Retro Radio w/ simulated radio stations - Part 1 of 2

[@CodeMakesItGo]

Featured on #Instructables: www.instructables.com/Retro-Radio-With-a-Hidden-Secret-Kept-the-Old-Scho/ And Featured on #hackADay: hackaday.io/project/166328-retro-radio

[@gelatinskeleton8745]

I love that you did this. I collect old radios, the big ones like this.

[@CodeMakesItGo]

These radios are so cool and nostalgic. Thanks for the comment and feedback. A lot of people hate that I didn’t restore it to original, but I kinda think I did restore it for the current time period.

[@dougtheriault5503]

What a fantastic idea to simulate an old radio, tuning of the dial and mixing in static; great idea playing old 20's music ! Awesome job !

[@CodeMakesItGo]

Thank you!

[@N6MKC]

I'm restoring the actual radio in a Philco 37-11X, and I could sure use the coils that you gutted from the section around the bandswitch shaft, assuming the sandblasting didn't destroy them all.

[@CodeMakesItGo]

The Radio Pleasure Palace oh no so sorry but I figured nobody would ever want those. I actually said those words while throwing them out. I do have the speaker and some capacitor housings if you want those.

[@lurkersmith810]

@@CodeMakesItGo Never assume nobody would ever want those. It's amazing the crazy little things you need when restoring a radio that would be outrageously expensive if you didn't have a junker around from which to steal the part you need!

[@Reel3DVideos]

@@lurkersmith810 Yeah, I still feel bad about it. 😒

[@CodeMakesItGo]

@@Reel3DVideos ugh, wish KZbin would remind me when I'm signed into another account.

[@mattvotisek]

Great job! I also have a radio cabinet that I just finished restoring and I am now trying to figure out the internals. I have a raspberry pi, a pam 8403 amp with potentiometer for volume control, and just got a rotary encoder. I am now trying to make the rotary encoder work to be able to control the menu of the raspberry pi. Any suggestions on how to code this functionality? I definitely need help with this piece. Again, great job!

[@CodeMakesItGo]

Matt Votisek I can definitely help out. Sounds like you want the rotary encoder to switch internal modes like a software switch. Or do you have an actual visual menu display? Email me at [e-mail] with info. Thanks for watching!

[@mattvotisek]

@@CodeMakesItGo I sent you a couple of emails. Let me know here if you don't get them. Thank you.

[@HaslipCycleWorks]

Very cool build!

[@kstlfido]

I was hoping they were going to properly restore this, but then I noticed sandblasting the tuning cap and painting the tube sockets... Wait...what? I'm gutted it got gutted...

[@CodeMakesItGo]

You're not alone, purists hate me for it. But it gets used a lot now. I bet it wouldn't if I restored it to original and it only tuned in AM stations. I like that I kept the original look and feel and made it play music from its era. But appreciate people like you that want a proper restore instead.