PLEASE BE MY GUEST THE FIRST BRAZILIAN WWW SITE FOR VINTAGE RADIO COLLECTORS Since March 1998 This page is dedicated to the admirers of these "NOVELEIROS" which date back to the 1920's, 1930's.... I am pleased to invite you to visit my collection and to do some research around the features and history of each radio. My special fields are portable, battery powered and the famous "Rabo Quente" ( hot tail ) from Brazil, America or Europe. Please send your commentary to: João A.B.Mello. I purchase transistorized or tubes radios, regardless the date of manufacture and condition.

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CURIOSITIES NOVELEIRO Noveleiro was an affectionate knickname given to household radios by older radio-amateurs in Brazil, since in those olden times, "Radio-Novelas " ( Radio Soap-Operas ) were a very popular form of entertainment. RABO QUENTE ( HOT TAIL ) Rabo-Quente ( hot tail ) was a term that appeared in Brazil by the end of 1949 and beginning of the Fifties. It referred to the radios designed for 110 or 220 V AC/DC ( without transformer ). For the purpose of powering the filaments of the tubes, which were connected in series, a resistance wire, running alongside the power cord was used. After a couple of hours, the power cord would heat up though, particularly when used with 220 V. Hence, the "Hot Tail" knickname.

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