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P S A R A Annual Contest
2005 Contest Winners


PSARA holds a contest once a year, on the November meeting date. It gives members a chance to show off their prized radios, and stand a chance of winning a ribbon.
 
Plastic Table Models Wood Table Models
 
The radios are arranged by category --
    Crystal Sets
    Battery Sets
    AC Wood Sets
    AC Metal and Plastic Sets
    Ham, Military and Communications Sets
    Novelty Radios
    Transistor Radios
    Vacuum Tube Portables
    Miscellaneous Hardware, Mikes, etc.
    Signs, Ads, Documents, Books, Printed Materials
    Catalin and Mirrored Radios
    Console Radios
Catalin
 
Zenith Chairside Early Table Model




2007 CONTEST WINNERS
A  Crystal Sets  Old
1st     Loren Dorah         Beaver Baby Grand

B  Crystal Sets  Modern
1st     Bob Phelps          Red Crystal Set
2nd     Ken Korhonen        Mercury 7 Astronaut Radio

C  Battery Sets
1st     Doug Thomle         1926 Metrodyne
2nd     Loren Dorrah        Atwater Kent 12
3rd 	Christian Thomle    Greebe Syncrophase Seven
 
D  AC Wood Sets
1st     Doug Thomle         1932 Echophone Model 17
2nd     Bob Packer          Emerson AL 148
3rd     Benji Batayola      Philco 90 Cathedral
 
E  AC Metal Sets
1st     Jim Collins         '28 Atwater Kent Model 40
2nd     Loren Dorrah        Hopalong Cassidy
 
F-AC Plastic Sets
1st     Loren Dorrah        Emerson (Brown)
2nd     Jim Collins         '39 FADA Model L96W
3rd     Drew Ritland        Emerson 744

G  Ham/Military & Communication
1st     Steve Billings      TBX 8 & Accessories
2nd     Al Ross             Hallicrafters SX 71
3rd     Doug Thomle         J H Bunnell Telegraph Pen
 
H  Novelty
1st     Steve Berglund      Abbotswares Palomino
2nd     Jim Collins         '38 Majestic "Charlie McCarthy"
3rd     Amanda Thomle       Avon on the Air Microphone
 
I-Transistor
1st     Ted Demski          Zenith Royal 500
2nd     Steve Berglund      Star Lite Jet Globe
3rd     Dale Thompson 	    Standard Micronic Ruby

J  Vacuum Tube Portable
1st     Doug Thomle         1955 Zenith Transoceanic
2nd     Christian Thomle    Zenith Transoceanic Suitcase
 			
K  Miscellaneous
1st     Steve Berglund      RCA DX 77 Microphone
2nd     Al Ross             Electron-O Amplifier Kit
3rd     Loren Dorrah        Precision Tube Tester

L  Signs/Ads/Documents
1st     Benji Batayola      Postal Telegraph Night Lettergram & Clock
2nd     Christian Thomle    Radio Call Book/Magazine
3rd     Mark Wentzel        Popular Science 1958
 
M  Catalin
1st     Loren Dorrah        Addison
2nd     Steve Berglund 	    FADA 1000 Insert Grill
3rd     Jim Collins 	    '46 Bendix Model 546 C

 
N  Mirror
1st     Pete Peterson   n   '36 Sparton Model 557
 
O  Consoles
1st     Loren Dorrah        Zenith Model 12A58
2nd     Pete Peterson       '31 Philco Grandfather Clock
3rd     Benji Batayola      Zenith 10-5-156
 
P  Speakers
1st     Loren Dorrah        Tower Castle
2nd     Steve Berglund 	    O'Neil Junior (Ship Speaker)
3rd     Christian Thomle    Rola Horn Speaker
 
Q  Television
1st     Ken Korhonen        Emerson Model 600 7"
2nd     Al Ross             Sony Model 8-301W
3rd     Evan Madden         Panasonic TR-904R
 
BEST OF SHOW
        Doug Thomle         1926 Metrodyne (Battery Set)