Show us your vintage pocket transistor radios!

[Paula]

Originally posted by Charlie
CLEAN Zenith! That little puppy must weigh a good bit for a small radio considering all of the metal on the front.

Thanks, Charlie! Yes, it does seem heavy for such a small radio!

And LOUD, too! It seems like as soon as you turn it on, it's at about 3/4 volume, and then it only gets slightly louder as you turn it up. Any ideas what might be causing this?

I do know that the original mercury batteries were rated at 1.4 volts, and the alkaline batteries I'm using are 1.5 volts, but that slight difference in voltage shouldn't make that much of a difference, should it?

Paula