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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.

UX-199_code9 1925 Common type USA tube/semicond. USA	UX200A 1926 Common type USA tube/semicond. USA	UX201A 1925 Common type USA tube/semicond. USA
UX222 1927 Common type USA tube/semicond. USA	VG-1 1934 Sparton-Cardon Tubes; Jackso... USA	VG220 1929 Seibt, Dr. Georg (Nachf.); B... D
Viso-Glo	WD11 1922 Westinghouse for Brand RCA-R... USA	WD12 1923 RCA (RCA Victor Co. Inc.); N... USA
WE215A Western Electric Company Inc... USA	WX12 1925 RCA (RCA Victor Co. Inc.); N... USA	zzz_trash1
1C5GT Common type USA tube/semicond. USA	1H5GT Common type USA tube/semicond. USA	1V2 RCA (RCA Victor Co. Inc.); N... USA
3NFB 1927 Loewe-(Opta); Deutschland D	4G35 TeKaDe (TKD), Süddeutsche Te... D	6/100 1924 Métal; France (tubes) F
6AJ5 Common type USA tube/semicond. USA	6E10_Ultron Ultron (tubes) B	6GJ5 Common type USA tube/semicond. USA
6N7GT Common type USA tube/semicond. USA	6R Fivre - tubes; Milano (MI) I	7L7 Common type USA tube/semicond. USA
10E/122 Common type Great Britain tu... GB	12SR7 Common type USA tube/semicond. USA	30NG 1935 Loewe-(Opta); Deutschland D
34 Common type USA tube/semicond. USA	35 1931 Common type USA tube/semicond. USA	39/44 Common type USA tube/semicond. USA

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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