In response to previous discussions by members of this forum in regards to repainting of radios that are "junk items" I would just like to throw in my $.02 worth. As a historian I belive it is important to try to preserve pieces from our past. Example: Various people will buy an old victorian house and bring it back to the way it originally looked: repainting..restoring wood..fixing leaded glass windows..etc...etc...Or others who work on radios and do all the electronics under the chassie and pay big $$$ to have the cabinet restored in order to maintain value and historical accurateness ..etc ...etc..
Please understand that we are only custodians of items for future generations....and that we do have some responsibility to keep that in mind.
I also acknowledge that there is a current market for radios that can not be restored back to original condition and are fixed up/repainted...jazzed up ..for personal satisfaction/enjoyment and a better resale value. There is no one good answer for all...Just awareness....

Mr. berg

"we are only custodians of items for future generations"

Well said,
Vinny A.

:In response to previous discussions by members of this forum in regards to repainting of radios that are "junk items" I would just like to throw in my $.02 worth. As a historian I belive it is important to try to preserve pieces from our past. Example: Various people will buy an old victorian house and bring it back to the way it originally looked: repainting..restoring wood..fixing leaded glass windows..etc...etc...Or others who work on radios and do all the electronics under the chassie and pay big $$$ to have the cabinet restored in order to maintain value and historical accurateness ..etc ...etc..
: Please understand that we are only custodians of items for future generations....and that we do have some responsibility to keep that in mind.
: I also acknowledge that there is a current market for radios that can not be restored back to original condition and are fixed up/repainted...jazzed up ..for personal satisfaction/enjoyment and a better resale value. There is no one good answer for all...Just awareness....

radios in the future will go away like the 78rpm records of days gone by. current collectors will die off and todays youth is more interested in video games and myspace and radio will probably go away to satellite or some other method. i dont think twice about fixing up a radio for some snot nosed punk 40 years from now . i fix them for my enjoyment

:In response to previous discussions by members of this forum in regards to repainting of radios that are "junk items" I would just like to throw in my $.02 worth. As a historian I belive it is important to try to preserve pieces from our past. Example: Various people will buy an old victorian house and bring it back to the way it originally looked: repainting..restoring wood..fixing leaded glass windows..etc...etc...Or others who work on radios and do all the electronics under the chassie and pay big $$$ to have the cabinet restored in order to maintain value and historical accurateness ..etc ...etc..
: Please understand that we are only custodians of items for future generations....and that we do have some responsibility to keep that in mind.
: I also acknowledge that there is a current market for radios that can not be restored back to original condition and are fixed up/repainted...jazzed up ..for personal satisfaction/enjoyment and a better resale value. There is no one good answer for all...Just awareness....

Well that is an interesting and not very far sighted response..with ..I might add, no name for responding to hmmmm
:radios in the future will go away like the 78rpm records of days gone by. current collectors will die off and todays youth is more interested in video games and myspace and radio will probably go away to satellite or some other method. i dont think twice about fixing up a radio for some snot nosed punk 40 years from now . i fix them for my enjoyment
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::In response to previous discussions by members of this forum in regards to repainting of radios that are "junk items" I would just like to throw in my $.02 worth. As a historian I belive it is important to try to preserve pieces from our past. Example: Various people will buy an old victorian house and bring it back to the way it originally looked: repainting..restoring wood..fixing leaded glass windows..etc...etc...Or others who work on radios and do all the electronics under the chassie and pay big $$$ to have the cabinet restored in order to maintain value and historical accurateness ..etc ...etc..
:: Please understand that we are only custodians of items for future generations....and that we do have some responsibility to keep that in mind.
:: I also acknowledge that there is a current market for radios that can not be restored back to original condition and are fixed up/repainted...jazzed up ..for personal satisfaction/enjoyment and a better resale value. There is no one good answer for all...Just awareness....

:In response to previous discussions by members of this forum in regards to repainting of radios that are "junk items" I would just like to throw in my $.02 worth. As a historian I belive it is important to try to preserve pieces from our past. Example: Various people will buy an old victorian house and bring it back to the way it originally looked: repainting..restoring wood..fixing leaded glass windows..etc...etc...Or others who work on radios and do all the electronics under the chassie and pay big $$$ to have the cabinet restored in order to maintain value and historical accurateness ..etc ...etc..
: Please understand that we are only custodians of items for future generations....and that we do have some responsibility to keep that in mind.
: I also acknowledge that there is a current market for radios that can not be restored back to original condition and are fixed up/repainted...jazzed up ..for personal satisfaction/enjoyment and a better resale value. There is no one good answer for all...Just awareness....

My opinion, for what it's worth. It depends on the age and condition of the radio. First of all, I am not in the hobby for the $ - I have never sold anything. I have received several radios, some almost junk, from individuals, rebuilt them as much as possible - only to find that the radio was a wedding gift etc. or a childhood memory. When 'restored' I offered it back, and usually it was GLADY accepted; although I did not accept any $, typically that person would be on the lookout and provide additional radios for my collection. That radio will likely become a family heirloom, and its story may live for generations. I am allowed to have a nice display at work, which allows me to provide radio history information to some who do not realize that radio was the beginning of electronics, and at one time the state of the arts in electronics. Depending on age, rarity, and condition, some radios need to be left as original as possible - some hopefuly will end up in a musuem rather than in a private collection. Other radios are 'basket case'. It is shame that they were neglected for years in an outbuilding / exposed to the elements, etc. Some have missing / damaged major parts, serious rust and / or cabinet deteriation, burned out power transformer, missing speaker, no grill cloth, etc. It is far better to 'rebuild' something that is not rare, even if deviates significantly from the original, than to let it go to ruin - or suffer from continued neglect as it passes from person to person who will not do anything with it. In many cases when 'rebuilt', only a radio collector would know the difference from the original, and a modern housewife will see it as attractive, and want it displayed in a prominent place. I typically put what I know about the radio, including schematics and modifications, in a plastic bag inside or next to the radio. (Along with instructions for feeding in a signal from an FM receiver, satellite receiver, or other device to 'play' through the radio; some believe that analog AM will one day be a thing of the past. Quality programs and music on AM is already nearly a thing of the past.) Hopefully the radio will live on when I am gone, and someone will treasure it as piece of history. Not all radios should end up in the hands of collectors - some just need to go to someone who appreciates having a working reminder of electronic's early history. And many radios have a story, like the radio / phonograph set that the old couple listened to nightly during WW II for anything that might indicate when the war would end, and their son come home; later the set was 'sawed' off, preserving the radio only, which the couple listened to nightly until they died. These stories need to be handed down with the radios.

:In response to previous discussions by members of this forum in regards to repainting of radios that are "junk items" I would just like to throw in my $.02 worth. As a historian I belive it is important to try to preserve pieces from our past. Example: Various people will buy an old victorian house and bring it back to the way it originally looked: repainting..restoring wood..fixing leaded glass windows..etc...etc...Or others who work on radios and do all the electronics under the chassie and pay big $$$ to have the cabinet restored in order to maintain value and historical accurateness ..etc ...etc..
: Please understand that we are only custodians of items for future generations....and that we do have some responsibility to keep that in mind.
: I also acknowledge that there is a current market for radios that can not be restored back to original condition and are fixed up/repainted...jazzed up ..for personal satisfaction/enjoyment and a better resale value. There is no one good answer for all...Just awareness....

Ooops...sorry for the blank response. I just wanted to add a quick comment. Not many of my peers (45-55) are even interested that much in broadcast radio, except perhaps when driving in their vehicles and have not yet got to the point of either installing satellite radio or ipods in their cars.

We are a "radio" family and perhaps one of the few left in our age bracket. I don't see many young people today taking any kind of interest in a non-visual medium (verified by my son's friends and their unlimited access to downloaded media). Consequently, I believe interest in restored old radios will unfortunately decline within the next 20 years if not sooner. Yes, we'll see them in a museum next to a typewriter and other relics of the 20th century, but I also believe that once the world goes totally wireless broadband, "radio" will follow this distribution system.

In the meantime, I enjoy the radios I have and the company of people that share an interest in the hobby.

In response to being only custodians for future generations. If that were true Indians would still roam the Americas from coast to coast to coast. The Inuit would still be masters over their domain. There would be alot fewer African Americans here today and one might have been elected president a long time ago.As far as I know the Americas are a free domain protected by several constitutions.Forcing people to keep every radio exactly the way it was built would be against these constitutions.Painting a radio is someones artistic and creative right. This preserves the creativity of a generation and an era.Now who is going to be the custodian of this piece of history.I think radios are every bit as mortal as we are. Cars were once butchered to make custom street rods.For some,looking at them today brings back wonderful memories of a bygone time.So taking from the past, I say "LIVE AND LET LIVE". Thank you for this opportunity to express myself freely!! Enjoy your radios! :Ooops...sorry for the blank response. I just wanted to add a quick comment. Not many of my peers (45-55) are even interested that much in broadcast radio, except perhaps when driving in their vehicles and have not yet got to the point of either installing satellite radio or ipods in their cars.
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:We are a "radio" family and perhaps one of the few left in our age bracket. I don't see many young people today taking any kind of interest in a non-visual medium (verified by my son's friends and their unlimited access to downloaded media). Consequently, I believe interest in restored old radios will unfortunately decline within the next 20 years if not sooner. Yes, we'll see them in a museum next to a typewriter and other relics of the 20th century, but I also believe that once the world goes totally wireless broadband, "radio" will follow this distribution system.
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:In the meantime, I enjoy the radios I have and the company of people that share an interest in the hobby.

: In response to being only custodians for future generations. If that were true Indians would still roam the Americas from coast to coast to coast. The Inuit would still be masters over their domain. There would be alot fewer African Americans here today and one might have been elected president a long time ago.As far as I know the Americas are a free domain protected by several constitutions.Forcing people to keep every radio exactly the way it was built would be against these constitutions.Painting a radio is someones artistic and creative right. This preserves the creativity of a generation and an era.Now who is going to be the custodian of this piece of history.I think radios are every bit as mortal as we are. Cars were once butchered to make custom street rods.For some,looking at them today brings back wonderful memories of a bygone time.So taking from the past, I say "LIVE AND LET LIVE". Thank you for this opportunity to express myself freely!! Enjoy your radios! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :Ooops...sorry for the blank response. I just wanted to add a quick comment. Not many of my peers (45-55) are even interested that much in broadcast radio, except perhaps when driving in their vehicles and have not yet got to the point of either installing satellite radio or ipods in their cars.
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::We are a "radio" family and perhaps one of the few left in our age bracket. I don't see many young people today taking any kind of interest in a non-visual medium (verified by my son's friends and their unlimited access to downloaded media). Consequently, I believe interest in restored old radios will unfortunately decline within the next 20 years if not sooner. Yes, we'll see them in a museum next to a typewriter and other relics of the 20th century, but I also believe that once the world goes totally wireless broadband, "radio" will follow this distribution system.
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::In the meantime, I enjoy the radios I have and the company of people that share an interest in the hobby.

:: In response to being only custodians for future generations. If that were true Indians would still roam the Americas from coast to coast to coast. The Inuit would still be masters over their domain. There would be alot fewer African Americans here today and one might have been elected president a long time ago.As far as I know the Americas are a free domain protected by several constitutions.Forcing people to keep every radio exactly the way it was built would be against these constitutions.Painting a radio is someones artistic and creative right. This preserves the creativity of a generation and an era.Now who is going to be the custodian of this piece of history.I think radios are every bit as mortal as we are. Cars were once butchered to make custom street rods.For some,looking at them today brings back wonderful memories of a bygone time.So taking from the past, I say "LIVE AND LET LIVE". Thank you for this opportunity to express myself freely!! Enjoy your radios! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :Ooops...sorry for the blank response. I just wanted to add a quick comment. Not many of my peers (45-55) are even interested that much in broadcast radio, except perhaps when driving in their vehicles and have not yet got to the point of either installing satellite radio or ipods in their cars.
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:::We are a "radio" family and perhaps one of the few left in our age bracket. I don't see many young people today taking any kind of interest in a non-visual medium (verified by my son's friends and their unlimited access to downloaded media). Consequently, I believe interest in restored old radios will unfortunately decline within the next 20 years if not sooner. Yes, we'll see them in a museum next to a typewriter and other relics of the 20th century, but I also believe that once the world goes totally wireless broadband, "radio" will follow this distribution system.
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:::In the meantime, I enjoy the radios I have and the company of people that share an interest in the hobby.

::: In response to being only custodians for future generations. If that were true Indians would still roam the Americas from coast to coast to coast. The Inuit would still be masters over their domain. There would be alot fewer African Americans here today and one might have been elected president a long time ago.As far as I know the Americas are a free domain protected by several constitutions.Forcing people to keep every radio exactly the way it was built would be against these constitutions.Painting a radio is someones artistic and creative right. This preserves the creativity of a generation and an era.Now who is going to be the custodian of this piece of history.I think radios are every bit as mortal as we are. Cars were once butchered to make custom street rods.For some,looking at them today brings back wonderful memories of a bygone time.So taking from the past, I say "LIVE AND LET LIVE". Thank you for this opportunity to express myself freely!! Enjoy your radios! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :Ooops...sorry for the blank response. I just wanted to add a quick comment. Not many of my peers (45-55) are even interested that much in broadcast radio, except perhaps when driving in their vehicles and have not yet got to the point of either installing satellite radio or ipods in their cars.
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::::We are a "radio" family and perhaps one of the few left in our age bracket. I don't see many young people today taking any kind of interest in a non-visual medium (verified by my son's friends and their unlimited access to downloaded media). Consequently, I believe interest in restored old radios will unfortunately decline within the next 20 years if not sooner. Yes, we'll see them in a museum next to a typewriter and other relics of the 20th century, but I also believe that once the world goes totally wireless broadband, "radio" will follow this distribution system.
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::::In the meantime, I enjoy the radios I have and the company of people that share an interest in the hobby.

Just curious. How many constitutions do we have other than one preserved at the National Archives?

:::: In response to being only custodians for future generations. If that were true Indians would still roam the Americas from coast to coast to coast. The Inuit would still be masters over their domain. There would be alot fewer African Americans here today and one might have been elected president a long time ago.As far as I know the Americas are a free domain protected by several constitutions.Forcing people to keep every radio exactly the way it was built would be against these constitutions.Painting a radio is someones artistic and creative right. This preserves the creativity of a generation and an era.Now who is going to be the custodian of this piece of history.I think radios are every bit as mortal as we are. Cars were once butchered to make custom street rods.For some,looking at them today brings back wonderful memories of a bygone time.So taking from the past, I say "LIVE AND LET LIVE". Thank you for this opportunity to express myself freely!! Enjoy your radios! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :Ooops...sorry for the blank response. I just wanted to add a quick comment. Not many of my peers (45-55) are even interested that much in broadcast radio, except perhaps when driving in their vehicles and have not yet got to the point of either installing satellite radio or ipods in their cars.
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:::::We are a "radio" family and perhaps one of the few left in our age bracket. I don't see many young people today taking any kind of interest in a non-visual medium (verified by my son's friends and their unlimited access to downloaded media). Consequently, I believe interest in restored old radios will unfortunately decline within the next 20 years if not sooner. Yes, we'll see them in a museum next to a typewriter and other relics of the 20th century, but I also believe that once the world goes totally wireless broadband, "radio" will follow this distribution system.
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:::::In the meantime, I enjoy the radios I have and the company of people that share an interest in the hobby.

I THINK BOB FELL A-SLEEP DURING HISTORY CLASS OR HAS NO COLLEGE EDUCATION.....WOW WHAT A DUMB STATEMENT AND NOT VERY FAR SIGHTED .....

::: In response to being only custodians for future generations. If that were true Indians would still roam the Americas from coast to coast to coast. The Inuit would still be masters over their domain. There would be alot fewer African Americans here today and one might have been elected president a long time ago.As far as I know the Americas are a free domain protected by several constitutions.Forcing people to keep every radio exactly the way it was built would be against these constitutions.Painting a radio is someones artistic and creative right. This preserves the creativity of a generation and an era.Now who is going to be the custodian of this piece of history.I think radios are every bit as mortal as we are. Cars were once butchered to make custom street rods.For some,looking at them today brings back wonderful memories of a bygone time.So taking from the past, I say "LIVE AND LET LIVE". Thank you for this opportunity to express myself freely!! Enjoy your radios! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :Ooops...sorry for the blank response. I just wanted to add a quick comment. Not many of my peers (45-55) are even interested that much in broadcast radio, except perhaps when driving in their vehicles and have not yet got to the point of either installing satellite radio or ipods in their cars.
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::::We are a "radio" family and perhaps one of the few left in our age bracket. I don't see many young people today taking any kind of interest in a non-visual medium (verified by my son's friends and their unlimited access to downloaded media). Consequently, I believe interest in restored old radios will unfortunately decline within the next 20 years if not sooner. Yes, we'll see them in a museum next to a typewriter and other relics of the 20th century, but I also believe that once the world goes totally wireless broadband, "radio" will follow this distribution system.
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::::In the meantime, I enjoy the radios I have and the company of people that share an interest in the hobby.

REPLY: Your right I did fall asleep in history class once or twice but as I can see not as often as you.I was talking about the Americas which by definition is North America, South America and Central America. You can verify this by looking at the world globe. In North America there are the constitutions Canada,United States of America and Mexico that protect the rights and freedoms of the people. You may not realize it but this forum covers alot of territory.The general gist of my submission was that we are free to paint a radio if we want to and trying to force people not to violates their rights. Enough said!! Over and Out. bob ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------:I THINK BOB FELL A-SLEEP DURING HISTORY CLASS OR HAS NO COLLEGE EDUCATION.....WOW WHAT A DUMB STATEMENT AND NOT VERY FAR SIGHTED .....
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:::: In response to being only custodians for future generations. If that were true Indians would still roam the Americas from coast to coast to coast. The Inuit would still be masters over their domain. There would be alot fewer African Americans here today and one might have been elected president a long time ago.As far as I know the Americas are a free domain protected by several constitutions.Forcing people to keep every radio exactly the way it was built would be against these constitutions.Painting a radio is someones artistic and creative right. This preserves the creativity of a generation and an era.Now who is going to be the custodian of this piece of history.I think radios are every bit as mortal as we are. Cars were once butchered to make custom street rods.For some,looking at them today brings back wonderful memories of a bygone time.So taking from the past, I say "LIVE AND LET LIVE". Thank you for this opportunity to express myself freely!! Enjoy your radios! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :Ooops...sorry for the blank response. I just wanted to add a quick comment. Not many of my peers (45-55) are even interested that much in broadcast radio, except perhaps when driving in their vehicles and have not yet got to the point of either installing satellite radio or ipods in their cars.
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:::::We are a "radio" family and perhaps one of the few left in our age bracket. I don't see many young people today taking any kind of interest in a non-visual medium (verified by my son's friends and their unlimited access to downloaded media). Consequently, I believe interest in restored old radios will unfortunately decline within the next 20 years if not sooner. Yes, we'll see them in a museum next to a typewriter and other relics of the 20th century, but I also believe that once the world goes totally wireless broadband, "radio" will follow this distribution system.
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:::::In the meantime, I enjoy the radios I have and the company of people that share an interest in the hobby.

WOW MY POINT WAS VALIDATED!!!!!!

:REPLY: Your right I did fall asleep in history class once or twice but as I can see not as often as you.I was talking about the Americas which by definition is North America, South America and Central America. You can verify this by looking at the world globe. In North America there are the constitutions Canada,United States of America and Mexico that protect the rights and freedoms of the people. You may not realize it but this forum covers alot of territory.The general gist of my submission was that we are free to paint a radio if we want to and trying to force people not to violates their rights. Enough said!! Over and Out. bob ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------:I THINK BOB FELL A-SLEEP DURING HISTORY CLASS OR HAS NO COLLEGE EDUCATION.....WOW WHAT A DUMB STATEMENT AND NOT VERY FAR SIGHTED .....
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::::: In response to being only custodians for future generations. If that were true Indians would still roam the Americas from coast to coast to coast. The Inuit would still be masters over their domain. There would be alot fewer African Americans here today and one might have been elected president a long time ago.As far as I know the Americas are a free domain protected by several constitutions.Forcing people to keep every radio exactly the way it was built would be against these constitutions.Painting a radio is someones artistic and creative right. This preserves the creativity of a generation and an era.Now who is going to be the custodian of this piece of history.I think radios are every bit as mortal as we are. Cars were once butchered to make custom street rods.For some,looking at them today brings back wonderful memories of a bygone time.So taking from the past, I say "LIVE AND LET LIVE". Thank you for this opportunity to express myself freely!! Enjoy your radios! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :Ooops...sorry for the blank response. I just wanted to add a quick comment. Not many of my peers (45-55) are even interested that much in broadcast radio, except perhaps when driving in their vehicles and have not yet got to the point of either installing satellite radio or ipods in their cars.
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::::::We are a "radio" family and perhaps one of the few left in our age bracket. I don't see many young people today taking any kind of interest in a non-visual medium (verified by my son's friends and their unlimited access to downloaded media). Consequently, I believe interest in restored old radios will unfortunately decline within the next 20 years if not sooner. Yes, we'll see them in a museum next to a typewriter and other relics of the 20th century, but I also believe that once the world goes totally wireless broadband, "radio" will follow this distribution system.
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::::::In the meantime, I enjoy the radios I have and the company of people that share an interest in the hobby.

REPLY: Gee Joe J.O I'm glad you finally realize it. After looking at your comments elsewhere in this forum I couldn't agree with you more.This is the last time I waste an effort replying to you!!!!!! ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :WOW MY POINT WAS VALIDATED, I AM A A-HOLE AFTER ALL!!!
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::REPLY: Your right I did fall asleep in history class once or twice but as I can see not as often as you.I was talking about the Americas which by definition is North America, South America and Central America. You can verify this by looking at the world globe. In North America there are the constitutions Canada,United States of America and Mexico that protect the rights and freedoms of the people. You may not realize it but this forum covers alot of territory.The general gist of my submission was that we are free to paint a radio if we want to and trying to force people not to violates their rights. Enough said!! Over and Out. bob ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------:I THINK BOB FELL A-SLEEP DURING HISTORY CLASS OR HAS NO COLLEGE EDUCATION.....WOW WHAT A DUMB STATEMENT AND NOT VERY FAR SIGHTED .....
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:::::: In response to being only custodians for future generations. If that were true Indians would still roam the Americas from coast to coast to coast. The Inuit would still be masters over their domain. There would be alot fewer African Americans here today and one might have been elected president a long time ago.As far as I know the Americas are a free domain protected by several constitutions.Forcing people to keep every radio exactly the way it was built would be against these constitutions.Painting a radio is someones artistic and creative right. This preserves the creativity of a generation and an era.Now who is going to be the custodian of this piece of history.I think radios are every bit as mortal as we are. Cars were once butchered to make custom street rods.For some,looking at them today brings back wonderful memories of a bygone time.So taking from the past, I say "LIVE AND LET LIVE". Thank you for this opportunity to express myself freely!! Enjoy your radios! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :Ooops...sorry for the blank response. I just wanted to add a quick comment. Not many of my peers (45-55) are even interested that much in broadcast radio, except perhaps when driving in their vehicles and have not yet got to the point of either installing satellite radio or ipods in their cars.
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:::::::We are a "radio" family and perhaps one of the few left in our age bracket. I don't see many young people today taking any kind of interest in a non-visual medium (verified by my son's friends and their unlimited access to downloaded media). Consequently, I believe interest in restored old radios will unfortunately decline within the next 20 years if not sooner. Yes, we'll see them in a museum next to a typewriter and other relics of the 20th century, but I also believe that once the world goes totally wireless broadband, "radio" will follow this distribution system.
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:::::::In the meantime, I enjoy the radios I have and the company of people that share an interest in the hobby.

: REPLY: Gee Joe J.O I'm glad you finally realize it. After looking at your comments elsewhere in this forum I couldn't agree with you more.This is the last time I waste an effort replying to you!!!!!! ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :WOW MY POINT WAS VALIDATED, I AM A A-HOLE AFTER ALL!!!
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:::REPLY: Your right I did fall asleep in history class once or twice but as I can see not as often as you.I was talking about the Americas which by definition is North America, South America and Central America. You can verify this by looking at the world globe. In North America there are the constitutions Canada,United States of America and Mexico that protect the rights and freedoms of the people. You may not realize it but this forum covers alot of territory.The general gist of my submission was that we are free to paint a radio if we want to and trying to force people not to violates their rights. Enough said!! Over and Out. bob ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------:I THINK BOB FELL A-SLEEP DURING HISTORY CLASS OR HAS NO COLLEGE EDUCATION.....WOW WHAT A DUMB STATEMENT AND NOT VERY FAR SIGHTED .....
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::::::: In response to being only custodians for future generations. If that were true Indians would still roam the Americas from coast to coast to coast. The Inuit would still be masters over their domain. There would be alot fewer African Americans here today and one might have been elected president a long time ago.As far as I know the Americas are a free domain protected by several constitutions.Forcing people to keep every radio exactly the way it was built would be against these constitutions.Painting a radio is someones artistic and creative right. This preserves the creativity of a generation and an era.Now who is going to be the custodian of this piece of history.I think radios are every bit as mortal as we are. Cars were once butchered to make custom street rods.For some,looking at them today brings back wonderful memories of a bygone time.So taking from the past, I say "LIVE AND LET LIVE". Thank you for this opportunity to express myself freely!! Enjoy your radios! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :Ooops...sorry for the blank response. I just wanted to add a quick comment. Not many of my peers (45-55) are even interested that much in broadcast radio, except perhaps when driving in their vehicles and have not yet got to the point of either installing satellite radio or ipods in their cars.
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::::::::We are a "radio" family and perhaps one of the few left in our age bracket. I don't see many young people today taking any kind of interest in a non-visual medium (verified by my son's friends and their unlimited access to downloaded media). Consequently, I believe interest in restored old radios will unfortunately decline within the next 20 years if not sooner. Yes, we'll see them in a museum next to a typewriter and other relics of the 20th century, but I also believe that once the world goes totally wireless broadband, "radio" will follow this distribution system.
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: I COULDN'T AGREE MORE!!!!! :: REPLY: Gee Joe J.O I'm glad you finally realize it. After looking at your comments elsewhere in this forum I couldn't agree with you more.This is the last time I waste an effort replying to you!!!!!! ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :WOW MY POINT WAS VALIDATED, I AM A A-HOLE AFTER ALL!!!
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::::REPLY: Your right I did fall asleep in history class once or twice but as I can see not as often as you.I was talking about the Americas which by definition is North America, South America and Central America. You can verify this by looking at the world globe. In North America there are the constitutions Canada,United States of America and Mexico that protect the rights and freedoms of the people. You may not realize it but this forum covers alot of territory.The general gist of my submission was that we are free to paint a radio if we want to and trying to force people not to violates their rights. Enough said!! Over and Out. bob ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------:I THINK BOB FELL A-SLEEP DURING HISTORY CLASS OR HAS NO COLLEGE EDUCATION.....WOW WHAT A DUMB STATEMENT AND NOT VERY FAR SIGHTED .....
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:::::::: In response to being only custodians for future generations. If that were true Indians would still roam the Americas from coast to coast to coast. The Inuit would still be masters over their domain. There would be alot fewer African Americans here today and one might have been elected president a long time ago.As far as I know the Americas are a free domain protected by several constitutions.Forcing people to keep every radio exactly the way it was built would be against these constitutions.Painting a radio is someones artistic and creative right. This preserves the creativity of a generation and an era.Now who is going to be the custodian of this piece of history.I think radios are every bit as mortal as we are. Cars were once butchered to make custom street rods.For some,looking at them today brings back wonderful memories of a bygone time.So taking from the past, I say "LIVE AND LET LIVE". Thank you for this opportunity to express myself freely!! Enjoy your radios! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :Ooops...sorry for the blank response. I just wanted to add a quick comment. Not many of my peers (45-55) are even interested that much in broadcast radio, except perhaps when driving in their vehicles and have not yet got to the point of either installing satellite radio or ipods in their cars.
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:::::::::We are a "radio" family and perhaps one of the few left in our age bracket. I don't see many young people today taking any kind of interest in a non-visual medium (verified by my son's friends and their unlimited access to downloaded media). Consequently, I believe interest in restored old radios will unfortunately decline within the next 20 years if not sooner. Yes, we'll see them in a museum next to a typewriter and other relics of the 20th century, but I also believe that once the world goes totally wireless broadband, "radio" will follow this distribution system.
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: I second that response!! : : I COULDN'T AGREE MORE!!!!! :: REPLY: Gee Joe J.O I'm glad you finally realize it. After looking at your comments elsewhere in this forum I couldn't agree with you more.This is the last time I waste an effort replying to you!!!!!! ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :WOW MY POINT WAS VALIDATED, I AM A A-HOLE AFTER ALL!!!
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:::::REPLY: Your right I did fall asleep in history class once or twice but as I can see not as often as you.I was talking about the Americas which by definition is North America, South America and Central America. You can verify this by looking at the world globe. In North America there are the constitutions Canada,United States of America and Mexico that protect the rights and freedoms of the people. You may not realize it but this forum covers alot of territory.The general gist of my submission was that we are free to paint a radio if we want to and trying to force people not to violates their rights. Enough said!! Over and Out. bob ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------:I THINK BOB FELL A-SLEEP DURING HISTORY CLASS OR HAS NO COLLEGE EDUCATION.....WOW WHAT A DUMB STATEMENT AND NOT VERY FAR SIGHTED .....
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::::::::: In response to being only custodians for future generations. If that were true Indians would still roam the Americas from coast to coast to coast. The Inuit would still be masters over their domain. There would be alot fewer African Americans here today and one might have been elected president a long time ago.As far as I know the Americas are a free domain protected by several constitutions.Forcing people to keep every radio exactly the way it was built would be against these constitutions.Painting a radio is someones artistic and creative right. This preserves the creativity of a generation and an era.Now who is going to be the custodian of this piece of history.I think radios are every bit as mortal as we are. Cars were once butchered to make custom street rods.For some,looking at them today brings back wonderful memories of a bygone time.So taking from the past, I say "LIVE AND LET LIVE". Thank you for this opportunity to express myself freely!! Enjoy your radios! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :Ooops...sorry for the blank response. I just wanted to add a quick comment. Not many of my peers (45-55) are even interested that much in broadcast radio, except perhaps when driving in their vehicles and have not yet got to the point of either installing satellite radio or ipods in their cars.
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::::::::::We are a "radio" family and perhaps one of the few left in our age bracket. I don't see many young people today taking any kind of interest in a non-visual medium (verified by my son's friends and their unlimited access to downloaded media). Consequently, I believe interest in restored old radios will unfortunately decline within the next 20 years if not sooner. Yes, we'll see them in a museum next to a typewriter and other relics of the 20th century, but I also believe that once the world goes totally wireless broadband, "radio" will follow this distribution system.
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: : I second that response!! : : : I COULDN'T AGREE MORE!!!!! : :: REPLY: Gee Joe J.O I'm glad you finally realize it. After looking at your comments elsewhere in this forum I couldn't agree with you more.This is the last time I waste an effort replying to you!!!!!! ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :WOW MY POINT WAS VALIDATED, I AM A A-HOLE AFTER ALL!!!
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::::::REPLY: Your right I did fall asleep in history class once or twice but as I can see not as often as you.I was talking about the Americas which by definition is North America, South America and Central America. You can verify this by looking at the world globe. In North America there are the constitutions Canada,United States of America and Mexico that protect the rights and freedoms of the people. You may not realize it but this forum covers alot of territory.The general gist of my submission was that we are free to paint a radio if we want to and trying to force people not to violates their rights. Enough said!! Over and Out. bob ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------:I THINK BOB FELL A-SLEEP DURING HISTORY CLASS OR HAS NO COLLEGE EDUCATION.....WOW WHAT A DUMB STATEMENT AND NOT VERY FAR SIGHTED .....
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:::::::::: In response to being only custodians for future generations. If that were true Indians would still roam the Americas from coast to coast to coast. The Inuit would still be masters over their domain. There would be alot fewer African Americans here today and one might have been elected president a long time ago.As far as I know the Americas are a free domain protected by several constitutions.Forcing people to keep every radio exactly the way it was built would be against these constitutions.Painting a radio is someones artistic and creative right. This preserves the creativity of a generation and an era.Now who is going to be the custodian of this piece of history.I think radios are every bit as mortal as we are. Cars were once butchered to make custom street rods.For some,looking at them today brings back wonderful memories of a bygone time.So taking from the past, I say "LIVE AND LET LIVE". Thank you for this opportunity to express myself freely!! Enjoy your radios! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :Ooops...sorry for the blank response. I just wanted to add a quick comment. Not many of my peers (45-55) are even interested that much in broadcast radio, except perhaps when driving in their vehicles and have not yet got to the point of either installing satellite radio or ipods in their cars.
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:::::::::::We are a "radio" family and perhaps one of the few left in our age bracket. I don't see many young people today taking any kind of interest in a non-visual medium (verified by my son's friends and their unlimited access to downloaded media). Consequently, I believe interest in restored old radios will unfortunately decline within the next 20 years if not sooner. Yes, we'll see them in a museum next to a typewriter and other relics of the 20th century, but I also believe that once the world goes totally wireless broadband, "radio" will follow this distribution system.
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Now,now,children (as my mother used to say)

:: : I second that response!! : : : I COULDN'T AGREE MORE!!!!! : :: REPLY: Gee Joe J.O I'm glad you finally realize it. After looking at your comments elsewhere in this forum I couldn't agree with you more.This is the last time I waste an effort replying to you!!!!!! ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :WOW MY POINT WAS VALIDATED, I AM A A-HOLE AFTER ALL!!!
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:::::::REPLY: Your right I did fall asleep in history class once or twice but as I can see not as often as you.I was talking about the Americas which by definition is North America, South America and Central America. You can verify this by looking at the world globe. In North America there are the constitutions Canada,United States of America and Mexico that protect the rights and freedoms of the people. You may not realize it but this forum covers alot of territory.The general gist of my submission was that we are free to paint a radio if we want to and trying to force people not to violates their rights. Enough said!! Over and Out. bob ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------:I THINK BOB FELL A-SLEEP DURING HISTORY CLASS OR HAS NO COLLEGE EDUCATION.....WOW WHAT A DUMB STATEMENT AND NOT VERY FAR SIGHTED .....
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::::::::::: In response to being only custodians for future generations. If that were true Indians would still roam the Americas from coast to coast to coast. The Inuit would still be masters over their domain. There would be alot fewer African Americans here today and one might have been elected president a long time ago.As far as I know the Americas are a free domain protected by several constitutions.Forcing people to keep every radio exactly the way it was built would be against these constitutions.Painting a radio is someones artistic and creative right. This preserves the creativity of a generation and an era.Now who is going to be the custodian of this piece of history.I think radios are every bit as mortal as we are. Cars were once butchered to make custom street rods.For some,looking at them today brings back wonderful memories of a bygone time.So taking from the past, I say "LIVE AND LET LIVE". Thank you for this opportunity to express myself freely!! Enjoy your radios! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :Ooops...sorry for the blank response. I just wanted to add a quick comment. Not many of my peers (45-55) are even interested that much in broadcast radio, except perhaps when driving in their vehicles and have not yet got to the point of either installing satellite radio or ipods in their cars.
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::::::::::::We are a "radio" family and perhaps one of the few left in our age bracket. I don't see many young people today taking any kind of interest in a non-visual medium (verified by my son's friends and their unlimited access to downloaded media). Consequently, I believe interest in restored old radios will unfortunately decline within the next 20 years if not sooner. Yes, we'll see them in a museum next to a typewriter and other relics of the 20th century, but I also believe that once the world goes totally wireless broadband, "radio" will follow this distribution system.
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:Looks like JO J.O is catching lots of friendly fire.
:Now,now,children (as my mother used to say)
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::: : I second that response!! : : : I COULDN'T AGREE MORE!!!!! : :: REPLY: Gee Joe J.O I'm glad you finally realize it. After looking at your comments elsewhere in this forum I couldn't agree with you more.This is the last time I waste an effort replying to you!!!!!! ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :WOW MY POINT WAS VALIDATED, I AM A A-HOLE AFTER ALL!!!
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::::::::REPLY: Your right I did fall asleep in history class once or twice but as I can see not as often as you.I was talking about the Americas which by definition is North America, South America and Central America. You can verify this by looking at the world globe. In North America there are the constitutions Canada,United States of America and Mexico that protect the rights and freedoms of the people. You may not realize it but this forum covers alot of territory.The general gist of my submission was that we are free to paint a radio if we want to and trying to force people not to violates their rights. Enough said!! Over and Out. bob ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------:I THINK BOB FELL A-SLEEP DURING HISTORY CLASS OR HAS NO COLLEGE EDUCATION.....WOW WHAT A DUMB STATEMENT AND NOT VERY FAR SIGHTED .....
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:::::::::::: In response to being only custodians for future generations. If that were true Indians would still roam the Americas from coast to coast to coast. The Inuit would still be masters over their domain. There would be alot fewer African Americans here today and one might have been elected president a long time ago.As far as I know the Americas are a free domain protected by several constitutions.Forcing people to keep every radio exactly the way it was built would be against these constitutions.Painting a radio is someones artistic and creative right. This preserves the creativity of a generation and an era.Now who is going to be the custodian of this piece of history.I think radios are every bit as mortal as we are. Cars were once butchered to make custom street rods.For some,looking at them today brings back wonderful memories of a bygone time.So taking from the past, I say "LIVE AND LET LIVE". Thank you for this opportunity to express myself freely!! Enjoy your radios! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :Ooops...sorry for the blank response. I just wanted to add a quick comment. Not many of my peers (45-55) are even interested that much in broadcast radio, except perhaps when driving in their vehicles and have not yet got to the point of either installing satellite radio or ipods in their cars.
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:::::::::::::We are a "radio" family and perhaps one of the few left in our age bracket. I don't see many young people today taking any kind of interest in a non-visual medium (verified by my son's friends and their unlimited access to downloaded media). Consequently, I believe interest in restored old radios will unfortunately decline within the next 20 years if not sooner. Yes, we'll see them in a museum next to a typewriter and other relics of the 20th century, but I also believe that once the world goes totally wireless broadband, "radio" will follow this distribution system.
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:::::::::::::In the meantime, I enjoy the radios I have and the company of people that share an interest in the hobby.

WOW LOL WOW MUST BE A BUNCH OF OLD FARTS

:: REPLY: Gee Joe J.O I'm glad you finally realize it. After looking at your comments elsewhere in this forum I couldn't agree with you more.This is the last time I waste an effort replying to you!!!!!! ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :WOW MY POINT WAS VALIDATED, I AM A A-HOLE AFTER ALL!!!
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::::REPLY: Your right I did fall asleep in history class once or twice but as I can see not as often as you.I was talking about the Americas which by definition is North America, South America and Central America. You can verify this by looking at the world globe. In North America there are the constitutions Canada,United States of America and Mexico that protect the rights and freedoms of the people. You may not realize it but this forum covers alot of territory.The general gist of my submission was that we are free to paint a radio if we want to and trying to force people not to violates their rights. Enough said!! Over and Out. bob ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------:I THINK BOB FELL A-SLEEP DURING HISTORY CLASS OR HAS NO COLLEGE EDUCATION.....WOW WHAT A DUMB STATEMENT AND NOT VERY FAR SIGHTED .....
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:::::::: In response to being only custodians for future generations. If that were true Indians would still roam the Americas from coast to coast to coast. The Inuit would still be masters over their domain. There would be alot fewer African Americans here today and one might have been elected president a long time ago.As far as I know the Americas are a free domain protected by several constitutions.Forcing people to keep every radio exactly the way it was built would be against these constitutions.Painting a radio is someones artistic and creative right. This preserves the creativity of a generation and an era.Now who is going to be the custodian of this piece of history.I think radios are every bit as mortal as we are. Cars were once butchered to make custom street rods.For some,looking at them today brings back wonderful memories of a bygone time.So taking from the past, I say "LIVE AND LET LIVE". Thank you for this opportunity to express myself freely!! Enjoy your radios! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :Ooops...sorry for the blank response. I just wanted to add a quick comment. Not many of my peers (45-55) are even interested that much in broadcast radio, except perhaps when driving in their vehicles and have not yet got to the point of either installing satellite radio or ipods in their cars.
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:::::::::We are a "radio" family and perhaps one of the few left in our age bracket. I don't see many young people today taking any kind of interest in a non-visual medium (verified by my son's friends and their unlimited access to downloaded media). Consequently, I believe interest in restored old radios will unfortunately decline within the next 20 years if not sooner. Yes, we'll see them in a museum next to a typewriter and other relics of the 20th century, but I also believe that once the world goes totally wireless broadband, "radio" will follow this distribution system.
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:::::::::In the meantime, I enjoy the radios I have and the company of people that share an interest in the hobby.