Radio Central Photo Archive Updated 6-13-2024 – California Historical Radio Society

Radio Central Photos

Dave Martens Does Some Upper Level Electrical Work

Dave Billeci & Mike Tanaka Cleaning Up The Front Garden

Keith Scott Prepares Our Staff Door For Repainting

Bart Lee, John Staples & Scott Robinson Check A Signal On SDR

New Member Edgar Checks Tubes

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Kent, Eric, (Restorer Of The Zenith 40A), And Bob
In The Alameda Afternoon Sunshine

Carl Details And Polishes Auction Radios

Jonathan Westerling And John Staples Adjusting Our 1570AM Transmitting Antenna. What? Stay Tuned For More…

Oooh… Check Out The First Of Our Radio Day Auction Radios. We Will Have Some Rare And Sought After Pieces Up For Auction This Year. Stay Tuned.

There’s Johnathan Westerling And Denny Monticelli
On The RC Roof Surveying For A New Antenna

John Staples And Joe Selkregg Work
On Our General Electric Projection Television

Willard, One Of Our Most Senior Members
Attaches Tags To Auction Radios

We have heat!! Thanks to all the members involved who helped us along this road as well as AT Weber who did the installation.

Come in on a cold day and feel the warmth in our great room!

Look Up… At Our Two Brand New 40,000 BTU, (Each!), Infrared Heaters.

Zoey Approves. We Will Now Be As Warm As She Is With Her Fur Coat.

Thanks To Walt Hayden & Denny Monticelli
For Doing The Research And Choosing These Heaters

Computer History Museum’s Chief Registrar
& CHRS Member Aurora Tucker Continues
Her Radio Repair Training With Denny Monticelli.
Aurora Loves To Tinker!

Jimmy Fink Works On Our 1942 Wurlitzer Juke Box

First Of 2 Infared Heaters Being Installed In Our Great Room
It Will Be Toasty… They Are 40,000 BTUs… Each!

Getting High 🙂 That’s Steve Garaventa Up There
Under Our 16 Foot Ceiling Replacing A Work Light

Our Team Adding Items To The CHRS Collection Using The Catalogit App.

Thanks To Walt Hayden, Cynthia Edwards And Betty Cosmos

New CHRS Member, (And Jukebox Expert), Stephen Franaszek
& Rachel Lee With Our Vintage Wurlitzer

Our Hospitality Chairpersan Betty Cosmos
And Her Assistant Zoey At Our Speakers Event

Radio Central Great Room Looking Good! Getting Ready For Events

Seth Arp Polishing A Mid Century Wurlitzer 50 Record Jukebox Home Stereo

Seth Arp, Jim Fink, Dan Healy & John Staples

John Stuart & Vincent Wu Refer To Plans For The Big Project.

Mingling In Radio Central’s Basement Are Happy CHRS Members Richard Watts, Denny Monticelli, Hil Hampton, Gilles Vrignaud &
Heidi Kikawada. Gilles Is Especially Happy To
Have His Long Awaited 3″ Pilot TV.

Much Interest Was Shown Recently In Seth Arp’s Zenith Windcharger

Dave Martens Electrifies Radio Central

Steve Garaventa & Hil Hampton Participate In Dust Elimination

Rainy Day Volunteer Lunch

Seth Arp Working On A Vintage Radio In The Radio Central Shop

Heidi Kikawada And Walt Hayden Sorting, Testing and Marking
Some Of The 30,000 Or So, tubes In Radio Central

Paul & Edith Bourbin Work In RC’s Front Garden

Richard Watts’ Adjustable Chassis Jig In Action

John Staples Assisting Chairman Mike Adams
With Tuning In Amateur Transmissions
On His New Yaesu Ham Receiver
In Radio Central’s Back Yard

See The New NBC & CBS Network Radio Signs Above Our Control Room Window. These Are Very Nice Steel & Enamel Reproductions,
Donated To CHRS By Sam Van Zandt & A Friend. Thank You!!!
Also Donated Was A Mutual Broadcasting Network Sign. Note The RCA/NBC Ranger Chime Machine #002 And Our Zenith Walton’s Set.