November 18, 2024

Home Ground #32
Bozeman, Montana
2024

My grandparents old radio. I’ve owned it for about 40 years, about how long they had it after buying it new in the 1930s. It was not in working order when I got it but I finally had it’s electronics reworked. As a kid I used to listen to all sorts of exotic (to me) AM radio stations as well as the occasional short-wave broadcast. There’s not much in the way of good AM stations any more and short-wave has all but disappeared thanks to the internet. But I had a Bluetooth receiver added to it so now can play music off my phone or computer and enjoy the mellow sounds the old tube system produces. The Fashion Queen says we should only play music from the 30s and 40s given the vintage of the radio. Music from those decades does seem to sound best suited for this equipment.