New Zealand Radios

[designdesign]

I've recently added a section on my site devoted to transistor radios manufactured in New Zealand during the 1950's and 1960's; there are some real beauties! I've lots more to add, its just a matter of finding time!

http://www.transistorradiodesign.com/nzradios.htm

-james-

[Celt]

Very nice site!

[designdesign]

Cheers mate! Its really fun to take them all apart and clean them up in preparation for the photography and I enjoy researching and writing about them to!

-james-

[Gohan]

Very cool site!

Gohan

[designdesign]

Cheers Gohan, don't forget to sign my somewhat 'spartan' guest book!

[Rayburn69]

I just spent some time looking at your fantastic website! As a transistor radio collector, I really dig this stuffCheers-Ray>

[Tapehead47]

I love old radios, especially am/sw.

So I'll be hanging out here for awhile.

Rick

[Sandy G]

Do you ever see Zenith Trans-Oceanics down there ? One Boatanchor you might wanna keep an eye out for is a Collins R-391, a military shortwave set that is almost legendary in its R-390 version. R-391s are rare, only about 1300 or so made in the early '50s, & for some reason, R-391s have surfaced mainly in Australia/NZ. The only real difference between the 2 sets is that the 391 has an Autotune mechanism. Anyhow, GREAT site & collection !

[designdesign]

Originally Posted by Rayburn69

I just spent some time looking at your fantastic website! As a transistor radio collector, I really dig this stuffCheers-Ray>

Thanks Ray! When I started putting this site together I wanted it to be entertaining and informative and I've spent literally hundreds of hours cleaning, repairing, polishing, photographing, researching and listing my collection! I knew this stuff would be of interest to collectors who wanted more in depth information, collectors who are not satisfied with just a 'photo & a sentence'.

I still have half my current collection to list

-james-

[designdesign]

Originally Posted by Tapehead47

I love old radios, especially am/sw.

So I'll be hanging out here for awhile.

Rick

Cheers Rick!

[designdesign]

Originally Posted by Sandy G

Do you ever see Zenith Trans-Oceanics down there ? One Boatanchor you might wanna keep an eye out for is a Collins R-391, a military shortwave set that is almost legendary in its R-390 version. R-391s are rare, only about 1300 or so made in the early '50s, & for some reason, R-391s have surfaced mainly in Australia/NZ. The only real difference between the 2 sets is that the 391 has an Autotune mechanism. Anyhow, GREAT site & collection !

Hi Sandy, I have a couple of Trans-Oceanics, a 500h from 1951 and a Royal 7000 from 1970. They are awesome radios! I also have that book on the history of the Trans-Oceanic that everybody else seems to have

I will keep my eyes peeled for a Collins, they sound damn cool!