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Konrad Birkner † 12.08.2014, Germany - Tube collection

Below you find a part of the tube collection Konrad Birkner † 12.08.2014. As a teenager mainly repair of pre WW2 radios.Hobby became profession by graduation as an EE (Dipl.Eng.Communications). 6 years Rohde & Schwarz (Polyskop) followed by 26 Years Aerospace Avionics. Early retirement (health) at age 53 gave even more time allowance for the hobby (not the only one). Radio collecting started in 1978 when I remembered a wonderful radio I owned as a boy (and played it to death, shame!). It was a Blaupunkt VII. The collection grew, but 20 years went by - until I could proudly own my dream radio. It joined an international party of about 300 Radios: Crystal Sets (ca.70); US radios (ca.120); the 1920s; Homebrew contemporary and recent; early Superheterodynes with triodes; tiny little Japan made colorful tube radios around the latest miniature AC/DC tube generation. Please see this "in memoriam" which was the only page we displayed on his funeral day (EE). Zunächst Jugendbastler, Schwerpunkt Reparaturen von Vorkriegsgeräten, dann Hobby zum Beruf gemacht (Dipl.Ing.Nachrichtentechnik), 6 Jahre Rohde & Schwarz (Polyskop), 26 Jahre Luft- und Raumfahrtelektronik, mit 53 in Frührente = noch mehr Zeit fürs Hobby (aber nicht das einzige); Sammeln seit 1978, als der Wunsch nach einem Blaupunkt VII wieder aufkam, den ich (Oh Schande !) in jungen Jahren mal besaß und "kaputt spielte". Die Sammlung wuchs und der VII kam auch, aber erst nach über 20 Jahren. Er traf auf eine Reihe Zeitgenossen aus aller Welt. Ich sammle: USA; Detektorgeräte; 20er-Jahre; Selbstbaugeräte (original und eigene), Triodensuper, und kleine bunte Röhrenradios mit Miniatur- Netzröhren (die allerletzte Röhrenradiogeneration aus Japan). Bitte klicken Sie dieses "in memoriam", das wir am Tag seiner Beerdigung als einzige Seite des Radiomuseum.org als Wertschätzung seiner Arbeit zeigten (EE).

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Excerpt from the tube collection of Konrad Birkner † 12.08.2014. These images (tube photos) were uploaded to the respective tubes or valves by Konrad Birkner † 12.08.2014.

A310 Philips; Eindhoven (tubes in... NL	AmpladynIV Blaupunkt (Ideal), Berlin, s... D	AR06 Ediswan, Siemens Edison Swan... GB
Audion_Replica_1 Unknown - CUSTOM BUILT: USA USA	AX50 1939 Philips; Eindhoven (tubes in... NL	B-II 1922 Philips; Eindhoven (tubes in... NL
C_CeCo 1925 CeCo (tubes), C.E. Mfg. Co. ... USA	C12_Triode Cunningham Inc., E.T.; Harr... USA	C299 Cunningham Inc., E.T.; Harr... USA
C509A 1932 Philips; Eindhoven (tubes in... NL	CD74 NEC Corporation, Nippon Elec... J	CL124 Métal; France (tubes) F
CW-1344 1919 Common type USA tube/semicond. USA	CX299 Cunningham Inc., E.T.; Harr... USA	CX301A 1925 Cunningham Inc., E.T.; Harr... USA
D1,8/1,2 Heimann GmbH, PTW; Wiesbaden D	DAC1 MO Valve Co. Ltd.; GB GB	DF1 Common type Europe tube/semi... EU
DK1 Common type Great Britain tu... GB	DL2 Common type Great Britain tu... GB	DV2 1923 DeForest-Tubes USA
DZ1 Métal; France (tubes) F	EF89 1954 Common type Europe tube/semi... EU	EH90 Common type Europe tube/semi... EU
EL41 1947 Common type Europe tube/semi... EU	EM1 1936 Common type Europe tube/semi... EU	EM83 Röhrenwerk "Anna Seghers" Ne... D
EM84 1957 Common type Europe tube/semi... EU	EM87 1961 Common type Europe tube/semi... EU	EZ90 1951 Common type Europe tube/semi... EU

Tube collector page of valve collector Konrad Birkner † 12.08.2014 as «own HP at RMorg»
As a member of Radiomuseum.org Konrad Birkner † 12.08.2014 displays items in his/her tube collection. Tubes are called valves in British oriented countries.
Valve and tube collectors as well as radio collectors are invited to join Radiomuseum.org. Every member can display separate collections of tubes, radios etc.

Konrad Birkner † 12.08.2014 started his/her tube collection (valve collection) here on 27.Apr.2005. [index-en]

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