Radio repair-BIG THANKS TO STEVE E

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How's this for Hudson guys getting the job done. Last week I pulled the radio from my 55 and contacted Steve E about fixing it up. On Thursday I dropped it off at Bill Albrights and on Sunday Steve called me to say the radio was ready to pick up, and for less that most radio shops would have charged me to look at much less repair it. Since I had just blown out my knee I couldn't go right down to get it so on Monday on my home from the Dr's I went by Steve's and picked it up. Steve is just like all the rest of the Hudson people I've dealt with, great and a really nice guy. So a big THANK YOU Steve as soon as I can bend my leg I'll get the radiio put in and have some tunes the next time I drive, assuming my speakers are still working. Also I need to pick up an antenna, mine is broke off at about 6" long.



Harry

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What was the problem? Was it a bad tube, defective vinegaroon or something else?

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Thanks for the kind words Harry!

[Deleted User]

No problem Steve, I really appreciate the way the folks in this group step up and help each other out. Now I need to find the antenna mast as mine is just a short stub.



Dave, my vinegaroon was bad, you have to keep them oiled. Sylvania quit making vinegaroons in the early seventies so Steve had to use a GE scorpian with his stinger cut off. If I had 12 volt negative ground a cockroach would have worked but they don't have enough resistance for 6 volt.



Harry

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Harry,



You're a funny guy. I knew it. Those darn vinegaroons had a short lifespan and didn't take well to hot solder. Glad to hear that your radio is alive and well. What are you going to do about the antenna?



Dave

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Dave, if push comes to shove I'll just solder a piece of metal tubing onto the stub, as long as it's the correct length it will work fine, yesterday all I did was slide a piece of tubing on temporarly and I didn't worry about length and it still worked



Harry

hudsontech

Dave53-7C wrote:

Harry,



What are you going to do about the antenna?



Dave

Back in the day (like 50 years ago) we used a coat hanger!! Of course this assumes you can find one of those old wire hangers we used to have.



Hudsonly,

Alex Burr

HudsonTech

Memphis, TN

www.freewebs.com/hudsontech

[Deleted User]

Alex, thats the secret, I spent two hours yesterday with a bic lighter straightening a plastic hanger and it still didn't work. Does anyone know the proper length of an AM antenna? If I have to make my own I should try to get it close. If I can get by a junk yard I'll just by an antenna and solder it to my stub.



Harry

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Harry,



Check this out.



http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Car-Cover-ANTENNA-48-49-50-51-52-53-54-55-56-57-HUDSON_W0QQitemZ180220244687QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item180220244687



Dave

Fred

Steve E. I know there has to be a simple way of doing this but I have a 1946 Hudson (pickup) Radio I'd like repaired/checked out. Where do I ship it to if your willing?

Fred Lorenz @ fclorenz@yahoo.com

SamJ

Harry Hill wrote:

Alex, thats the secret, I spent two hours yesterday with a bic lighter straightening a plastic hanger and it still didn't work. Does anyone know the proper length of an AM antenna? If I have to make my own I should try to get it close. If I can get by a junk yard I'll just by an antenna and solder it to my stub.



Harry

Harry, If you have a stub, you should be able to get a "repair" antenna that will sleeve over it at any parts store...:cool: