Radio Receiver Servicing by John T. Frye (1959, 219 pages). This is a fantastic, down-to-earth book covering how to repair everything from bad reception, no reception, and intermittent problems. What really makes this book stand out is that at the end of each chapter there are a series of questions to help reinforce what was taught. At the end of the book are the answers to all the questions.

From the Introduction:

This is not another volume of radio theory; neither is it an oversimplified introduction to radio repairing. Instead, it is a down-to-earth book on how to repair radios and is written directly for the man who is ready to make his living, or at least part of it, doing radio service.

CONTENTS

Preface
Table of Contents
Introduction

SECTION I - NO RECEPTION
Chapter 1 - The Dead Set
Chapter 2 - Tubes Light But No Sound
Chapter 3 - Only Slight Hum Is Heard
Chapter 4 - Only Noise Can Be Heard
Chapter 5 - Excessive Current Indication

SECTION II - UNSATISFACTORY RECEPTION
Foreword
Chapter 6 - Sets With Excessive Hum
Chapter 7 - Set Does Not Separate Stations
Chapter 8 - Sets That Whistle, Motorboat, Etc.
Chapter 9 - Noisy Sets
Chapter 10 - Sets With Distortion
Chapter 11 - Weak Sets

SECTION III - INTERMITTENTS AND MISCELLANEOUS SERVICE PROBLEMS
Foreword
Chapter 12 - Intermittent Loss of Reception
Chapter 13 - Intermittent Faulty Reception
Chapter 14 - Transistor Receivers and Printed Circuits
Chapter 15 - Auto Radios and Storage-Battery Portables
Chapter 16 - All-Wave and FM Sets

Conclusion
Answers to Review Questions

With the knowledge and experience you gain from this book it should be possible for you to pursue a rewarding and satisfying hobby in antique radio restoration.

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