Upcoming Events
- PARS MEETING JUNE 1st 2013 - Catalin and Beetle Radios(9 days)
- SUMMER PICNIC - late July 2013(67 days)
- PARS FALL AUCTION - Sat. SEPT. 14th 2013 - Radios that start with Air...(114 days)
- PARS MEETING NOV 2nd 2013 - Radio Clinic - Push Button Radios(163 days)
- PARS HOLIDAY LUNCHEON & Meeting DEC. 7th 2013 - Minature Tube Radios(198 days)
The Society is incorporated as a non-profit corporation. The Society is dedicated to the preservation and exhibition of historic-communications equipment and early electronic entertainment media, with an emphasis on the Pittsburgh area and related material. Members are encouraged to acquire, restore or replicate historic items and collect publications, recordings and other materials related to the history of communications and broadcasting.
Web Story of a Silvertone
PARS member Mark Hepburn takes us on a web based journey of his combo phonograph radio Silvertone Model 110-146 project.
9th Annual - Tri State Radio Fest SUNDAY April 21nd 2013
04/21/2013 08:30
GET READY FOR THIS YEARS 9th - Tri State Radio Fest
TRI STATE RADIO FEST- SUNDAY APRIL 21
Center Stage Banquet Hall, Monaca near the Beaver Valley Mall
1495 Old Broadhead Rd. Monaca, Pa. 15061
Contest is "Radio Phonograph Combos" Voting by visitors, prizes for presenters.
Bring an entry to show off and possibly win a prize!
FLEA MARKET in the AM
AUCTION with Richard Estes and Crew at noon
SPECIAL AUCTION FEATURE - Laten Fetters collection
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Click on TSRF link to the left for full details
PARS Public Service Anouncement
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Courtesy of WCNS - Public Service Address #3 - TSRF 2013
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Courtesy of WCNS - Public Service Address #1 - TSRF 2013
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2013 TRI STATE RADIO FEST PRESS RELEASE
Tri-State Radio Fest 2013
For immediate release
Antique radio enthusiasts, dealers and collectors will be on hand for the Tri-State Radio Fest Sunday, April 21 in Monaca.
Sponsored by the Pittsburgh Antique Radio Society (PARS) and the Buckeye Antique Radio and Phonograph Club of Akron, the event will be held at the Center Stage Banquet Hall, 1495 Old Brodhead Road, Monaca PA 15061.
Vintage communications gear, spare parts and memorabilia from the Golden Age of Radio will be displayed, sold and auctioned off.
One Transistor Radio Project
Mike Starcher, KB4YJ, lives in Louisville, Kentucky and is retired after 38
years working in electronics and radio communications.
He started his website as a means of sharing his hobby of building radios and
other electronic equipment using old parts, materials and practices that are
now obsolete.
He has been interested in radio and electronics since he was very young. And
has always loved to build things with the parts he was continually collecting.
In recent years, Mike has enjoyed building projects more than ever. I credit
THE MYSTERY CRYSTAL SET by Joe Patrick
A few months ago, I was asked by Chris Wells, PARS President, if I
would be interested in “coming up” with a club “construction project”.
Something simple and safe, such as a regenerative receiver, low-voltage
“Space Charge” receiver or self-powered crystal radio set.
One unique crystal radio design in particular has held my interest for
several years now. I stumbled upon it on the Internet and have since
wanted to build and experiment with it. That circuit is known worldwide
as the “Mystery Crystal Set” of Australia.
"The Breting 12 Receiver" by Joe Patrick
Little did I realize the journey I was about to take from simply reading an online craigslist© ad – it was an estate-sale advertisement
for liquidating the contents of a once very active Pittsburgh-area electronic repair shop....
My Breting 12 purchase is a big, heavy, solidly-constructed 50+-pound receiver with an 18-gauge chrome-plated chassis
and transformers, and highly-polished Aluminum tube shields – similar in design to Scott’s and other high-quality receivers
of the time. The Breting 12 offered 550Kc to 32,000Kc 5-band reception using 12 tubes, dual panel meters and a
