Radio Bygones








Index of Back Issues

In addition to the News and Events, Book Reviews, Readers Letters, and Free Readers Adverts contained in each issue, the back issues contain the principle articles shown below:


June 2008 / July 2008
  • The AVO CT378 Signal Generator Bernard Brodribb C.Eng. MIET
  • Capacitor Tester And ReformerStef Niewiadomski
  • Component Lore – Valves, Part 1 by Gerry O’Hara, G8GUH
  • Restoration of an Eddystone 659B Receiver by Ben Nock, G4BXD
  • Pop Goes The Record Player by Tony Thompson

April 2008 / May 2008
  • Russian Cold War Spy Sets And Encoders by BillMacDonald
  • North Norfolk Amateur Radio Group At TheMuckleburgh CollectionTony Smith, G4FAI
  • A Window To The World by Richard Shanahan
  • Rebuilding A Post-war Aerodyne 301 by TonyThompson
  • A Belgian Treat The RST-101 Transmitter Receiver by Ben Nock, G4BXD
  • The Lafayette Starflite 90 Watt Transmitter KT390by Ron
  • Component Lore Switchesby Gerry O’Hara,G8GUH

December 2007 / January 2008
  • Jamming The Soviets During The General Strike by Alan Davies
  • The Ugly Duckling: Restoring a Marconiphone T38A by Tony Thompson
  • Component Lore – Inductors, Part 1 by Gerry O’Hara, G8GUH
  • Mirror Of The Times by Tony Hopwood
  • Aerial Selection and Distribution Systems by Michael O’Beirne, G8MOB
  • Collins 30L-1, A Classic Linear Amplifierby Mike Hoddy, G0JXX

October 2007 / November 2007
  • Pye Model P224 by Phil Moss
  • Radio Under The Jackboot by Tony Hopwood
  • Elster German WWII Radio Link by Dick Rollema, PA0SE
  • Chocolate For The Dog by Jon Talbot
  • The General Electric Company Radio AndTelevision Works – Part 2 by D.N.Fordham
  • Component Lore – Fusesby Gerry O’Hara, GaGUH

August 2007 / September 2007
  • Flying By Wireless by Andrew Emmerson, G8PTH/G9BUP
  • Back To Youth With The R1155 by Bo Samuelsson
  • A Black Forest Gateaux by Ben Nock, BA,BSc, G4BXD
  • Component Lore – Capacitors by Gerry O’Hara, G8GUH
  • The General Electric Company Radio AndTelevision Works – Part 1 by D.N.Fordham
  • The Electronic Archeologist – or How to Date an Old Radioby Michael O’Beirne, G8MOB

June 2007 / July 2007
  • The BBC and Wood Norton Hall – The French Connection by Graeme Wormald, G3GGL
  • The T1115 Transmitter and R1116 Receiver & The Australian Connection by Ben Nock BA, G4BXD
  • Lieutenant-Colonel Christopher Henn-Collins – An Appreciation by Michael O’Beirne, G8MOB
  • Which Way Is Up? by Geoff Arnold
  • Component Lore – Resistors by Gerry O’Hara, G8GUH
  • Restoring An Ekco M23by Tony Thompson

April 2007 / May 2007
  • Racal In Africa – A Tribute to Horace Dainty MBE(1916-2006) by Brian Austin, G0GSF
  • Covert Radio In Holland 1944-45 – Part 2 by Pat Hawker, MBE, G3VA
  • The Aerodyne Raven by Anthony Wedgwood
  • Micro-Rays Now Span The Channel by Andrew Emmerson, G8PTH/G9BUP
  • Number Onesby Tony Hopwood
  • A Novel Approach To Repairing Knobsby Jon Talbot
  • What Were The Wild Waves Saying?by David Woodruffe
  • Two Little Helpersby Phil Moss

February 2007 / March 2007
  • An Old Fashioned Pick-Me-Up by Peter Lankshear
  • Covert Radio In Holland 1944-45 – Part 1 by Pat Hawker, MBE, G3VA
  • Buffing Up The Bakelite by GAndrew Emmerson, G8PTH/G9BUP
  • The British Communications Corporation HF 156 by Antony Wedgwood G0TJD
  • Wireless And The General Strike 1926by Tony Hopwood
  • The Conelrad Alert Systemby Stef Niewiadomski

December 2006 / January 2007
  • Cooling Radio Station And The London To New YorkRadio Telephone Service by Paul Hawkins
  • Czech Clandestine Radio From The UK – Part 2 by Pat Hawker, MBE, G3VA
  • Eddystone Radio And The Queen Mary by Graeme Wormald, G3GGL
  • Louis Varney, G5RV & TVI by Alan Davies
  • Restoring A Novelty Brazilian Radioby Carlos Alberto Fazano
  • Recomissioning A Ferrograph Reel-To-Reel TapeRecorderby John Savage

October 2006 / November 2006
  • Exercise Feeler - A Precursor to D-Day by Brian Austin, G0GSF
  • Czech Clandestine Radio from the UK by Pat Hawker, MBE, G3VA
  • Solving the Mystery of the Unknown Pye by Tony Thompson
  • Coax Connector - The Naming of Plugs by Micheal O'Beirne, G8MOB
  • Wireless and the Car

August 2006 / September 2006
  • The Swedish Connection by Graeme Wormald, G3GGL
  • Aerial Tales by Geoff Arnold
  • Secret listening by Dick Rollema, PA0SE
  • Magnificent - That Violin? by B.C. Brodribb, C.Eng.MIEE
  • The Tidy Shack - Oxymoron or Reality by Micheal O'Beirne, G8MOB

June 2006 / July 2006
  • Chinese Takeaway by Ben Nock. G4BXD
  • The Radio-Aid Audiograph by Bernard Brodribb
  • The IF Output And What To Do With it by Michael O'Beirne, G8MOB
  • AA Tale of Two Stellas by Tony Thompson
  • A Home Made Valve by Ron
  • Hadfield & Henton by Tony Hopwood

April 2006 / May 2006
  • Vintage Amateur QSL Cards by G.D. Rudram
  • Achieving A Century by Geoff Arnold
  • National But Not The HRO – The FB-7 by Ben Nock, G4BXD
  • Turned On It’s Head by Ron
  • Restoring An Aerodyne ‘Drake’ by Tony Thompson
  • The R.A.P. Radio by Phil Moss
  • Rogue Lamp by Phosphor
  • Some Thoughts On Technical Writing by Michael O’Bierne

Feb 2006 / Mar 2006
  • The Deventer Museum by Gertjan van der Wal
  • Louis Varney’s Aerial by Brian Austin, G0GSF
  • The Peto Scott Trophy 6 and Trophy 8 Receivers by John H. Savage
  • Restoring a Portable Potentiometer by Douglas Postlethwaite
  • Repairs to a Murphy A362 by Eric Kempshall

Dec 2005 / Jan 2006
  • Eddystone At Sea – The S.670 by Ben Nock, G4BXD
  • Useless At Their Job by Mark Nelson
  • The Marconi CR100 HF Communications Receiver by Phil Moss
  • Gossen’s Panel Meters and their ‘Konstanter’ Power Supply Unit by Michael O’Beirne, G8MOB
  • Restoration Of A Philips 727A by Tony Thompson
  • A Replica Renewable Grid Bias Battery by Ron
  • SSH – Don’t Tell the DG... by Tony Hopwood

Oct 2005 / Nov 2005
  • Sandford Mill Revisited – The Donald Imber Bequest by Michael O’Beirne, G8MOB
  • Creating Replacement Control Knobs by Tony Thompson
  • Bearley Radio Receiving Station by Paul Hawkins
  • Quad 405 Solid-State Power Amplifier by Phil Moss
  • Receiver Type R1545 by Ben Nock, G4BXD
  • The Hale Circuit by Ron

Aug 2005 / Sept 2005
  • The A510 – An Australian Jungle Set by Anthony Wedgwood, G0TJD
  • Restoring a Mullard MAS281/15 by Tony Thompson
  • Metox R203 and R600 VHF Radar Detectors – Part 2 by Erik Ludwig
  • Buzzer Sig. Training – Those Were The Days by Ken Smith
  • A Miser’s Valve Tester by Gerald Stancey, G3MCK
  • The Beginnings of Radio Astronomy in England by Brian Austin, G0GSF

Jun 2005 / Jul 2005
  • A Lack Of Direction by Jon Talbot
  • The 5 Series by Ben Nock, G4BXD
  • The Wavemeter Class C by Bernard Brodribb, C. Eng. M.I.E.E
  • Buzzer Sig. Training – Those Were The Days by Ken Smith
  • Swedish Radio Station, Grimeton by Dick Rollema
  • The Intelligence Corps Museum, Chicksands by Michael O’Beirne, G8MOB
  • Metox R203 and R600 VHF Radar Detectors – Part 1 by Erik Ludwig
  • The Romac 106 Battery Portable by Eric Kempshall

Apr 2005 / May 2005
  • Cadet Days and Operating on the National Net by Michael O’Beirne, G8MOB
  • German ‘Amateurs’ In WW2 - Part 2 by Pat Hawker, G3VA
  • Rebuilding a Cossor 373, 3-Valve Battery TRF by Tony Thompson
  • The SSB Manpack and its Pioneers in Southern Africa - Part 2 by Brian Austin, G0GSF (ex ZS6BKW)
  • Airborne Radio in the Jet Age by Godfrey Manning, G4GLM

Feb 2005 / Mar 2005
  • German "Amateurs" in WW2 - Part 1 by Pat Hawker, G3VA
  • High Power Oscillators by Ben Nock, G4BXD
  • The SSB Manpack and its Pioneers in Southern Africa - Part 1 by Brian Austin, G0GSF (ex-ZS6BKW)
  • Rescuing a Bush VHF61 by Tony Thompson
  • A Miscellany of Lab Instruments and an Oddball Radio by Micahel O'Beirne, G8MOB
  • A Postscript to Henlow by Micahel O'Beirne, G8MOB

Dec 2004 / Jan 2005
  • An Orphan ET4336 by Geoffrey Horn, ex-VS1BV
  • The RAF Signals Museum, Henlow by Michael O'Beirne, G8MOB
  • Henk Jesse, PCII by Dick Rollema, PA0SE
  • Restoring an Ekco A144 by Tony Thompson
  • Plan Sussex - 1944 - Part 2 (Operations) by Pat Hawker, G3VA

Oct 2004 / Nov 2004
  • Dorchester Beam Station by Paul Hawkins, G4KHU
  • Plan Sussex - 1944 - Part 1 (Preparations) by Pat Hawker, G3VA
  • Nothing's New - SSB In The '20s by Ron
  • Restoring a Bush DAC10 by Tony Thompson
  • A Question of Accuracy: The Rohde & Schwarz Frequency and Time Reference Type CAQ by Michael O'Beirne, G8MOB

Aug 2004 / Sep 2004
  • Sir Douglas Hall - His Life and Circuits by Brian Austin, G0GSF
  • Historical Electronics Museum, Baltimore (Maryland), USA by Derk Rouwhorst
  • The STC RV9A Communications Receiver by David M. Pratt, G4DMP
  • Philco Versus Atwater Kent by Peter Lankshear
  • When Auntie Was a Girl... by B.C. Brodribb, C.Eng., M.I.E.E.
  • A Versatile Power Supply For Battery Radios by Tony Thompson

June 2004 / July 2004
  • The HMS Collingwood Museum of Communications and Radar by Michael O'Beirne G8MOB
  • The Sobell 439 'Sobellette' Refurbishment by Eric Kempshall
  • The 'Jewel in the Crown' Eddystone 830 Reciever by Ben Nock G4BXD
  • Life in Special Signals by Maurice De la Bertauche
  • The Heathkit IG-72 Audio Signal Generator by Michael O'Beirne, G8MOB

April 2004 / May 2004
  • The Type CRR-74028 Frequency Meter by Tom Harrison, GM3NHQ
  • Restoring a KB BR20 by Tony Thompson
  • The North Sea by Anthony Hopwood
  • Matchbox Magic by Jim Duckworth
  • The BID Mains Filter by Michael O'Beirne, G8MOB
  • Auntie's 45 Year Love Affair With ET4336 - Part 2 by David Porter G4OYX

Feb 2004 / Mar 2004
  • Cathedral Evolution in Philadelphia by Peter Lankshear
  • Aerodyne Years, The Story of a Valve Radio by Tony Thompson
  • Suitcase Set Used by STASI by Dick Rollema, PAOSE
  • The Great Macaroni Mishap and Some Little-known Recievers by Michael O'Beirne, G8MOB
  • Auntie's 45 year Love Affair with ET4336 - Part 1 by David Porter, G4OYX
  • Refinishing Wood Cabinets by Tony Thompson

Dec 2003 / Jan 2004
  • The R234 Acceptor Unit by Michael O’Beirne, G8MOB
  • The Scott-Taggart 800 Receiver by Ron
  • The Philips B5X85A-05, A Most Peculiar Beast by Eric Kempshall
  • Building The ‘Phoenix’Two-Valve Radio by Tony Thompson
  • Repairing and Restoring Bakelite Cabinets by Tony Thompson

Oct 2003 / Nov 2003
  • Abraham and Bloch’s Multivibrators Go To War by Ken Smith, G3JIX
  • Portable Radio Cabinet Repairs and Restoration by Tony Thompson
  • The Rise and Fall of the Valve HiFi Amplifier by Nicholas Coleman, BSc Hons, M.Sc.
  • Craggy Criggion Crumbles by Andy Emmerson
  • Bacon and Beans and the Cry of the Timber Wolf by Maurice de la Bertauche
  • The National NC-2-40S Receiver by Ben Nock, G4BXD

Aug 2003 / Sept 2003
  • The Saga Of An Eddystone EC10 by Eric Kempshall
  • Captain O.M. Watts Receiver by David Rudram
  • The National Wireless Museum, I.O.W. by Michael O'Beirne, G8MOB
  • The Mk.123 In Use by Ross Bradshaw, G4DTD
  • Rescuing an RCA CRV46151 by W.J.Williamson
  • The RME Receivers by Ben Nock, G4BXD
  • Restoring a Pilot Major Maestro by Tony Thompson

Jun 2003 / Jul 2003
  • Crop Gatherers of the Bletchley Park Mill by Maurice de la Bertauche
  • Heathkit Memories by Michael O’Beirne
  • The HRO Receiver by Ben Nock, G4BXD
  • Hallicrafters SX-16 Restoration Project by Mike Hoddy, G0JXX
  • A Radio Frequency Probe by Raymond Haigh
  • The Philco B2806 With The Missing Parts by Eric Kempshall
  • WWII Radio Beacon Station by Bill MacDonald, G8PUJ

Apr 2003 / May 2003
  • The Torn E.b by R. T.Walker, G4PRI
  • The Marconi Exhibition by Michael O’Beirne, G8MOB
  • A Wobbulator Unit by Raymond Haigh
  • Rogers Really Did It by Ron
  • Restoring a Goblin S25 ‘Time Spot’ by Tony Thompson
  • QRM Sixty Years Ago by Michael O’Beirne, G8MOB
  • Restoration of a Typical Superhet Valve Receiver – Part 4 by Eric Kempshall

Feb 2003 / Mar 2003
  • RCA’s First TRF Receiver by Peter Lankshear
  • Achtung! Feind Hört Mit – The ‘Y’ Service by Maurice de la Bertauche
  • Tell me, Mr Weller . . . No. 10 – The Decca Model 1000 Projection TV by Ron Weller
  • The Australian AR8 and AT5 Station by Ben Nock, G4BXD
  • Restoration of a Typical Superhet Valve Receiver – Part 3 by Eric Kempshall
  • The Airmec C.864 Receiver – Part 2 by Michael O’Beirne, G8MOB
  • The Ultra ‘Coronation Twin’ Model R786 by Eric Kempshall

Dec 2002 / Jan 2003
  • The BSR LO50A Audio Oscillator by G. A. Stanton B.A.
  • Who Really Invented the Transistor? by Andrew Emmerson
  • A Mystery Receiver – The R-50M by Michael O’Beirne, G8MOB
  • The Mains Aerial by Richard Q. Marris, G2BZQ
  • The Airmec C.864 Receiver – Part 1 by Michael O’Beirne, G8MOB
  • Restoration of a Typical Superhet Valve Receiver – Part 2 by Eric Kempshall
  • The RAF Microphone – Part 2 by Trevor Sanderson

October / November 2002
  • The Brion-Leroux Multimeter by Michael O’Beirne, G8MOB
  • A Tussle with a Bush VHF61 by Eric Kempshall
  • The RAF Microphone – Part 1 by Trevor Sanderson
  • Unravelling Modifications to the R1155 by Dave Kemplen, G1NSV
  • Classic Book Review by Richard Q. Marris G2BZQ
  • Telefunken World War II Superheterodyne Receiver E52 ‘Köln’ – Part 2 by Dick Rollema, PA0SE
  • A Tale of a Taylor by Eric Kempshall
  • Restoration of a Typical Superhet Valve Receiver – Part 1 by Eric Kempshall

August / September 2002
  • Nikola Tesla – Overlooked Radio Pioneer by Lorin Knight, G2DXK
  • Restoring a Champion 784M TRF by Tony Thompson
  • Telefunken World War II Superheterodyne Receiver E52 ‘Köln’ – Part 1 by Dick Rollema, PA0SE
  • The ZC1 of New Zealand – Part 2 Take a Look Inside by K. P. Barnsdale, ZL3KB
  • Things Aren’t Always What They Seem – The Kenmac Book by Eric Kempshall
  • Radio Underground – South African experience of radio communications in mines by Brian Austin

June / July 2002
  • Restoring an Ekco PB505 by Tony Thompson
  • Talking to Mosqitoes – WW2 OSS Covert Communications by Brian Cannon, G8DIU
  • My Favorite Dinosaur – The Majestic 90 by Peter Lankshear
  • The Marconi Instruments TF1417 Counter/Frequency Meter by Michael O’Beirne, G8MOB
  • More Memories of University College Southampton – and Professor Zepler by T. G. B. Hobbis, AMIEE
  • The ZC1 of New Zealand – Part 1, History by K. P. Barnsdale, ZL3KB

April / May 2002
  • Overhauling the Pye 39J/H by Eric Kempshall
  • Firing Up a WWII Night Fighter Radar AI Mk4 by Norman Groom
  • Classic Book Review No. 9 by Richard Q. Marris, G2BZQ
  • Rugby Radio Station by Brian Faulkner
  • The Invention of the Superhet by Ian Poole
  • The Mallory ‘Inductuner’ by Michael O’Beirne, G8MOB

February / March 2002
  • The Birth of Radar by Rex Boys
  • The Eddystone EY11 Receiver by Ben Nock, G4BXD
  • The Saving of a Pye Fenman by Eric Kempshall
  • Keith Bentley 1936-2001 – The Story of a Most 
    Remarkable QTH
    by Michael O’Beirne, G8MOB
  • Tell me, Mr Weller . . . No. 9 – The HMV 1804 Television 
    Receiver
    by Ron Weller
  • As It Seemed Then . . . a youthful look at the 1930s 
    by Pat Hawker, G3VA

Dec 2001 / Jan 2002
  • Mars Calling Earth by Ron
  • Volna-K – An Unusual Russian Maritime Receiver 
    by Michael O’Beirne, G8MOB
  • Spying Mystery by Ben Nock, G4BXD
  • Marconi – The Father of Radio by Ian Poole
  • The Command Set – Part 2 by Trevor Sanderson

October / November 2001
  • The Command Set - Part 1
  • The Roberts R66 With A Defective Power Unit
  • Clandestine Radio In The Pacific
  • Sparks, Arcs, And Alternators
  • Radio In The Victorian Era
  • The Simpson 269 Multimeter

August / September 2001
  • Rebuilding a National HRO
  • When is a Constant Voltage not a Constant Voltage?
  • The AP63993 Transmitter (as fitted to the CR.100)
  • One Valve MW Radio
  • Lorenz Short Wave Receiver Lo6K39a

June / July 2001
  • Rejuvenation of a Codar AT5 Transmitter
  • Tell me, Mr Weller ... No. 8 - The Pye LV21C Television Receiver
  • Restoration of the Hacker RP25 "Sovereign" Mark II
  • An Aerial That Can't Work and a Beverage That Does
  • 1922 Flight Demonstration - Marconi AD2 Aircraft Radio
  • Getting The Measure Of It

Apr / May 2001
  • The Wireless Set No. 101
  • Amateur Radio in the 1920s
  • Caernarfon - The Welsh Marconi Long Wave Station
  • A New Life for a PhilcoUE647W
  • The Electric Telegraph in its Early Days
  • Spelling It Out: Phonetic Alphabets Over the Ages
  • A MW/LW Aerial for Classic Valve Receivers

Feb / Mar 2001
  • Come in Dai the spy - The German B2... The S 90/40
  • Restoration of a Pilot Clipper
  • Radio & TV Servicing, Molloy & Camm
  • Amateur Radio in the 1920s
  • Larkspur Wireless Control Harness type 'B' - Part 2

Dec 2000 / Jan 2001
  • Renovation of a Cossor 388
  • Restoring "Rudi"
  • The Transistor Radio
  • Amateur Radio in the 1920s
  • Larkspur Wireless Control Harness type 'B' - Part 1
  • Whiteley Electrical Radio Company Ltd.

Oct / Nov 2000
  • The KB FG 50 Radiogram
  • John Scott-Taggart's Transmitters
  • The Eddystone EA-12 Amateur Bands Receiver
  • Airborne Radio Countermeasures in World War II - Part 2
  • Amateur Radio in the 1920's
  • Index to Radio Bygones, Issues 61 to 66

Aug / Sept 2000
  • Restoration of a Bush DAC10
  • The RAF R.1224 Receiver
  • Pitstone Green Museum
  • Tell me, Mr Weller... No 6
  • The 2-Value Superhet Communications Receiver
  • Airborne Radio Countermeasures in World War II - Part 1
  • The New Zealand High-Powered Spark Wireless Stations

Jun / Jul 2000
  • A Kiwi Tuner
  • German World War II Radio Equipment
  • It Was Alright When It Left The Factory
  • Scoping Out Some Scopes
  • Boyhood Adventures In Wireless
  • Output Transformer Replacement
  • Plessey Please (Older-type Connectors used on Military Equipment)

Apr / May 2000
  • The GRC-109 Special Forces Set
  • What Are The Wild Waves Saying?
  • His Master's Voice 542 Radiogram
  • Harry Mathews
  • The Forgotten Wireless
  • The Big Beam
  • Outrageous Fortune

Feb / Mar 2000
  • The Hallicrafters S-38B
  • A Brief History Through Stamps
  • A Russian Military Aircraft Radio
  • And Tomorrow the World!
  • S.H. Muffets Radio Receiver
  • The Better Late Than Never Set

Dec 1999 / Jan 2000
  • Akio Morita
  • Tell me, Mr Weller
  • Leeds: Radio Mecca of the of the North
  • And Tomorrow the World
  • Aircraft Radio, a brief history
  • The Last Survivor
  • The Grundig TK5 Tape Recorder

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