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General Category => General Radio Discussion => Topic started by: ChrisSmolinski on February 18, 2019, 1321 UTC
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What other people might call a museum, Jerry O’Reilly calls a hobby.
Mr. O’Reilly has been fixing, building, and collecting radios for nearly his entire life. Now, at 73 years old, he owns thousands of models, spread across three stories in a brick building in downtown Toledo. CB radios. Ham radios. Heathkit radios, which he started building as a cub scout in the 1950s.
For 50 years, he has operated a radio repair business in the city for individuals and organizations alike. He’s still in business, kind of, though he’s semi-retired. He’s also in all likelihood the only game in town when it comes to his line of work, meaning the police, the fire department, local hospitals — anyone who uses radios and scanners — comes to him when they need a tune up.
“Right now, I’m just having fun,” he said.
Full article:
https://www.toledoblade.com/business/technology/2019/02/08/toledo-jerry-o-reilly-reflects-on-50-years-in-radio-business/stories/20190201004/