Here's big early portable Majestic

[decojoe67]

Originally Posted by init4fun

Hi Joe , the number 420 has come to be very popular slang for smoking pot (marijuana) , and indeed typing just the number 420 into google returns all kinds of "urban legend" history on how that number came to represent it . From what I've read the number 420 doesn't refer to the weed itself , it seems to mean the act of smoking it , as the urban legend goes 4:20 PM was deemed by a bunch of people who smoke it as a great time to smoke some .

Now , aren't ya glad ya asked ?

Haha! I had no idea. There is something to certain numbers that brings mystique.
By the way, this Majestic had now been posted on Radiomuseum. They had it listed originally as "model unknown".

[init4fun]

Originally Posted by decojoe67

Haha! I had no idea. There is something to certain numbers that brings mystique.
By the way, this Majestic had now been posted on Radiomuseum. They had it listed originally as "model unknown".

That's really great that you were able to help them with the model number , to me that kind of info sharing is pretty much the best use there is for the internet

[decojoe67]

Originally Posted by init4fun

That's really great that you were able to help them with the model number , to me that kind of info sharing is pretty much the best use there is for the internet

Yes. I'm so disappointed when I research a set on the Net and there's little to no info. on it.
Here is the updated Majestic page:
https://www.radiomuseum.org/r/majest..._portable.html

[decojoe67]

Just to update, I had my repairman fix it for me. All tubes blown, open output trans., and in need of a full recap. With 1.5 for the A and 10 9V's for the B, the set plays like it looks - full rich sound and very sensitive. I never saw one of these so big or heard one play this good. I'd recommend to any radio collector to get just one of these '39-'40 tweed-stripes models, but you'll soon have 2 or 3!

[dieseljeep]

Originally Posted by decojoe67

Just to update, I had my repairman fix it for me. All tubes blown, open output trans., and in need of a full recap. With 1.5 for the A and 10 9V's for the B, the set plays like it looks - full rich sound and very sensitive. I never saw one of these so big or heard one play this good. I'd recommend to any radio collector to get just one of these '39-'40 tweed-stripes models, but you'll soon have 2 or 3!

My favorite luggable radio is still the Emerson 523 and variants.
It is the one that the tube filaments run off the cathode voltage of the 50B5 when operating on the AC line. Audio output is 1 watt, versus 250mw when operating on battery.
Also, it doesn't use that large voltage dropping for the filaments, when operating on AC.
Look up the schematic in Nostalgia Air.

[decojoe67]

Originally Posted by dieseljeep

My favorite luggable radio is still the Emerson 523 and variants.
It is the one that the tube filaments run off the cathode voltage of the 50B5 when operating on the AC line. Audio output is 1 watt, versus 250mw when operating on battery.
Also, it doesn't use that large voltage dropping for the filaments, when operating on AC.
Look up the schematic in Nostalgia Air.

Interesting, although I'm not very elec. adept. I'm big with aesthetics with old sets. I like how the '39-'40 models have that vintage-luggage look with the stripes and how the details are very table-radio-like. Very quickly, by about '41, they took on a more modern look and solid Tolex colors. I also like the big clunky chassis' in the early models. You can't believe that they'd play on batteries. This particular Majestic with batteries must weigh 20 lbs. They're just so primitive.