RCA AC/DC portable radio

[dieseljeep]

Originally Posted by mstaton

Picked this up today at my friends Pawn shop for $10. It was filthy(coal dust from the 1920's furnace which still works) and non operational. All it did was hum. of course after a recap, which was very easy, it works great. its only 4 tubes but picks up distant stations with ease. Model number is 8-BX-6E. looks like it was made in the late 50's or early 60's. Of course I'll probably never run it on batteries but that's OK. The swivel antenna is interesting.

Those radios did a great job of picking up distant stations at night.
Now, it seems more difficult, as all the EMI noise, from computers, switching power supplies and electronic ballasts.