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Old 06-23-2014, 11:32 AM
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Originally Posted by DavGoodlin View Post
For only $4.97 -the local GW had a 7" Quasar monochrome portable model XP1772SJ with a slide rule tuner.

Dated Aug 1980, it takes 9 D cells under a side-mount cover. I plugged it in and it made nice crisp and contrasty snow.

Now, if I could only find a DTV converter circuit board that would fit in and power off those batts.
Some of the newer issue RCA DTV convertors are rather small and operate from 9 VDC. The circuit board is about the same size as the outer case, which is rather small.
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