UPCOMING EVENTS:
See our NEW 2012 Event Schedule
SATURDAY FEBRUARY 4TH, 9 AM BIG VINTAGE RADIO SWAP MEET...
SPECIAL PRESENTATION...BOOK SIGNING
Don't miss it - Our first swap meet of the year at KRE, next Saturday at 9 AM. Rain or Shine. No selling activity before that time. There is NO seller's fee. Your membership must be current to sell. You can pay your dues at the event. Membership not required for one time only sellers.The parking lot is reserved for sellers. Buyers please park on the driveway or outside the gate. The FREE ham radio magazine give away continues.
Special Presentation - At 11 AM, Chairman Mike Adams will give a talk on his new de Forest research and about his new book, “Lee de Forest: King of Radio, Television and Film”. Plus Mike will sign copies that we will have for sale.
The Renewal Notices - have been snail mailed on Friday and the rest to be mailed Monday. Please fill them out completely. Even if your dues are already paid for this year, fill them out and send them back. Your information is important to us. And don't forget to donate heavily because CHRS / BARM does not exist on dues alone. We need your contributions. Also let us know what classes and committees you are interested in. Don't want to deal with snail mail? Then.....
Renew On Line - That's right, the full featured New CHRS / BARM web site will be launched this Wednesday, February 1st. The address is the same: http://www.californiahistoricalradio.com/
It will have a new look and new features. You will be able to renew and donate on line and pay with PayPal. It's one click away from our BARM site. It will have easy links to our Cafe Press site for CHRS / BARM merchandise and our Radio Attic page to purchase radios. It will have a History section, a Restoration page, where you can post tips and techniques to share and a Project page where you will be able to share your restoration projects. We have Hints & Kinks posted. Please check the Repair Guide and have us update your listing if needed. Thanks to Max Elman of Razorfrog Web Design for his work on our new site. Along with this new site we will be using a new email client to send notices and updates to you. We send about 2 updates per month to keep you informed. As usual all messages will come from your President or another CHRS / BARM Director. Our email address list is always private and will never be sold. No spam.
Last call:
INTERNATIONAL RADIO RESTORATION
CONTEST SPONSORED BY
THE QUEBEC ANTIQUE RADIO SOCIETY
Gilles Vrignaud will be the CHRS Judge and contest liaison. Please contact Gilles for more information.<gillesvrignaud@yahoo.com>
Here's the goods from Gilles:
SQCRA International Restoration Contest
Dear fellow CHRS members,
We have been invited to participate in a worldwide restoration contest, sponsored by the Société Québécoise Collectioneurs de Radio Anciens (SQCRA) Based in Quebec, Canada.
This enthusiastic group of collectors has held a local contest for the past 9 years where members take a basket case radio and in a one year period they restore it cosmetically and functionally to its former glory.
SQCRA is now offering to share their experience with other clubs. To date they have signed the following clubs:
-Antique Wireless Association Rochester
-Delaware Valley Historic Radio Club
-CHRS
-New Zealand Vintage Radio Society
The contest period is one calendar year, beginning February 1, 2012, and ending on January 31, 2013. Late entries are acceptable, but work must be documented by the end date.
Each participating club will supply a judge, who cannot be a contestant. Judging is done in February according to a pre-determined list of criteria (see below).
The judges have to fill an evaluation form that contains the participant’s name, his club, his radio’s brand and its model. Eight main criteria are used in the evaluation. Each criteria is scaled from 0 to 10, 0 being the worst and 10 being perfect. The sum of all the points determines the winner.
Previously completed and fully documented radios are also eligible, but only one entry per contestant
To enter all you need to do is to provide (at minimum) three photos of the “before” condition:
-Exterior cabinet view
-Rear chassis view
-Under chassis view
And a description of the conditions and challenges faced.
When the restoration is finished, the contestant supplies photos of the “after” condition and text describing the steps taken in .pdf format. The more complete the descriptions, the more chance of points being earned.
Since the radios presented are not all at the same level of disrepair, points are given for the level of difficulty; for example if a mouse has chewed the oscillator coil and it has to be rewound, this represents a level of difficulty higher than simply replacing capacitors to return the circuit into operation.
Bonus points may be granted for a short (3 minutes or less) video/audio clip of the radio working.
All the participating clubs will judge each entry, and the totals will be tallied by SQCRA
The winner will be awarded a prize by each participating club, at the discretion of the club. Examples: 1 year subscription to the cub magazine, Club T shirt, really ratty basket case radio… For example, if 10 clubs participate, the winner will receive 10 assorted prizes!
Participant Club________________________________________________
Name of participant___________________________ Judge number____
Brand of radio________________________________
Model______________________________________
On a level of 0-10
Level of difficulty: Cabinet
Level of difficulty: aesthetics of chassis
Level of difficulty: Electronics
Quality of the whole restoration
Cabinet restoration
Chassis aesthetics restoration
Authenticity of the materials used
Workings of the restored electronics
Total
A reminder that CHRS has a site at Yahoo Groups. This is a place you can post messages and pictures, (items for sale, wanted, questions, etc). It's free. Here is the link to sign up
The CHRS Sacramento Chapter - Meetings on the 3rd Tuesday of every month at 7:30 PM. 3755 Durock Road, Shingle Springs, CA, 95682. Thanks to Bob Moore for hosting the meetings. Come join us for lively radio conversation. For more information email
The CHRS Central Valley Chapter – Meetings on the 3rd Saturday of the month at Larry & Marsha Gonsalves’ farm on the corner of Washington and Bradbury in Turlock at 2 PM. For more information call Rich Lane at 209-605-0290 or email And be sure to check out the CHRS CVC web site
Below, CHRS President Steve Kushman presents the 2011 Herrold Award to San Francisco Chronicle radio columnist and author Ben Fong-Torres |
