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Originally Posted by Adam
Those early 60s zeniths are nice sets. I think the 'F' chassis is from '61. I have the 16D25Q (1960 space command 17"), the 16F28 (1961 23" console), and the 16G27 (1961 19") - all are great sets I watch all the time.
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I had a K2739 (the chassis number escapes me) Zenith 23" console TV (1963, no SC) back in the late '60s. It was a trash day find; someone had filched all the tubes except the 1J3 HV rectifier and the 23ANP4 CRT. I got it home (with a bit of help from an old friend), put new tubes in it and it worked--very, very well, as I would expect from Zenith TVs of that era. I had the set in the basement and was able to get excellent pictures on all three Cleveland VHF network stations; the set also worked halfway decently on rabbit ears in the same location, again as I would expect since the tubes were brand new. This set had three video IF stages (two 6EH7s and a 6EJ7), so I wasn't surprised that I had the razor-sharp picture which was typical of these older Zeniths. The sound was great as well, with a 6BN6/6BQ5 audio stage, tone control and a 6x9 oval speaker; the thing sounded so good I eventually patched an old FM tuner into the set, across the volume control. I wasn't disappointed; the sound was every bit as good as, if not better than, the TV sound.