tube radio
Antique broadcast receiver
A tube radio is a radio receiver that uses vacuum tubes to amplify signals, the dominant technology from the 1920s through the 1950s before transistors replaced them.
Enthusiasts still collect and restore vintage tube radios, and some audiophiles prefer their warm sound: He found an old tube radio at the estate sale and got it working again.
- vacuumAbsence of matter
- valveFluid flow controller
- antennaBroadcast signal receiver
- dialGraduated circular indicator
- staticWithout motion or change
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