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SOHC
06-06-2014, 05:35 AM
Found an old tube type valve radio the other day, it has 4 channels and a knob to tune them in better, it also has a switch for it to work as a normal radio for broadcast music etc, also it had a built in antenna matching tuner,

It is quit rusty but all the winging looked ok so I plugged it in and it works, must have a dry joint somewhere as it needs a bump every now and then. it has huge crystals, about half the size of a matchbox.

it has an odd antenna connection on the back, I wired it to my vertical dipole and its roaring away with skip but the mic is shot, I might hunt around for a new insert for it. I will post a photo soon, the thing is an LOL.

NY714
06-06-2014, 12:19 PM
Good Luck !!!

ducksoupe
06-06-2014, 04:55 PM
Can't wait for the photo, I use to run some of them.

SOHC
06-07-2014, 06:09 PM
Turns out its not on CB frequencies, it receives a weather report every hour and there is losts of morse code and there is some mad piano music coming in on the skip, it can go on the shelf with my other vintage radios

http://i354.photobucket.com/albums/r401/castinbronze1rudolphtrc/P6080005_zpsd64132ef.jpg (http://s354.photobucket.com/user/castinbronze1rudolphtrc/media/P6080005_zpsd64132ef.jpg.html)