Radio Central Photo Archive Updated 6-13-2024

 Radio Central Photos

Dave Martens Does Some Upper Level Electrical WorkVolunteers in hard hats working near a red ladder and plywood framing during construction at Radio Central

Dave Billeci & Mike Tanaka Cleaning Up The Front GardenTwo volunteers digging in the dirt beside the brick wall of Radio Central

Keith Scott Prepares Our Staff Door For Repainting
Volunteer in a green shirt on a stepladder working above the open front door of Radio Central

Bart Lee, John Staples & Scott Robinson Check A Signal On SDR
Three volunteers watching a computer screen in the radio shack room full of vintage communications equipment at Radio Central

New Member Edgar Checks Tubes

Volunteer examining a piece of equipment at a cart among shelves and boxes in the Radio Central workroom

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Three volunteers standing beside an antique wooden phonograph console with its lid open outside Radio CentralKent, Eric, (Restorer Of The Zenith 40A), And Bob
In The Alameda Afternoon Sunshine

Volunteer working at a table of antique radios and old electrical parts in the Radio Central museumCarl Details And Polishes Auction Radios

Volunteers working on a roof antenna against a blue sky

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

Shelves of antique tube radios in wood and plastic cabinets at Radio Central
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. 

Two volunteers standing on a rooftop near cables during an antenna project at Radio Central
There’s Johnathan Westerling And Denny Monticelli
On The RC Roof Surveying For A New Antenna 

Volunteers working at a vintage wooden console radio in the Radio Central museum

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

Wooden Philco-style console television with a test pattern on its screen and a radio below

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

Volunteer in a blue jacket arranging radios on metal shelving at Radio Central

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!
Husky dog standing on the wood floor of the large Radio Central hall beside an On the Air: The Radio in American Life exhibit panel
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

Two volunteers repairing vintage radio equipment at a workbench at Radio Central

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

Volunteer smiling at a workbench while repairing an old radio chassis

Jimmy Fink Works On Our 1942 Wurlitzer Juke Box

Volunteer working inside the open back of a large vintage console radio with red interior
Tall ladders and ceiling lights in the large high-ceilinged hall at Radio Central during a lighting project

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

Volunteer standing on an orange scaffold working on the ceiling of the Radio Central hall
Getting High 🙂 That’s Steve Garaventa Up There
Under Our 16 Foot Ceiling Replacing A Work Light

Three volunteers seated at a long table with name badges in the Radio Central hall with arched windowsOur Team Adding Items To The CHRS Collection Using The Catalogit App.

Thanks To Walt Hayden, Cynthia Edwards And Betty Cosmos

 

Man and woman standing beside an antique wooden machine with a red mechanism at Radio CentralNew CHRS Member, (And Jukebox Expert), Stephen Franaszek
& Rachel Lee With Our Vintage Wurlitzer

Smiling woman in a shamrock sweater at a refreshment table with a husky dog peeking over the edgeOur Hospitality Chairpersan Betty Cosmos
And Her Assistant Zoey At Our Speakers Event

Radio Central museum room with rows of speakers and black chairs

Volunteers working on equipment beside a wooden console with a radio dial and a meter on top

Two volunteers working on equipment on the ground outside, beside an orange railing

Close-up of a jukebox record carousel stacked with records and a turntable arm

Two volunteers working on the inside of a vintage jukebox cabinet, one photographing it

Volunteer repairing the exposed mechanism of a vintage jukebox

Volunteer standing beside a vintage wooden jukebox with its mechanism exposed

Volunteer reaching into the open mechanism of a vintage jukebox cabinet at Radio Central

View down the large Radio Central hall with arched windows, display cases and vintage radios on shelves
Radio Central Great Room Looking Good! Getting Ready For Events

Volunteer using a cordless drill on a wooden cabinet in the Radio Central museum
Seth Arp Polishing A Mid Century Wurlitzer 50 Record Jukebox Home Stereo

Four volunteers standing together in the Radio Central workshop
Seth Arp, Jim Fink, Dan Healy & John Staples

Two volunteers looking over floor plans and papers on a counter at Radio Central
John Stuart & Vincent Wu Refer To Plans For The Big Project.
Volunteers beside a staircase and stacked wood panels at Radio Central, with a dog nearbyVolunteer in a blue vest inspecting the ceiling inside an old doorway at Radio CentralTwo volunteers reviewing documents on a counter next to a green vintage radio Two volunteers going over papers and plans spread across a counter at Radio CentralVolunteer in a blue vest bending down beside a wooden cabinet near an exit sign at Radio CentralSmiling volunteer cleaning a plaster bust beside a window at Radio CentralVolunteer cleaning a plaster bust on a curved wooden table at Radio CentralGroup of five visitors and members posing in a Radio Central aisle, one holding a vintage wooden radio
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. 

Volunteers standing in the Radio Central backyard under an oak tree with an antenna mast
Volunteers in the Radio Central backyard under a large tree beside an antenna poleMuch Interest Was Shown Recently In Seth Arp’s Zenith Windcharger
Volunteer in a black cap and shirt working on wiring in an exposed wall at Radio CentralDave Martens Electrifies Radio Central

Volunteer on an orange ladder working at the top of a doorway inside Radio Central

Two volunteers examining a piece of vintage equipment in the Radio Central workshopVolunteers working in a hallway with ladders and a shop vacuum at Radio CentralSteve Garaventa & Hil Hampton Participate In Dust Elimination

Volunteers planting in the garden bed beside the Radio Central buildingVolunteers kneeling to plant in the garden bed beside the Radio Central buildingVolunteers gardening beneath a tree in front of Radio CentralVolunteers kneeling and planting in the Radio Central garden bed, with pots and a red bucket nearbyVolunteers planting new plants in the garden bed outside Radio CentralVolunteers planting along the sidewalk garden strip beside Radio CentralVolunteers resting and working in the sunny garden bed outside Radio CentralVolunteers planting succulents and grasses in the Radio Central sidewalk gardenNewly planted garden bed along the Radio Central sidewalk with tools and a bin in the foregroundVolunteers working in the garden beside a green yard waste bin outside Radio CentralGarden bed with new plants beside the Radio Central building Volunteers working with equipment and ladders along the wall inside the Radio Central main hallVolunteers planting in the garden bed in front of Radio Central, with red and gray bins in the foregroundFreshly turned garden bed with new plants beside the Radio Central building Potted aloe and other plants set out on gravel in the Radio Central yardTwo volunteers on an orange scaffold and others below working in the Radio Central main hallVolunteers on scaffolding and ladders working in the high-ceilinged Radio Central main hallCleared garden bed under a tree beside Radio Central, with a rake and a volunteer in the backgroundFlat-screen TV mounted on a blue-gray wall in the Radio Central main hallVolunteer working on a rack-mounted piece of equipment at Radio CentralVolunteers working at tables in the Radio Central yard under a canopyVolunteer in a blue jacket repairing a vintage radio at the bench, with a wooden cabinet radio beside himOverhead view of a volunteer working on equipment in a wooden box on the sidewalk outside Radio CentralFour members smiling together at Radio Central, two holding a framed certificateThree members posing inside Radio Central, one holding a framed certificateTwo volunteers examining a vintage radio chassis on the bench at Radio CentralTwo volunteers leaning over a vintage radio chassis on the repair benchRadio Central yard with tables and a gate, volunteers walking across the gravelRadio Central yard with a canopy, picnic tables and a fence with life preserversVolunteer with a small dog by the trash bins and gate at the side of Radio CentralVolunteers gathered around a bench of test equipment in the crowded Radio Central workshopVolunteer in a red puffy jacket and headlamp repairing a vintage radio at the workbenchVolunteer and dog beside trash bins at the side of the Radio Central buildingSide of the Radio Central building with a volunteer working near the trash binsVolunteer working on a wooden console radio cabinet inside Radio CentralVolunteer on a ladder stringing an antenna wire in a tree beside a green shedVolunteer on a ladder in a tree installing an antenna above a canopyTwo volunteers standing in the Radio Central yard beneath a tall tree with a wire antennaVolunteers on the roof of the Radio Central building seen against a blue skyRadio Central yard with canopies and tables, and a volunteer working on an antenna in the treeVolunteers gathered under a canopy in the Radio Central yardVolunteers talking near an equipment rack and large monitor at Radio CentralTwo volunteers talking in the Radio Central radio room, with a large monitor and shelves of equipment behind themGreen shed and tree in the Radio Central yard with an antenna wire hanging overheadTwo volunteers beside a green shed in the Radio Central yard while setting up an antennaVolunteers and a dog gathered around a wooden radio on a worktable at Radio CentralVolunteer bending over equipment at a desk in Radio CentralMembers seated around a table covered with a dark cloth in the Radio Central museum, with a dog at leftVolunteers gathered around radio equipment and a computer screen at a Radio Central workstationVolunteer using a table saw in the Radio Central workshopVolunteer assembling a large circular loop antenna on a table in the Radio Central backyardTwo volunteers working on a large loop antenna on a table under a canopyVolunteers on ladders mounting a large flat-screen TV on the brick wall at Radio CentralThree volunteers sorting small parts from boxes on a storeroom tableMembers seated at tables eating and talking under a canopy in the Radio Central yardVolunteer using a band saw in the woodworking shop at Radio CentralTwo volunteers working together on a vintage radio chassis in the Radio Central workshopTwo volunteers examining a wooden cabinet radio with a schematic spread on the benchTwo volunteers working at benches in the bright Radio Central workshopTwo volunteers repairing equipment at a cluttered soldering benchThree smiling members seated at a table in the Radio Central museum, one wearing an Oregon sweatshirtRainy Day Volunteer LunchMembers sharing a meal around a table in a Radio Central room

Volunteer leaning over a workbench packed with electronic equipment and parts bins

 

 

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

Two volunteers smiling in a workroom with shelves, boxes and a label printer
Heidi Kikawada And Walt Hayden Sorting, Testing and Marking
Some Of The 30,000 Or So, tubes In Radio Central
Volunteer kneeling beside an open television chassis, with a cabinet television in the backgroundVolunteer crouching to repair a vintage television chassis with a flashlight, a cabinet TV behind himTwo volunteers at a laptop beside vintage broadcast equipment racks and a turntable at Radio CentralVolunteer seated at an old teleprinter and equipment rack at Radio CentralVolunteer working at a crowded electronics bench at Radio CentralVolunteer in a gray t-shirt working at an electronics bench at Radio CentralClose-up of an antique teleprinter mechanism with a roll of paperVolunteer standing beside vintage teletype and broadcast equipment at Radio CentralClose-up of a vintage tube tester with a large vacuum tube plugged in and a meter dialTwo volunteers examining a vintage tube tester at Radio CentralVolunteer standing beside a green yard waste bin outside Radio CentralPaul & Edith Bourbin Work In RC’s Front GardenPerson watering plants with a hose on the sidewalk outside Radio CentralVolunteer in a baseball cap soldering at a repair bench at Radio CentralVolunteer holding a wooden radio part at a workbench crowded with oscilloscopes and test gearRichard Watts’ Adjustable Chassis Jig In ActionVolunteer seated at a cluttered electronics workbench at Radio CentralInside of a vintage radio cabinet showing a tube and chassis componentsTwo men seated outdoors under an umbrella in the Radio Central yard with test equipment on a tableJohn Staples Assisting Chairman Mike Adams
With Tuning In Amateur Transmissions
On His New Yaesu Ham Receiver
In Radio Central’s Back Yard


Radio Central studio display with NBC and other radio logos and antique console radiosSee 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.

Volunteer in a green shirt working on equipment at a bench in the Radio Central shopVolunteer browsing shelves of tubes and parts in the Radio Central storeroomVolunteer seated at a radio workstation with a large monitor in the Radio Central museumBart Lee Shows Our New SDR (Software Defined Radio)
In Communications Central.

Volunteer climbing a red ladder on the roof beside antennas, with another volunteer in a straw hat belowNew Antenna For SDR System Being Erected By Steve Garaventa & Mike LoperVolunteer on the roof installing a radio antenna near a brick chimney
Radio antenna mounted on the brick parapet of Radio Central against a blue skyThe New Antenna In Place

Volunteer peering into the back of a wooden cabinet radio while repairing it at Radio CentralJoe Selkregg Give One Of Our TVs Some TLC

Three volunteers around a table examining a vintage radio chassis, one using a laptopCataloging Continues With Betty Cosmos, Cynthia Edwards & Walt Hayden

Volunteers seated in a radio workshop with a wall-mounted TV and racks of equipmentJohn Staples & Joe Selkregg Visit With A Donor

Two volunteers looking at a drill press in the Radio Central workshop
Making A New Back For An Old Radio In The CHRS Wood Shop
Two volunteers in face masks measuring and marking a metal piece in the workshopVolunteer repairing radio equipment at a workbench under a yellow lampVolunteers watching vintage television sets in a museum room with a wooden floor and display shelvesVolunteer in a blue shirt working on electronic test equipment among shelves of boxesTwo volunteers examining a piece of test equipment in the Radio Central parts roomView through a window into the Radio Central studio, with a turntable and broadcast equipment in frontMembers seated in rows at a gathering in the Radio Central museum, with a Hammond organ at rightLounge at Radio Central with sofas, a piano and a wall of video screens as volunteers readMembers gathered at a meeting inside Radio Central, with large video screens on the wallVolunteer lying on the floor under a desk to work on cables in an officeTwo volunteers examining an oscilloscope and radio equipment at a benchTwo volunteers working on the inside of a wooden console radio cabinetVolunteers sitting around a table under a canopy in the yardTwo volunteers sorting boxes of tubes and a tube tester in the Radio Central archiveVolunteer lying on his back on the floor working inside a large wooden console radioTwo volunteers looking at a vintage television set displaying a test pattern at Radio CentralVolunteer kneeling beside a metal equipment rack at Radio Central

Volunteer kneeling to work on a vintage television in a wooden cabinet at Radio CentralVolunteer wearing magnifying headgear soldering at a cluttered radio repair benchRadio Central museum room with vintage television sets and test equipment, a visitor standing at the backVolunteers eating lunch at a long table in the shaded outdoor yardVisitors near a pair of large speakers and a projection screen at a CHRS event in Radio CentralPhoto Session Documenting Auction Items For Radio Day 2022Members looking at audio equipment on a table beneath a California Historical Radio Society banner

 

Two men in jackets and hats standing near an old film projectorCHRS Volunteers Edith & Paul Bourbin In Front Of Our Palmer Kinescope MachineLandscaped hedge and tree along the sidewalk outside Radio CentralAfter A Great Job Of Tending To Our Beautiful Front Garden

Four men seated and watching a presentation at a CHRS meeting in Radio CentralRichard Watts, John Staples, Gilles Vrignaud & Raj Checking Out TV Display

Radio Central meeting hall set up with tables and folding chairs beneath a California Historical Radio Society bannerCHRS Great Room Ready For TV Event

Volunteer working at a laptop connected to a vintage wooden radio cabinet at Radio CentralSeth Continues Work On Our Rare Philips ConsoleVolunteer repairing a vintage radio on a workbench at Radio Central

Volunteer operating a control panel with colored buttons in the Radio Central workshop
Raj Tests A Tube Using Our US Government Tube Analyzer As Jimmy & Joe Observe

Volunteer sanding the top of a wooden console cabinet in the Radio Central hall under the CHRS banner

 Seth Arp Polishes Our New DeLuxe Philips Console

Mid-century wooden console with a radio, speakers and a fold-down panel in the Radio Central hall
It’s Very Unusual – Not Sold In The US

Volunteers at a desk of ham radio equipment at Radio Central, with a yellow W6CF call sign plate in frontDenny Monticelli, Dave Billeci & John Stuart Working In W6CF

Two smiling men taking a selfie outside, one in a straw hat and sunglasses and one wearing a name badgeSelfie By Jon Hammond & Gilles Vrignaud At Our April 2nd, 2022 Event

Volunteers setting up a computer and photo equipment on a table at Radio Central
Our Cataloging Crew Hard At Work
Cynthia Edwards, Betty Cosmos & Walt Hayden Register Our Artifacts

Volunteer carrying a wooden window frame with glass outside the brick buildingUnloading The Heavy Oak Parts Of The Booth

Volunteer carrying a wooden radio cabinet down a narrow staircaseKeith Scott & Seth Arp Take The Door Up The Stairs

Two volunteers carrying a large oak counter inside Radio CentralKeith & Steve Garaventa Assemble The Booth

Two volunteers moving a large wooden counter across the main hall at Radio CentralThe Back Goes On

Wooden telephone booth with an old pay phone inside the Radio Central museumFinished And Displaying Vintage Telephones – The Phone That Gets Installed Will Be Working

Volunteer in a headlamp checking a rack of test equipment with a television test pattern on its screen
Gilles Vrignaud Makes Adjustments On Our TV Head End… That He Built!

Two volunteers working at a rack of electronic equipment in the Radio Central shopGilles & Steve Garaventa Adjust The TV Head End

Volunteers working at the electronics repair benches in the Radio Central workshopJohn Staples & Raj Work On An Early TV

Volunteer seated at a desk surrounded by vintage amateur radio gear at Radio CentralDave Billeci Makes Contact Using Our W6CF Amateur Radio Station


Volunteer in a gray hoodie working on equipment in a black cabinet at Radio Central
John Stuart Gives Our NBC Chime Machine Some TLC

Volunteer at a glass display counter holding rows of chrome parts in the Radio Central hall
Denny Monticelli & Seth Arp Prepare For Our Alameda Point Event


Volunteer at a photo setup with studio lights photographing a small vintage radio in the Radio Central hall
Cataloging Continues – Walt Hayden Photographs Our Artifacts

Two volunteers working at tables with vintage radios beneath scaffolding in the Radio Central hall
Betty Cosmos & Cynthia Edwards On The Cataloging Team

Volunteers in masks examining an old oscilloscope on a bench in the yardExciting New Donations Just Arrived


Two men talking outside the Radio Central building, one holding a caneEven Bruno And Bart Are Excited

Volunteers sorting vintage radio equipment and speakers under a canopy at a CHRS outdoor eventDonations Come In Almost Every Week

Volunteers talking in a crowded aisle of shelves packed with radio equipmentJohn Staples And Seth Arp Examine An Early TV

Volunteers working outdoors beside a ladder next to Radio Central in AlamedaConsoles Being Transported To Storage


Rows of wooden console radio cabinets stored along the side of a storage containerAnchorNew Temporary Homes For Some Of Our Consoles

Two volunteers on an orange scaffold working on a ceiling light in the brick hall at Radio Central
Walt Hayden & Steve Garaventa Upgrade
One Of Our Schoolhouse Lights To A Better LED

Volunteer on a red ladder trimming a hedge beside a lattice fence at Radio Central
Keith Scott & Denny Monticelli
Harvest Some Fruit From Our Orange Tree

Volunteers unpacking boxes on a table in the Radio Central parking area
Kent Leech, Walt Hayden & Miles Steubing
Sort New Vacuum Tube Donations

Cluttered workbench with a small CRT television, parts bins and tools
Work In Progress… Radio With Pictures Coming Back To Life

Volunteers working with metal tubing and picnic tables in the Radio Central backyard

It’s Springtime in February in Alameda so the weather is good for yard work. Steve Garaventa & Earl Hammers start the assembly of our new 10′ x 20′ shade structure. Our old one outlived its usefulness and was torn apart in last year’s storm. 

Volunteers raising a white tarp over a metal canopy frame in the Radio Central backyard

Long wooden picnic table in the Radio Central backyard in front of green storage sheds
Denny Monticelli Sands One Of Our Lunch Serving Tables

Members eating lunch at tables under a tan canopy in the Radio Central backyard, with a small dog nearby
Structure Complete! Zoey & Betty Approve

Members eating lunch at a picnic table in the Radio Central backyard
Happy Lunchers Joe, Bart, Earl & Our Cook, Keith

Volunteers chatting over lunch at a table under a canopy in the Radio Central backyard
Nice To Be Outside With Denny, Walt, Raj, Gilles & Kent 

Volunteers eating lunch at a folding table under a canopy in the Radio Central backyard
Steve, Dave, Philip And John Enjoy Lunch In The Shade

Inside the storage building: metal shelves stacked with vintage radios and electronics

The 40′ Container That Holds
Storage building packed with metal shelves of vintage radios, tape recorders and electronics

Our Other Collection Artifacts
Metal shelving in the storage building holding vintage radios, televisions and audio equipment
Is Getting Organized. Yay! First Time It’s Been Done.

Volunteer in a face mask standing beside a tall wooden radio cabinet in front of a tool wall
Dan DeRensis Lays Down Some Lacquer In The Warm Climate

 

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