RADIOFEST 2007 OLD EQUIPMENT CONTEST
August, 2007 Willowbrook, IL.
Contest Award Categories
This year, the Club's 26th. year, the theme for the Contest was oddly enough, "Themed Radios."
1: Best Restoration - Restoration of vintage equipment made before 1960 (Radio, TV, or related).
2: Best New Construction Project - Best reproduction or original construction of a radio or television.
3: Best Radio Costing under $20 - Any radio purchased by the collector for under $20.
4: Televisions - Any Television receiver made before 1970.
5: Communications Receivers - Any ham radio or communications receiver made before 1970.
6: Catalin Type Radios - Any radio made with Catalin, bakelite or other specialty plastic.
7: Pre-1930s Radios - Radios or communications devices made before 1930.
8: Radios of the 1940s & 50s - Non-Catalin type radios made between 140-1960.
9: Radios After 1960 - Non-Catalin type radios made after 1960.
10: Speakers - Any radio related speakers or horns.
11: Open Category - You pick the theme here.
12: 1930s Radios - Radios or communication devices made between 1930 and 1939.
(NOTE: There were no entries for Category 6 this year.)
Jay Volke(r.) receives the Dr. Ralph Muchow, Best of Show Award from 2007 Contest Director Chuck Schwark(l.)
1st. Place, Cat. 1, Dan Schoo, Golden-Leutz, 1928
1st. Place, Cat. 2, Tom Burgess, Reproduction
deForest Responder and Electrolytic Detector, 1905
1st. Place, Cat. 3, John Reinicke, Zenith
Model 520URR TransOceanic, 1953
1st. Place, Cat. 4, Peter Yanczer,
Homebrew Mechanical Television System
1st. Place, Cat. 5, Michael Feldt,
Raco Super-Clipper, 1938
1st. Place, Cat. 7, Geoff Bourne, GECOphone
Model BC2001, 1922
1st. Place, Cat. 8, Don Nordboe, RCA Model
M1-13174 Coin-op Hotel radio, 1946
1st. Place, Cat. 9, John Reinicke, Admiral
Model YG749, AM Table radio, 1966
1st. Place, Cat. 10, Jay Volke, Aladdin Mfg.
'Glo-Cone' Illuminated Cone Speaker, 1927.
BEST OF SHOW 2007
1st. Place, Cat. 11, Jay Volke, Original
deForest Tube Factory Phtos, 1920s
2nd. Place, Cat. 11, Bill Ross, Gebruder Model 10201
Ruhmkorff Coil Spark Transmitter and Coherer Receiver, 1909.
PEOPLES'S CHOICE AWARD 2007
1st. Place, Cat. 12, Harry Blesy,
Dione Quintuplets Radio, 1930s
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