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Originally Posted by jr_tech
Another "small but cute" radio that turns up once in a while is this small AC-only tabletop Zenith K-412 series. It is very small and almost totally enclosed... the trick; it uses low voltage portable radio tubes rather than the typical AC-DC "All American 5". Very cute, hard to find in good condition at a reasonable price.
http://www.radiophile.com/k412.htm
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It is next to impossible for me to believe this radio worked at all if the tubes had no cathodes, as the description of the set at radiophile.com states -- unless these were special tubes designed exclusively for battery-operated radios.
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Jeff, WB8NHV
Collecting, restoring and enjoying vintage Zenith radios since 2002
Zenith. Gone, but not forgotten.
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