I started doing some research for my "TVs of the past" piece, and I stumbled across the Colorado Radio Collectors.
These guys -- yes, most of them are guys -- collect old radios and refurbish them. There's a wealth of information on their site, including where to find parts and how to do repairs.
They have a members meeting every other month, and their annual antique radio show is coming up (hopefully in March). I know radios are somewhat ancillary to TV, but I think it would be fun to check them out. Is this the future of antique analog TVs?
I actually don't think so, because at least with these funky old washing machine-sized radios, once you fix them up, you can turn them on and tune in to the airwaves. With old TVs, however, you can spend all the time and effort you want repairing them, but you won't be able to catch a signal.
Unless, that is, you create your own? Hmmmm, there may well be a future use for obsolete TVs somehow, somewhere...
Image from Colorado Radio Collectors
-- Jordan
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