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Was the front of the radio damaged somehow? Looks like the entire front panel is full of cracks, as if it had been forcibly struck.
The chassis looks awfully small in relation to the size of the cabinet. Must be packed underneath and a nightmare to work on.
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Heh--no, the front panel is crackle-finish paint. It's a pretty simple radio for its performance.
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>>> Pile Wonder
Sounds like a haemorrhoid lotion! |
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That'd be for "Piles Wonder", but I digress.... |
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Here's my Sony TR-814 from 1961 I believe - AM and two shortwave bands, *very* good reception on the AM side. Have been enjoying this one for several years.
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All great looking radios that I see in this thread. Here is my contribution: a great looking Hammarlund:
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Here's a curb-find Sony ICF-38 that I got several years ago and have begun to use quite a bit around the house and outside. I found an open tracing at the detector. After a small amount of clean up, a jumper and fresh batteries, it was good to go. Has good sound quality with its 3.75" speaker, decent sensitivity and very good selectivity. Runs on 4 AA's or internal AC supply.
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The TFM-7720W is one of those well-built radios you just don't see anymore. While I would not say this radio is built like a tank, it is, IMHO, quite solidly constructed and probably wasn't cheap when it was new in the early 1970s (1973, to be exact). One thing puzzles me about that radio, though. It runs on two D-size flashlight batteries, which I consider odd since most of these radios use four, six or more C-cells. I have a Zenith TransOceanic from the late '50s that uses nine D-cells -- eight for the radio and one for the dial light. However, my three-volt Sony portable is a mystery to me. How could Sony design this set to operate on just three volts? The audio output isn't that great, probably much less than one watt, and there is only one pilot lamp in the set, for the tuning indicator. I apologize for the poor picture (my camera takes great pictures for being a 1.3-mp cheapie from Radio Shack, but I was in a hurry so I took the photo on the fly), but I believe it is sharp enough that you can get an idea of what the radio looks like.
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Need model number and service manual
Does anyone know the model number of this Channel Master Radio ? I don't have it yet, but need to find the service manual. I've seen this radio posted before. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.
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Grayga...tube sets...
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WELL I have the Heathkit Mohican AM SW my dad built on the kitchen table in the 60's sometime. I only have the battery power supply modual for it but an AC modual was available and I guess I should pickup one off eBay.
It still works perfectly and spends it's days and nights waiting for the power to go out so it can spring to life and give me news and info.
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gee which model should i start with
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The best receivers widely available at reasonable prices still seem to be the Zenith Trans-Oceanic (transoceanic) radios. If fm is not important, grab a Royal 1000 from ebay for around $40.00 in working condition. Zenith made around 100,000 of them from 1957 - 1962. Replacement transistors are less than a buck and make 90% of those you find work well. If FM matters, there's the Royal 3000, same price, Zenith made over 150,000 from 1962 - 1969. At the very top of the market is the Royal 7000, an 18 transistor set, usually about $150. These were made from 1969 through 1978. They're all heavy, built to last forever, a pleasure to own and operate. (mac)
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Here's my Zenith Transoceanic, I use it daily, its just a wonderful piece.
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