Thread: Senak radio ??
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Old 03-12-2014, 11:16 AM
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'Tis a mystery. Can't find anything about it on the web. My first guess would be just postwar, but it seems to have the standard octal tube lineup, and would a minor manufacturer have access to that line of tubes? I'm guessing 12SK7, 12SA7, 12SQ7, 50L6, 35Z5. Lots of just-postwar sets had odd lineups as they used what they had or could get; could sell just about anything due to the pent-up demand for radios since none were made during the war. Also it has apparently a PM speaker, which was just coming in before wartime production stopped, so that might point to postwar. Chassis is very generous in size for what it is, lots of real estate. Speaker appears to be about 5", has a dial light, so not the cheapest radio to build. Metal tubes: a good spec, if that's what was there originally, = good shielding. The cabinet if it's original could point to postwar with folks cranking them out fast. Should be able to tell from the interior if it looks to have been factory made. All just my random musings.
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