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New Old Radio Day: Zenith Zephyr 6S157
Picked this up in a trade
From 1937, a Zenith Zephyr, Model 6S157 Last edited by zombie1210; 09-01-2018 at 07:27 PM. Reason: pics |
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Very nice!
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Let me live in the house beside the road and be a friend to man. |
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She goes into the shop tomorrow for a thorough tune up. I only powered it up for a few seconds to see if the dial lit up.
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Unique design. I like it.
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I do too. A simple yet elegant art deco design.
And the dial is really nice. This model is supposedly fairly uncommon. First one I've ever seen. |
Audiokarma |
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Nice cabinet. I'm not impressed with the chassis. I have an 8 tube chassis with shadowmeter that would fit just fine. One of the tubes is an RF amp.
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Rick (Sparks) Ethridge |
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Just a 5 tuber. Not as complicated as my 18 tube Sparton, that's for sure. I think they made a 9 tube version of this radio, as well.
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A beauty! I love trade deals like that.
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Bryan |
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They made a 6 tube, eight tube with single-ended output and a 10 tube push/pull set. Both the eight and the 10 had the "bulls eye" shadowmeter.
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What's the "split second" dial scale for?
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Audiokarma |
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There are two pointers on the dial. One pointer moves much slower than the other. Like a fine tuning scale or something. I'm not sure.
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You are correct, sir.
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Rick (Sparks) Ethridge |
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I just dropped it off with my "antique radio guy". I should have it back in a week or so, all spec'd up and out, and ready to play.
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You WILL need either a long wire outside antenna or an amplified indoor antenna. My 7S363 is essentially the same as your Zephyr. It just has an "tuning eye" tube,
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Quote:
Its hard to beat a black dial Zenith for looks. |
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