold the drum in alignment. Something that even the most dim bulb assembly person could use and get the alignment correct. I am now retired but spent my life making tooling for Aerospace. There were some real "dim bulb" assembler's but with good tooling, it always came out correct. I couldn't agree more with David Tipton, he has worked miracles with some of the radios! It is interesting that they included kind of a speed tuning on the outer two bands, neat! Another fine job, AWESOME
I live in South Africa and I have this one. It works as well
I am looking for the 3 small knobs on the bottom right
Like I had been saying for a few years now Mr Carlson is fantastic at what he does and teaches you as well.
That dial lighting is cool! An impressive receiver.
Of all the great restorations you’ve done this has to be my fav.
Fantastic work Paul! That receiver is gorgeous! That station you heard was from New Zealand! Our government here in Australia seized all shortwave broadcasting a few years back, aside from computer generated weather broadcasts
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Communist criminal gubbermint!
Think he meant ceased. Trying to save money, but now we have a problem with poor relationships with our Pacific neighbours. Chinese shortwave stations are broadcasting into the area though. New Zealand has very good shortwave broadcasts. Hoping that Radio Australia will be reinstated with the new government.
Wonderful! Even though I do not restore electronics (just keeping my amateur radio equipment running at peak efficiency), I always learn some new facts watching your work, Paul. I was thrilled to see this radio working so well after the instalments leading to this one. Thank you!
Thanks for your kind comment Billy!
What an absolutely fabulous set! And your excellent explanation methodology is at the very pinnacle of teaching - I have learnt so much from you and I am so very grateful. Thank you so much for inviting us on the journey
What's really nice about this radio is the separate ranges for the commonly used shortwave bands, instead of having a bandspread control like on most shortwave radios I have. Lovely radio, and I'm sure it was someone's pride and joy back when it was new.
This is a beauty, all of Mr. Carlson's projects are truly magnificent. Likely better built than the factory original. My husband and I think about what a great neighbor Mr. Carlson would be. Shame he is in Ontario and we are in the Maritimes. The good thing is You Tube that allows us to feel we know him. So clever but with a great personality. My husband's father managed a 10,000 Watt AM Radio Station and as a little boy my husband loved watching the Chief Engineer work on mostly GATES, MAGNECORD, & RCA equipment. This is one reason he and I are so interested in all Mr. Carlson's projects. We love the history he reveals.
With all the time effort and work you have put into this radio, I can see it lasting for many years.
I've always thought that half the fun of listening to a radio that sounds this good is sitting in a dimly lit room looking at the glow from the dial and the "magic eye".
Absolutely.
Fantastic! AM band was full of stations everywhere you tuned, the SW stations came in very well too. The tone of the large speaker sounded great. What else would want from a great tube set? Mr Carlson you have very good skills in fixing up electronics devices. I have a E-105 GE from 1936, we restored, that performs like this GE you just restored.
The receiving from that radio is incredible! It definitely sounds as good as an FM radio. Just goes to show that this radio was thought out very carefully on its design and maintenance.
I always liked electronics. I even started studying for radio officer at a maritime college in the Netherlands. This was early 80's, so plenty morse code around. I did change over to navigation officer (because I did not manage to get good at Morse code at those speeds), and I am still working on board ship as a captain. So said that I still enjoy working with electronics, and I build several computers from scratch. Your tube tester machine reminds me a little of the enigma machine, just very little. Keep up the great material! I really enjoy it! Happy Holidays!
If I were to ever win the lottery I'd replace the Zenith TransOceanic H-500 that was given to me back in 1972 by my Grandfather just before he died and then stolen from me the next year and pay insane amounts to have this man restore it.
As always, Great work!
this thing works far much better than today modern radios... really.. and back then is all done with hand only... nowadays they can't do that without computers.
That cap tester is amazing! OMG...I've been doing it wrong all this time :-( Will go back to my radio restorations and re-do all of them! Thanks!
From halfway across the planet more like from transmitting from DIFFERENT PLANET!!! Nice find and restoration.
When replacing the turret, I imagine you have to get the rotation correct as well.
The tuning dial is absolutely beautiful. It would definately be my every day, (and night), radio.
Years ago as a kid I scrapped several old TV for parts. I remember one with the vhf tuner in a similar design. I don't remember the details, but I was impressed with how superior it was to older models
This radio has a soul! Beautiful piece of history
I expected that to come out well, I don't think I expected it to come out _that_ well. I've done a little late-night scanning on my multiband shortwave (with its small built-in antenna) so all I ever really seem to pick up are the time stations, so hearing a really big antenna on a really capable receiver is delightful.
It pays to have a good outside antenna for these kind of radios!
Now if one could only set the late-night scanning clock momentarily back to, say, 1973...
Nice job on that radio! I've never seen one before, but I'll keep an eye out for one now. I also love the way you support David Tipton and the other restorers on UA-cam. Makes me feel good about the hobby.
Lots of great people here, I feel they need to be known. I will dedicate a video in the future to great radio restoration channels. Thanks for your feedback Don!
Paul, I probably say this with each video restoration you do. This probably has to be one of the most incredible restorations I’ve seen you do. This was absolutely a delight to watch this series, and see this beautiful radio come back to life. I’ve mentioned this once before in one of your other great videos, but does this type of radio emit the beautiful smell of ozone as well like my old Lionel trains? I enjoy restoring them, and that smell is like no other. It takes me back to when things were made, and made extremely well. Your videos are enlightening. Thank you Paul!! You are a True Master at your craft!
Hi Tom. No Ozone smell, but it does smell like hot carbon comp resistors ,(that old radio scent.) Thanks for your kind comment!
@@MrCarlsonsLab I know exactly what you’re talking about. It’s very unique in it’s own right. Truly a scent that is very recognizable when you smell it.
I've always been a pushover for a set with an eye tube. That set is amazing. I'd give my eye teeth for one.
My eye teeth are hurting
Wow! Very nice radio, those big speakers really fill the room with sound.
Was thinking about your comment about wishing the dial pointer was lighted. Hmmm, maybe it is; is it possible that there is a hidden bulb somewhere with the shaft being hollow with a light pipe or wires to a bulb under that large center disk? I've seen that on some really old radio's, so thought that may be the case here.
Gorgeous piece of equipment. Dang, your ceiling grew a few inches and crown molding. The new lab looks good hope to see a tour soon.
Whew man I would have been shaking trying to ground those pins on the tubes. You are such an amazing troubleshooter it's a joy to watch
Sorry to hear about your Father passing. Thoughts are with you as you move through this difficult time.
Thankyou.
Congratulations, Paul....great series of videos on a beautiful receiver!!!
Thank you so much for doing that receiver! I had a blast with this restoration! I really did not think it was going to be that good, but then this was the first time I ever been introduced to this GE receiver. I was in love with it when I saw it, and now I'm even more in love with it since I've heard what it can really do. Looking forward to the rest of the restorations as always. Be safe and God bless.
As someone who once lived in Canterbury, NZ, I was amazed to hear that channel! But then again, there is not much to get in the way between NZ and wherever in NA Mr. Carlson is except lots of ocean.
Phenomenal radio, really enjoying this series, thank you Mr. Carlson.
You are very welcome!
Not even done with the video yet but I couldn't help it. Oh man I've been waiting to see the lights and hear this radio for like the last 2 or 3 weeks and it was so worth it! Also, I love how fast you got that bayonet style bulb switched out! That was also really cool to hear the effect of the dimmer in the AM. Never knew that. Thanks for taking us on another adventure. K gonna watch the rest :)
Glad your enjoying Q R!
Amazing selection for a restoration, as usual! The design and build quality of some of these old sets are insane.
Couldn't agree more!
This was an excellent series. And the choice of radio receiver to use for the series was perfect!
A huge thumbs up on this one!!
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Many thanks!
On 15 MHz, you had WWVH - from Hawaii. Great looking radio, great restoration!
How does one get a radio like this, fully restored, by someone as thoughtful and conscientious as you? I particularly like this sort of multi-band style radio of the early and mid century. This one is phenomenal!
And Mr. Carlson, I love to watch these old radios come to life. You do such a wonderful job explaining what you are doing, every step of the way. And a bonus is that your voice is rather relaxing to listen to!
Thank you for your kind feedback Kevin!
WoW they certainly designed that receiver well. Thanks for sharing all the time and effort you put into this, it must have taken many hours.
Yes, weeks of work Brian. Thanks for your comment!
A beauty of a radio and a wonderful restore! I am envious, I wish I could find something like this to restore! I also enjoy David Tiptons channel, I am so glad that you mentioned him!
Fantastic video and restoration. This must be one of the best designed radios with tuned RF stage. No birdies, very even reception across all bands. Great sound. Greetings from Sweden!
Great job Mr Carlson's Lab for bringing things back to life
Excellent as always. Good advice with no holding back, happy to be a Mr. Carlson patron. 🎈
Your channel name should be "Dr" Carlson's Lab. You are the radio doctor.👍
Loved every moment of following along and learning and it's so awesome to see you restore these wonderful classics. You're amazing. Thanks so much for sharing your immense knowledge.
Thanks Feliciana!
Excellent job!. Followed the whole process with interest. Wonderful to hear that static along with distant stations. I hope the radio smells nice too!. Its a special smell, warm valves and wood lol.
This is a very nice radio, and an excellent choice to use for a restoration video.
Well done.
Dear Mr. Carlson, You have done an excellent job on this radio I have learned so much from just watching this video, I just wish I could be a part of patreon. I do not have a credit card, or I would join. Have a great day.
Awesome old radio. Fun, you're getting WWVH well, even on the higher frequencies.
For the turret adjustment, the factory likely had a go-no go jig that slipped in under the shaft. As long as the contacts were in tolerance, good to go. These things were still made on an assembly line. Even though it is a lot of hand work, they still wanted to save time where they could. You probably could have made your own gauge before taking it apart.
This was by far the best I've ever enjoyed him work on restoration of a tube reciever. 2nd was the Hammurlund HQ-140. I'd love to see him restore a E.F.JOHNSON VIKING 500!! I'd give him my entire bank account to watch him perform a total restoration on a Viking 500!! THIS IS THE MAN!!👍👍👍👍👍
Paul - one cool looking radio and it plays equally well after you worked your magic. Thanks for sharing and the learning opportunities you provided along the way. All the best. Don
Thanks for stopping by Don!
A thing of beauty, such a nice receiver... and thoroughly restored, congratulations!
Wow! I am not a Carpenter, nor was one ever a lady: 4.22min: Dear Sir! We've shown a tremendous amount of understanding for the woes of spurious feedback due to component placement.
This one still remembers the innocent days of tube amplifier construction from scratch, just to find it operating like an oscillator. 🤓
hi Mr carlson,, As a 1950,s AM HAM enthiusiast Im really enjoying this sieries.
That is a beautful radio , I heard English radio station I"m sure ...WOW 😲...and the smoothness of the tuning indicator...Would that radio have found as many radio stations on the bands all them years ago?...bravo Mr Carlson
wish I had finished my electronics school.. I still really like this sort of stuff
Darn near perfect bedside radio..love the dial and quality wood and build.
Lucky numbers 1:11:11! Great video! I've really enjoyed seeing this great radio from "the greatest generation" in it's glory like it was when it was new. It looks and sounds amazing!
You noticed that!
@@MrCarlsonsLab the "369" antenna also
Beautiful restoration of a beautiful receiver.
EXCELLENT...FANTASTIC...SUPURBE!!! As is usual with all of your videos, you bring so much to all of your viewers with each and every one. As you inferred, this particular model would be a genuine treasure to own.
I look forward to the next set in this series. All of them are really special models, and I am sure each of us has his/her own #1 Special one in the bunch.
Thank you for sharing these videos with us!
I love the warm tone of these radios-I miss that.I really enjoyed the portion when you tested the tubes. I remember going into the appliance store, and using their tester-thanks so much for these very well done videos!
What a radio! I love the way the band you're tuned to lights up and the sound is amazing. That AM broadcast band on the 65 year old radio sounds brilliant through my hifi, and I used to believe AM had dreadful quality sound which it does on lots of newer equipment.
Hello Paul. I have had a bit of falling out but will make it through soon. It was nice to see you again but I did not watch this video yet.