Browning-Drake Radio Construction Details

Constructing Browning-Drake Radios

Listed here are articles from old wireless sources and links to resources to help you construct an authentic 1920's Browning-Drake Radio. This was a popular kit radio in the late 1920's Please Note: To print the scanned JPG images on this site, Please right click the mouse over the image and take the Save Picture as option and save the image to your hard disk. Then load the image into a graphic program and print from the graphic program.

Browning-Drake

Radio Engineering

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Browning-Drake article from Radio News February 1926

Home Made Coils for the Browning-Drake articles from Radio News Dec 1926 & Jan 1927 (new 17-01-00)

A Booster Unit for the Browning-Drake from Radio News August 1928 (new 14-01-00)

Browning-Drake article on the Radio Bay web site

Electronics Australia published two artices on Browning-Drake Radios in November and December 1994

Print a image How to Print circuit and layout images.

Parts Suppliers

Coil Formers and Black Front Panels etc - ckeckout Brians Wireless Workshop for lots of old radio gear.

Black Front Panels - Orders taken for Black Panels cut to size for the front of the Browning Drake radio. These are made of a smooth black material approx 5mm thick, satin black surface. (I have ordered one for my Browning Drake), Phone John at Philips Vintage Radio House on Phone/Fax Brisbane (Australia) (07) 3201 - 2739 (International +61-7-3201-2739) Email:

Square busbar wire - approx 1.25mm square. copper or tinned, Great for wiring up your Browning Drake Phone Barry on Melbourne (Australia) (03) 9560 1435 (International: +61-3-9560-1435)

A, B, C Voltage Supplies - Radio Restorations, Wodonga Victoria, Australia produce kits and assembled A/B/C power supplies to power your Browning Drake or any other old battery valve (tube) radio's.
Phone: (Australia) (02) 6024 4558 (International: +61-2-6024-4558) radiores@dragnet.com.au

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