Paul Litwinovich
WSHU Chief Engineer, Author of Vintage Radio SeriesPaul caught the radio bug as a child. By age 12, he had taught himself the basics of vacuum tube theory. He began repairing old, discarded radio sets, the kind that we now call vintage sets. He loved listening, too, to local programs, DJs who picked their own music, talk shows designed to inform, not shock the listener. But his favorite listening was to short wave radio, with its magic of music and programming from all around the world.
Hobby led to career. Paul was a design engineer and engineering manager in the broadcast industry for14 years before coming to WSHU in 1990. He holds an FCC commercial radio license, and an extra class Amateur radio license. And, oh yes, he's still restoring and collecting vintage radio sets, for more than 45 years now — and counting.
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Nowadays we take for granted the ability to just turn on our car radio when we want news, music, or entertainment while traveling about. Such convenience…
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In this day and age, we often hear of various programs, either sponsored or encouraged by the U.S. Government, or initiatives taken by private industry to…
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With all of the publicity given to RadioShack, its bankruptcy, and possible reorganization in the past few months, I decided that it was only fitting to…
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I received many comments about last month’s Trans-oceanic article, mostly about the fond memories from past owners of the radios, and a few questions…
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Last month, we took a look at the beginnings of what would be the age of connectivity on the go, the battery portable radio. This month I'll feature a…
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In today’s age of mobile devices we can hardly imagine being on the go and not being connected at the same time. It was not always the case. As soon as…
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As the country emerged from the Great Depression, and with war looming on the horizon, Americans were looking for something to cheer them up. The radio…
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I could not write articles about vintage radio without including Atwater Kent, both the man and his radios. He is a legend among vintage enthusiasts and…
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Last month, in part one of Radio Prepares for War we looked at the National HRO receiver, which set the bar for the standards required by military radio…
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As the roaring twenties came to a close, radio technology would continue to evolve with significant improvements to consumer sets, particularly in the…