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Old 05-18-2010, 10:18 AM
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This has to be one of Zenith's best 1960s clock radios. It should pull in stations like crazy once the chassis is properly overhauled. In addition to the RF amp stage, this also has a shielded antenna, so that noises from auto ignitions, sparks, thunderstorms, etc. will not interfere with reception; it was probably designed this way for use in RF-deprived areas miles away from local radio stations, although it would be a great AM DX set today. The radio probably sold for over $100 when new -- a bit much, IMHO, for a radio that was probably only used a few minutes each morning. Then again, I have a Zenith H480 AM/FM/stereo FM clock radio that sold for close to double that much when it was new in 1980. That set was, IMHO, overdesigned for a clock radio, with stereo and a headphone jack, but that's material for another thread.
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