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- The July 08 Activities with Pictures
VINTAGE RADIO & PHONOGRAPH SOCIETY, INC.

2009 MONTHLY MEETING PROGRAMS
NOTE: Programs will be held at the Senter East Building; Irving, Texas, unless otherwise noted. Located in Senter Park, the actual address is 228 Chamberlain St. The park is bounded by S. Shady Grove, Senter Road, S. Delaware, and Chamberlain St. Refer to the WEB site if you get confused. Programs start at 2pm. unless otherwise noted. Call us on the cell tellie if you get lost.

JANUARY 17

This month will be a technical session discussing the inter workings of the tube superheterdyne radio. Members, Cleo Cherryholmes and Bill McKeown, will explore the purpose the components and how they work together to provide a functional section in a typical superheterdyne radio. A general discussion will follow.

FEBRUARY 21
A Free for All. Please bring something you think would be of interest to discuss (or demonstrate) with the members of VRPS. It can be a new or old acquisition; anything related to radio, phonograph, electricity, history, or?.

MARCH 21
Spring Auction at the Grapevine Convention Center. 6am to 5pm.

APRIL 18
Batteries have always played an important roll for radio. Early receivers were completely dependent on batteries. This month we will review the functionality of the battery, how they work, and how they were replaced. A short video will introduce the program. If you have an interesting battery or battery eliminator, please bring it to show.

MAY 16
Spring Swap Meet. 8am to 12 noon.

JUNE 20
Our program presentation will be "the Alignment procedure of Superheterodyne receivers" by member, Cleo Cherryholmes. An actual demonstration will be performed along with discussion of the necessary equipment and the process. Although some manufacturer's variation in circuitry looks different, the basic process can be followed. A few examples will be covered as well. General discussion will follow.

JULY 18
Annual Repair Session. 8am to 12 noon. Bring your problem sets for our "experts" to help with repairs.

AUGUST 15
Summer Swap Meet. 8am to 12 noon.

Programs are subject to change, contingent on scheduling conflicts. As always, your suggestions for programs/content are welcome. If the programs do not fit your needs and you want something different, let me know. I need volunteers to organize other programs, so consider presenting a program yourself. Call me anytime or send me an email.