Upcoming Class

Tube Radio Repair and Restoration Course

Learn How to Repair the All American Five Tube AM Radio

Traditional Class - Friday, January 12, 2024 to March 15, 2024

Friday Nights for 10 Weeks

The Museum of Radio and Technology is offering a series of classes to repair the basic five tube radio. Our focus will be on a classic five tube radio type called the All American Five (AA5) AM radio made by dozens of US companies from the late 1940s up through the late 1960’s. There were millions of these radios produced and were found in just about everyone’s home during the heyday of AM radio. This course is designed for those individuals with little or no electronic background but with a desire to bring one of those old radios back to life again. If you are interested in learning how to fix an old tube radio yourself read on for the details.

This is a 10-week course starting Friday, January 12^th, 2024, continuing through to Friday, March 15th. The venue is at the Museum of Radio and Technology, 1640 Florence Ave, Huntington West Virginia 25701. Classes are two hours long starting at 7:00pm and finishing at 9:00pm each Friday evening. A typical class is divided into one hour for classroom instruction and one hour for hands on lab work. MRT will provide the tools, test equipment, and even a five-tube radio to repair if you don’t have one of your own to work on. If you plan on bringing your own radio it must be approved by either Bob Ripley or Bill Reich, either of which can be reached at mratwv@gmail.com. The cost of the course is $200.00 due the first night of class. The student will also need to bring a three-ring binder to hold the class hand out material, a pencil, and a calculator capable of doing scientific notation (most modern cell phones have this capability built into them). There might be a textbook that you will need to purchase from Amazon. We are reviewing several and will let you know when you sign up for the course.

Classes are limited to six participants, and we need a minimum of three individuals to hold the class. If you are interested but have questions or if you would like to sign up contact Bob Ripley at mratwv@gmail.com.

AA5 Summer Camp - Monday, June 24, 2024 to Friday, June 28th

5 Days in June

We have had a number of requests from individuals living out of state for a compressed All American Five (AA5) radio repair course. We aim to please so here you go! Announcing the AA5 Summer Camp. We are taking our popular 10-week radio repair course and providing the same amount of content but within five days.

Summer camp starts on Monday, June 24^th and runs through Friday, June 28^th. The venue is the Museum of Radio and Technology, 1640 Florence Ave, Huntington West Virginia 25701. Classes are going to be four to five hours long per day, starting at 10:00am. Lunch will be from 12:00 pm to 12:50 pm then the afternoon session will start again at 1:00 pm. A typical class day will be divided into somewhat equal parts classroom instruction and hands on lab work. MRT will provide the tools, test equipment, and even a five-tube radio to repair and keep if you don’t have one of your own to work on. Should you be planning on bringing your own radio to summer camp it must be approved by either Bob Ripley or Bill Reich prior to class start date. Either of these folks can be reached at mratwv@gmail.com.

The cost of the course is $225.00, and it is due on Monday morning, the first day of class. The student will also need to bring a three-ring binder to hold the class hand out material, a pencil, and a calculator capable of doing scientific notation (most modern cell phones have this capability built into them). There might be a textbook that you will need to purchase from Amazon. We are reviewing several and will let you know when you sign up for the course. Participants are responsible for their own lodging and meals except for Friday in which the MRT staff will be providing a pizza lunch for all that day.