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Another thing to consider is ease of repair, as almost all old radios will need it!...if you are just starting out in tube radio repair it may be best to start with something simple like a 1960's GE, Zenith, Westinghouse etc. AM table radio just to familiarize yourself with the circuitry.
The Zenith Transoceanic B600 is not too complex but will need new caps and a new silicon diode and resistor, and power line fuse to work reliably. It still uses the old bumblebee caps which are notorious for going bad...one of them is right across the powerline and can explode even when the power switch is off.
We have just repaired a Transoceanic B600 and found it to be among the best of all types of radios we tried at bringing in far-away AM stations.
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