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Tuesay, March 17,
2020: Hmmm....what
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It was in November
2019 when Paula was seen in an apron starting to restore two Zenith
Trans-Oceanic radios from the 1950s. |
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Mark's part was to
go through and restore the electroncs inside the radio. It is now back to original factory specifications for performance. |
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Here's the back.
Yes, those are vacuum tubes. It was the techology of the day, back
in the 1950s. The red ladder-line cable is a connection to an antenna. More on that later. |
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What radio today
has a power cord that is retracted onto a spring operated reel?
This one does! The original brass closer had tarnshied terribly over the years. It took over an hour to clean it with Brasso. Then a dark brown paint was used in the lettering followed by a coat of semi-gloss clear coat. Lots of work! |
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The Wave Magnet is
a ferrite antenna in a nice plastic case. It can be pulled out
several feet from the radio to help with reception. Above it is a map of the world with a calculator to help figure which areas of the world might be easiest to hear shortwave stations from. |
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A closer look at the front showing the radio which will receive
stations from 540 Kilocycles (now Kilohertz) to 18.2 Megacycles (now
Megahertz). |
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A final look at the restored Zenith Y600 Trans-Oceanic Radio
from 1957. It even has the Zenith trademark crown on the cover. Zenith billed itself as the "Royalty of Portables." |
Quote of the day:
 A
rewarding project. Mark
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Questions, Comments? Email Mark Persons teki@mwpersons.com |
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