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The John F. Rider Collection

~ 58,000 Radio Tube Schematics

The Perpetual Troubleshooter's Manual Series

23 Volumes with 13 Indexes in INSANE 600 DPI RESOLUTION, with an additional 60+ Vintage Tube Radio Manuals on DVD.

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- The Full 23 Volume Perpetual Troubleshooter's Manual, with 13 index
   volumes, in full
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- 27 Volume Set of Beitman's Most Needed Radio Schematics.
 
- 2700 Dial Cord Stringing Diagrams.
 
- 32 Bonus John F. Rider Publications on Vacuum Tubes repair and maintenance
   including other reference radio manuals and schematics.
 

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Short Wave/All Wave Radio Popular Radio Magazine RCA Radio Age Radio Craft Radio Engineering
Radio Magazine Radio News Magazine Vol 1 Radio and TV News Vol2 Radio Today Magazine Radio World Magazine
The Wireless World The Wireless Age Vacuum Tubes Repair Vintage Popular Science Vintage Popular Mechanics
John F. Rider Books Radio Age Magazine Radio Broadcast Radio Digest Magazine Radio in the Home
Radio Mirror What's on the Air 73 Magazine Other Educational DVD's  

A must have resource for any vintage radio enthusiast and hobbyist!

Neatly organized titles as shown, on one easy to use DVD.

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John F. Rider (1900–1985) was an American radio engineer best known as publisher and author of over 125 books for radio and television servicing. He founded John F. Rider Publisher Inc., and was responsible for annual volumes of the Perpetual Troubleshooter's Manual from 1931 to 1954.

This DVD contains over 50 of his most important works, including his legendary 23 Volume Perpetual Troubleshooter's Manual, in high resolution format.  Also included is Beitman's Most Needed Radio Schematics along with 33 other vintage radio repair manuals and schematics.

Titles include:

Perpetual Troubleshooter's Manual, Volume 1, 1000 pages
Perpetual Troubleshooter's Manual, Volume 2, 792 pages
Perpetual Troubleshooter's Manual, Volume 3, 1064 pages
Perpetual Troubleshooter's Manual, Volume 4, 1068 pages
Perpetual Troubleshooter's Manual, Volume 5, 1204 pages
Perpetual Troubleshooter's Manual, Volume 6, 1202 pages
Perpetual Troubleshooter's Manual, Volume 7, 1569 pages
Perpetual Troubleshooter's Manual, Volume 8, 1594 pages
Perpetual Troubleshooter's Manual, Volume 9, 1576 pages
Perpetual Troubleshooter's Manual, Volume 10, 1583 pages
Perpetual Troubleshooter's Manual, Volume 11, 1587 pages
Perpetual Troubleshooter's Manual, Volume 12, 1583 pages
Perpetual Troubleshooter's Manual, Volume 13, 1608 pages
Perpetual Troubleshooter's Manual, Volume 14, 1298 pages
Perpetual Troubleshooter's Manual, Volume 15, 1926 pages
Perpetual Troubleshooter's Manual, Volume 16, 739 pages
Perpetual Troubleshooter's Manual, Volume 17, 1547 pages
Perpetual Troubleshooter's Manual, Volume 18, 1900 pages
Perpetual Troubleshooter's Manual, Volume 19, 1975 pages
Perpetual Troubleshooter's Manual, Volume 20, 1736 pages
Perpetual Troubleshooter's Manual, Volume 21, 1624 pages
Perpetual Troubleshooter's Manual, Volume 22, 1508 pages
Perpetual Troubleshooter's Manual, Volume 23, 1152 pages
Perpetual Troubleshooter's Manual Index, Volume 1 - 15, 206 pages
Perpetual Troubleshooter's Manual Index, Volume 16 - 22, 46 pages
Perpetual Troubleshooter's Manual Index, Volume 23, 6 pages
How it Works, John Rider, Special Edition to Volume 8, 68 pages
How it Works, John Rider, Special Edition to Volume 9, 36 pages
How it Works, John Rider, Special Edition to Volume 10, 228 pages
How it Works, John Rider, Special Edition to Volume 11, 48 pages
How it Works, John Rider, Special Edition to Volume 15, 218 pages
How it Works, John Rider, Special Edition to Volume 16, 48 pages
How it Works, John Rider, Special Edition to Volume 17, 64 pages
How it Works, John Rider, Special Edition to Volume 18, 48 pages
How it Works, John Rider, Special Edition to Volume 19, 64 pages
How it Works, John Rider, Special Edition to Volume 20, 48 pages
Beitman's Most Often Needed Radio Diagrams, 27 volumes with Index, over 5,000 pages!
2700 Dial String Reference Diagrams with Manufacturer Index, 607 pages
Aligning Philco Receivers, by John F. Rider, 1937, 168 pages
Automatic Frequency Control Systems, by John F. Rider, 1937, 153 pages
Basic Audio Volume 1, by Norman Crowhurst, 1959, 121 pages
Basic Audio Volume 2, by Norman Crowhurst, 1959, 129 pages
Basic Audio Volume 3, by Norman Crowhurst, 1959, 121 pages
Basic Electricity, Volumes 1 to 5, by Van Valkenburg, 1954, 618 pages
Basic Electronics, Volumes 1 to 5, by Van Valkenburg, 1955, 570 pages
Federal Selenium Rectifier Replacement Guide (Excerpts), 1955, 29 pages
FM Transmission and Reception, by Rider & Uslan, 1954, 460 pages
How to Service Tape Recorders, by C.A. Tuthill, 153 pages
How to Use Meters, by J.F Rider, 1960, 109 pages
Inside The Vacuum Tube, by J.F. Rider, 1945, 424 pages
Metallic Rectifiers & Crystal Diodes, by Theodore Conti, 1958, 157 pages
Receiving Tube Substitution Guidebook, First Edition, 219 pages
Receiving Tube Substitution Guidebook - First Supplement, 1951, 47 pages
Receiving Tube Substitution Guidebook - Second Supplement, 1954, 45 pages
Receiving Tube Substitution Guidebook - Third Supplement, 1957, 72 pages
Selenium Rectifier Catalog Excerpts, 5 pages
Servicing Superheterodynes, (Revised edition), by J.F. Rider, 332 pages
Sylvania Tube Substitution Manual, 1953, 40 pages
The Cathode Ray Tube at Work, by J.F. Rider, 1942, 346 pages
Tube Caddy, Tube Substitution Guidebook, by HA Middleton, 1960, 58 pages
TV Manufacturers' Receivers Trouble Cure Vol. 1, J.F Rider, 124 pages
TV Manufacturers' Receivers Trouble Cure Vol. 2, J.F Rider, 127 pages
TV Manufacturers' Receivers Trouble Cure Vol. 3, J.F Rider, 127 pages
TV Manufacturers' Receivers Trouble Cure Vol. 4, J.F Rider, 127 pages
TV Manufacturers' Receivers Trouble Cure Vol. 5, J.F Rider, 128 pages
TV Manufacturers' Receivers Trouble Cure Vol. 6, J.F Rider, 127 pages
TV Manufacturers' Receivers Trouble Cure Vol. 7, J.F Rider, 123 pages
Vacuum Tube Rectifiers, by Alexander Schure, 1958, 77 pages
Vacuum Tube Voltmeters, by J.F Rider, 1941, 190 pages
Vacuum Tube Voltmeters, by J.F Rider, 1951, 430 pages


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