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High School
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Ordinary Seaman
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Royal Military College
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Naval Commander
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Successful Executive
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Happily Retired
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Jim
Hutton's
journey from a
teenager,
to an
Ordinary Seaman,
to a
RMC Grad,
to a
Commander,
to an
Executive
to
Happily Retired
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Radios
News
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1933 Canadian General Electric Model K-64 |
Monday, September 18, 2023 |
This is a very nice six-tube early super-het with AVC. The radio was very advanced for the era, and offers a split shaft tuning allowing both macro and micro tuning. It has a unique handle on the top for easy movement about the house
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Flash Back
Our Life in Victoria
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1934 RCA Victor Radio Model 128 |
Monday, September 18, 2023 |
This RCA Victor radio embodies that style but also blends it with another popular style-known as the "tombstone" style which was an upright art deco design. This is a very big table set. For tuning it uses an unusual spring-loaded ball bearing pressed against a roller that is connected to a gear mechanism. In other words its a "direct drive" tuner.
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My Grandfathers
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1939 Sparton of Canada Model 7140 |
Monday, September 18, 2023 |
The 1939 Sparton 7140 was built with a unique drum tuning dial. The radio is tuned by rotating the drum to the desired station. Sparton of Canada, Ltd. was established in 1930 in London, Ont, by a US company, Sparks-Withington. It manufactured radios and phonographs,until 1969.
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Great Grandfathers
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1951 Zenith Radio Model H725Z |
Friday, September 30, 2022 |
This 1951 Zenith radio was in good condition when I found it. I replaced all the capacitors and most of the resistors during the restoration process. I left the cabinet as it was since it was in good condition. I just had to clean it up a bit. I added an internal Bluetooth Module to this radio that enables the user to play music from a Smartphone.
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Cold and Hungry
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1940 Phonola Radio Model 8A63 |
Monday, April 12, 2021 |
This 1940 Phonola radio was in very poor condition when I found it. The cabinet was in pieces and rodents were living in the electronics. I replaced all the capacitors and most of the resistors during the restoration process and completely refinished and new decals added. I added a Bluetooth Module to this radio that sits on top of the radio to play FM stations and music from a smartphone.
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Risk is Essential
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1941 RCA Model M47 Radio |
Wednesday, June 23, 2021 |
This 1941 RCA radio was in fair condition when I found it. I replaced all the capacitors and most of the resistors during the restoration process. As well the cabinet was completely refinished and new decals added. I added a Bluetooth Module to this radio that sits on top of the radio to play FM stations and music from a smartphone.
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Transitional Skills
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My Biographical Website
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