Some aspects and principles of restoring rare and antique household radio equipment

Andrii Seredin

Abstract— In the article features of restoration of rare and antique home the radio equipment from own experience on an example of a lamp radio "WEF Radio" both from a technical and organizational point of view. Considerations are made regarding ways to maximize the authenticity of devices when restoring, replacing failed components, authentic ones, finding compromises for forced use in the process of restoring modern materials and components, and examining the possible impact on museum value.

Key words: restoring, rare, antique, authenticity, radiogramophone, VEF Radio.