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    Hello, my name is Shawn Kuyvenhoven, I am 27, live in Surrey, British Columbia, Canada, and I have been collecting and restoring radios (at least, attempting to) for about 12 years. It all started when I built a crystal radio, then grew when a friend of mine, Hans Alderliesten, gave me a Westinghouse console radio and a tube tester. Now I have about 25 radios, some consoles, some tabletops, some military equipment, even a few European radios. On some of my earlier restorations, I didn't do a very good job on the refinishing, so I will have to redo them in the future. For now, they look good, work good, and make great conversation pieces. 

    The highlights of my collection include a 1924 Radiola III with Cunningham C-11's and a pair of Brandes headphones, a 1925 Grebe Synchrophase MU1, a Magnavox R3-B speaker horn, and a Rockwell Collins HF 2050 communications receiver. This site is still under construction, but I intend to put pictures of my other radios here too. Right now my primary project is the R520.

My 1924 Radiola III with Cunningham C-11 tubes, original manual, and a pair of Brandes "Superior" Headphones, all in original working condition.