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I don't know much about this radio either; never heard of the brand before now, but it looks a little bit like one of the early Panasonic multi-band portables (your set may well be a rebadged Panasonic). However, it looks as if it should serve you well, if you say it sounds great and will receive just about anything (except UHF police and TV audio) that's out there. Even though this radio has two bands for TV channels 2-13, don't expect to hear anything on them, as TV audio as well as video is now 100-percent digital and transmitted mostly on UHF channels. You might hear the audio from digital TV stations still on VHF channels, if there are any in your area, but I wouldn't count on it.
This is one of the few multi-band transistor portables I've ever seen with a separate band for the CB channels as well. Makes sense, as CB was still a licensed and rather orderly, organized service in the late '70s. It wasn't until 1983, when the FCC stopped issuing CB licenses, that the Citizens Band went all to........pieces.
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Jeff, WB8NHV
Collecting, restoring and enjoying vintage Zenith radios since 2002
Zenith. Gone, but not forgotten.
Last edited by Jeffhs; 01-02-2010 at 03:34 PM.
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