Paul Ledger built up a most remarkable Australian Vintage Radio website some years ago, with a substantial gallery of indexed images, perhaps now in need of another enthusiast’s interest. He let me use his pictures of the original units my Classic chassis would have originally belonged in. I gather that some time ago Paul lost most of the off-line website files in a computer crash, and the enthusiasm to build it all back up again has waned, overshadowed by more recent interests. He could well be in the market to let someone else take over the site. “Maintaining it means thumbing through old mag’s for piccies of old radios and gear etc. etc, and then editing them to go on the site” he told me.

The Historical Radio Society of Australia, (inc.) was formed in 1982 by a group of enthusiasts committed to the preservation of Australia's radio heritage. From it's origins in Victoria, the HRSA has become a nationwide organisation of over 900 members, with affiliated groups all around Australia. Members of the HRSA come from all walks of life, but are united by a common interest in radio. There are a number of informal "special interest" groups within the organisation, concentrating on particular facets of the hobby. HRSA members hold regular meetings at a number of locations around Australia Meeting activities include radio displays, auctions, technical discussion and trade in radio components.

In July 2001 I became Member No. 1652.

I am deeply indebted to Brian for his help with schematics and advice for a newbie to the world of radio restoration. Brian supplies an incredible range of items at very realistic prices and I have nothing but admiration for his efforts. A visit to his website will be well worth your trouble; you’re sure to find some real treasures!

Rod Smith hails from Queensland and is author of two "gallery" style volumes on Australian vintage radios. Although not attempting or claiming to be definitive works on Australian vintage radio, these are most significant reference resources. Both books feature substantial (black-and-white) photographic collections of most if not all Australian makes and models of the valve radio era.

The first, "The Best Years of Australian Radio", (1988), is organised basically by year of manufacture sequentially, which I personally found a bit cumbersome to use quickly as a reference. (I made my own listing by model of those brands I'm interested in to get around this).

The second volume, "More Australian Radio" (2002) is organised and indexed quite differently - basically by brand, and for my purposes I found this much quicker and easier to use. Both books are very comprehensive and now amongst the most valuable in my library, and represent a huge volume of work to put together and publish.