BEGINNERS GUIDE TO RADIO & REPAIR - A Do It Yourself - DIY  Instructional guide for the Novice

1930 RCA & Marconi Institute RADIO REPAIR COURSE

Huge Detailed and Easy to Follow, Starts out slow and quite quickly you will become a repair Man. Course in 71 Lessons, On CD .  This Course was taught in House and also w/ Mail Order.

Simple and easy to follow, If you ever wanted to learn Tube Radio Repair, Here is your chance,

If you know the basics, here is a chance to refine the fundamentals. It is well done.

Marconi Institute & RCA World wide Instruction.

RECEIVING SET DIAGRAMS - PART 1

                     SHEET

AERO SEVEN................2

 

AERO SHORT WAVE ADAPTER FOR

A.C. RECEIVERS............2

 

AMRAD A.C. 7..............3

 

APEX 36 ALL-ELECTRIC......3

 

ATWATER KENT 20...........4

 

ATWATER KENT 30...........5

 

ATWATER KENT 32...........5

 

ATWATER KENT 35...........6

 

ATWATER KENT 40...........6

 

BALKITE - MODEL A.........6

 

BOSCH 28..................7

 

BREMER TULLY 7-70.........8

 

BROWNING DRAKE-34, 36, & 38...8

 

COLONIAL 31 A.C...........9

 

CROSLEY 608...............9

 

CROSLEY 704-A.............10

 

DAVEN BASS NOTE...........10

 

DAY FAN A.C. POWER SET....11

 

DAY FAN 35 D.C............11

 

FADA -MODELS 10,11,30 & 31 (60 CYCLES)..12

 

FADA-MODELS 10Z,11Z,30Z & 31Z (25 CYCLES)...12

 

FEDERAL ORTHO-SONIC A.C...12

 

FREED EISMAN NR 5.........13

 

FREED EISMAN NR 80........13

 

FRESHMAN EQUAPHASE........24

 

FRESHMAN-MODEL G.........24

 

GILFILLAN GN 6...........14

 

GREBE SYNCHROPHASE.......14

 

HAMMERLUND ROBERTS HI-Q..15

 

KING-MODEL FF............15

 

KING-MODEL H ............15

 

KING-62 TRF..............16

 

KOLSTER 6K...............17

 

MAJESTIC A.C.............17

 

MOHAWK ALL-AMERICAN LYRIC MODELS

60,61,62,65,& 66.........18

 

MOHAWK ALL-AMERICAN LYRIC MODELS

80,83,84,85 & 88.........18

 

PFANSTEIHL 34 & 50 A.C...19

 

PHILCO ELCTRIC- SERIES 5.19

 

RCA- RADIOLA 16..........20

 

RCA- RADIOLA 17..........20

 

RCA- RADIOLA 18 A.C......21

 

RCA- RADIOLA 18 D.C......21

 

RCA RADIOLA 60...........22

 

RCA RADIOLA 62...........22

 

ROBERTS AC...............23

 

SILVER MARSHALL-MODEL 630......23

 

SPARTON EQUASONNE-MODEL 89.....25

 

SPLITDORF INHERENTLY ELECTRIC..25

 

STEINITE 261...................26

 

STEWART WARNER-MODELS 801,801A

  811, AND 811A SERIES B.......26

 

STROMBERG CARLSON-MODELS 635,636..27

 

ZENITH-MODELS 11,12,AND 14.......27

 

CHARACTERISTICS OF RECEIVING VACUUM TUBES...29

 

 

 

PART 2

 

ATWATER KENT MODEL 55...........29

 

BRANDES MODEL B-15 & 16.........29

 

CROSELEY R.F.L. 90..............30

 

CROSELEY MODEL 804..............30

 

FADA MODELS 50,71,71, & 72......31

 

FREED-EISMAN NR 55 A.C..........31

 

FREED-EISMAN NR 78..............32

 

GREBE SYNCHROPHASE BATTERY......32

 

GREBE A.C. SIX..................33

 

MAJESTIC MODEL 90...............33

 

RCA-RADIOLA 28- A.C.............34

 

RCA-RADIOLA 25..................36

 

RCA-RADIOLA 20..................36

 

RCA-RADIOLA 44..................37

 

RCA-RADIOLA 66..................38

 

STROMBERG-CARLSON NO. 641.......38

 

STROMBERG-CARLSON NO. 846.......39

 

ZENITH 17.......................39

 

 

FOREWORD -  INTRODUCTION TO RADIO

 

TECHNICAL LESSON 1 - MATHEMATICS

 

LESSON 2 - UNITS OF ELECTRICAL MEASUREMENTS AND SYMBOLS

 

LESSON 3 - THE ELECTRON THEORY-SUBSTANCE AND MATTER-STATIC ELCTRICITY

 

LESSON 4 - MAGNETISM

 

LESSON 5 - ELECTROMAGNETISM-ELECTROMAGNETIC INDUCTION

 

LESSON 6 - PRIMARY CELLS

 

LESSON 7 - RESISTANCE AND CONDUCTION

 

LESSON 8 - ELECTRICAL CIRCUITS

 

LESSON 9 - D.C. MOTORS

 

LESSON 10 - D.C. GENERATORS

 

LESSON 11 - A.C. CURRENT

 

LESSON 12 - THE MOTOR-GENERATOR

 

LESSON 13 - POWER TRANSFORMERS

 

LESSON 14 - INDUCTANCE

 

LESSON 15 - CAPACITY

 

LESSON 16 - THE STORAGE OR SECONDARY BATTERY

 

LESSON 17 - THE USE OF STORAGE BATTERIES ON SHIPBOARD

 

LESSON 18 - METERS

 

LESSON 19 - GRAPHS

 

LESSON 20 - SOUND

 

LESSON 21 - ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES

 

LESSON 22 - FUNDAMENTALS OF RADIO RECEPTION

 

LESSON 23 - VACUUM TUBES

 

LESSON 24 - CHARACTERISTIC CURVES

 

LESSON 25 - THE OSCILLATORY CIRCUITS

 

LESSON 26 - MID-TERM EXAMINATION

 

LESSON 27 - PRACTICAL RADIO CONSTRUCTION

 

LESSON 28 - PRACTICAL RADIO CONSTRUCTION

 

LESSON 29 - AUDIO AMPLIFIER CIRCUITS

 

LESSON 30 - PRACTICAL RADIO CONSTRUCTION

 

LESSON 31 - REGENERATIVE DETECTOR WITH CAPACITIVE CONTROL OF FEED-BACK

 

LESSON 32 - PRACTICAL CONSIDERATIONS FOR THE DESIGN OF SCREEN-GRID RECEIVERS

 

LESSON 33 - CONSTRUCTIONAL DETAILS OF THE RCA INSTITUTES A.C. SCREEN-GRID 

RECEIVER

 

 

 

LESSON 33-A - BUILDING THE BATTERY-OPERATED SCREEN-GRID RECEIVER

 

LESSON 34 - PRACTICAL RADIO CONSTRUCTION

 

LESSON 35 - COMMON FAULTS AND TROUBLES

 

LESSON 36 - PRACTICAL RADIO CONSTRUCTION

 

LESSON 37 -THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE SUPER-HETERODYNE

 

LESSON 38-PRINCIPLES AND USE OF TEST EQUIPMENT FOR SERVICING RADIO RECEIVERS

 

LESSON 39 - INSTRUMENTS USED IN SERVICING RADIO RECEIVERS

 

LESSON 40 - INSTRUMENTS USED IN RADIO SERVICING AND PRINCIPLES OF SET TESTING

 

LESSON 41 - BALANCED ARMATURE LOUD SPEAKERS

 

LESSON 43 - RADIOLA 28 A.C. OPERATED

 

LESSON 44 - VICTOR MICRO-SYNCHRONOUS RADIO R-32, R-52, RE-45, RE-75

 

LESSON 45 - GENERAL ELECTRIC MODEL H-31 - WESTINGHOUSE MODEL WR-5, RADIOLA MODEL 80 - GRAYBAR MODEL 700

 

LESSON 46 - GENERAL ELECTRIC MODELS H-51 & H-71 - WESTINGHOUSE MODELS WR-6 & WR-7- REDIOLA MODELS 82 & 86 - GRAYBAR MODELS 770 & 900

 

LESSON 47 - CROSELEY R.F.L. 90 -- ZENTIH 17

 

LESSON 48 - PRACTICAL RADIO CONSTRUCTION

 

LESSON 42 - THE ELCTRO-DYNAMIC SPEAKER

 

LESSON 49 - RADIO RETAILING - SALESMANSHIP

 

LESSON 50 - GREBE - BATTERY AND A.C. RECEIVERS

 

LESSON 51 - BATTERY ELIMINATORS

 

LESSON 52 - PRACTICAL RADIO CIRCUITS - PART 1

 

LESSON 53 - PRINCIPLES OF ELECTRICALLY OPERATED TUNES R-F CIRCUITS

 

LESSON 54 - ELECTRICALLY OPERATED TUNED R-F AND SUPER-HETERODYNE RECEIVERS

LESSON 55 - INTERFERENCE ELIMINATORS

 

LESSON 56 - COMMERCIAL LONG AND SHORT WAVE RECEIVERS

 

LESSON 57 - SPARK TRANSMISSION

 

LESSON 58 - ARC TRANSMITTERS

 

LESSON 59 - RADIO AVIATION EQUIPMENT

 

LESSON 59-A - AVIATION RADIO EQUIPMENT FOR TWO WAY COMMUNICATION

 

LESSON 60 - VACUUM TUBES USED IN TANSMITTING

 

LESSON 61 - COMMERCIAL TUBE TRANSMITTERS

 

LESSON 62 - VACUUM TUBE TRANSMITTERS

 

LESSON 63 - SHORT WAVE TRANSMITTERS

 

LESSON 64 - SHORT WAVE (HIGH FREQUENCY) RECEIVERS

 

LESSON 65 - TELEVISION - PART 1

 

LESSON 66 - TELEVISION - PART 2

 

LESSON 67 - PHOTORADIOGRAMS - BEAM TRANSMISSION

 

LESSON 68 - BROADCAST TRANSMITTERS

 

LESSON 69 - RADIO DIRECTION FINDER OR RADIO COMPASS

 

LESSON 70 - SOUND MOTION PICTURES

 

LESSON 71 - SOUND MOTION PICTURES AND SOUND REPRODUCING EQUIPMENT

 

SUPPLEMENTARY INTRODUCTION

 These Schematics show how to troubleshoot all the tubes and how to bring A non-working unit back to life, even if you can not read these schematics or Diagrams they are invaluable to a Service Technician working on a Older Unit. Plate Voltages are shown, Capacitor and resistor Values are show if one is Burned up or missing. All Tube Numbers are shown if a tube is missing. Speaker Field resistance values are shown to aid in troubleshooting the Speaker and Sound output. This is a High Quality, Easy to read re-production from Original Schematics. (Note: Picture shown is only an Example) ALSO: If you are looking for Old Radio Schematics, ALL Makes, All Models (US Only) I am always listing new Sets, Good Luck. Key , Tube Type Radio Course  Manual CD (Remember this is a CD, You must be satisfied with its operation, no complaints yet. Copyright Reserved and CD Coded for Tracing . This is a CD and comes w/ Adobe Reader. Great CD with Thumbnails and easy to Print from.