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Originally Posted by mstaton
Picked this up today at my friends Pawn shop for $10. It was filthy(coal dust from the 1920's furnace which still works) and non operational. All it did was hum. of course after a recap, which was very easy, it works great. its only 4 tubes but picks up distant stations with ease. Model number is 8-BX-6E. looks like it was made in the late 50's or early 60's. Of course I'll probably never run it on batteries but that's OK. The swivel antenna is interesting.
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Those radios did a great job of picking up distant stations at night.
Now, it seems more difficult, as all the EMI noise, from computers, switching power supplies and electronic ballasts.
