Sony 5-307UW portable

[Sandy G]

Does that l'il guy have UHF on it? Then it's prolly '65 or so. I had one like it-Santa Claus brought it in Christmas '62. It lasted til '69, & the CRT died. It also had the tuner fixed a couple times, went swimming in the commode another, generally stood up well to the ministrations of a 5-12 yr old kid. I remember Sony had that funky plug on a lot of their stuff-they may still sell 'em. They DO have a pretty good selection of parts for their older stuff. -Sandy G.

[AgentWinchester]

Unfortunately my arsemonkey neighbors put a sloppy coating of gold enamel all over the front. i have some of the same stuff, so if i can't remove it, i'll touch it up.

Unfortunately, the antenna is broke, and the UHF knob doesn't move the indicator. maybe i'll open it up and check the tuning string.....

[Sandy G]

Those l'il guys show up on You-Know-Where all the time, & usually not a lot of money...I think they made that model from '62 til like '67 or so & made a blue jillion of 'em, so you might luck up & get another for parts & the cord. Lotsa times they also have the cute-as-a-bug's-ear case w/em, too. They were fairly expensive when new-I think my old man paid about $300 for the one I got for Xmas, but they were kinda the XboX/MP3-must-have-gizmo of their day. Seems like JFK and/or Jackie had one, & believe it or nutz, the Kennedys were almost like rock stars back then-and what they had, EVERYBODY else had to have one, too.-Sandy G.