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Originally Posted by electronjohn
An old car radio running off a 12v battery or a converter can be a great AM DX rig, since they were optimized to work with that car whip antenna. Hook up any kind of longwire and the results can be impressive. Of course, tubes are a fun way to go...just have to block out the vibrator buzz!!
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Aren't most of the tube-type car radios in existence of the 'low plate
potential' type, with a big PNP germanium output transistor? I know that
these came up only around 1957, but I haven't seen a vibrator type
car radio in years.
01-07-2009, 06:22 PM
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