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orangecrush

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40. I love it

Reply to RKP5637 (Reply #39)

Mon May 27, 2019, 07:57 PM

May 2019

Thanks!
The case is real blue leather, and the faceplate is brass!

See if you can find that at bestbuy!

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So I collect vintage radios... [View all] orangecrush May 2019 OP

That's so cool. Chin music May 2019 #1

It's atmospherics orangecrush May 2019 #9

Very interesting. Chin music May 2019 #12

on shortwave orangecrush May 2019 #13

I do collect and restore the older tube radios, but only those with Shortwave capabilities. aka-chmeee May 2019 #2

Brother Stair orangecrush May 2019 #11

CONELRAD, baby! Brother Buzz May 2019 #3

BEAUTIFUL! orangecrush May 2019 #14

Wow!!! Beautiful!!! I love the rotor antenna, a great feature. Too funny, sometimes on those RKP5637 May 2019 #39

I love it orangecrush May 2019 #40

cq cq cq de kf6uxj here . i have a old 1960s alied radio shack non tube but almost as old as i am, AllaN01Bear May 2019 #4

This message was self-deleted by its author demtenjeep May 2019 #10

I know how he feels, aka-chmeee May 2019 #18

.... orangecrush May 2019 #19

You know, I often think of that, there are so many potential points of failure with modern RKP5637 May 2019 #41

Same here! orangecrush May 2019 #45

73! orangecrush May 2019 #15

memories.... orangecrush May 2019 #22

I used to listen to the radio late at nite in the summer (50s) when I was in jr high bobbieinok May 2019 #5

I did the same in the 50s and 60s rurallib May 2019 #6

Radio Moscow was really cool to listen to. I read an article in Popular Science or Mechanics RKP5637 May 2019 #8

Fond memories of Radio Moscow... orangecrush May 2019 #23

Seems it was quite popular for kids in the '50's dumbcat May 2019 #16

Had a 1957 Hallicrafter boat anchor orangecrush May 2019 #24

My eyes are still red orangecrush May 2019 #20

Similar here except with tube gear. I miss the days when sw was very popular. I guess it was RKP5637 May 2019 #7

Still have my Sony ICF 2010. One of the finest radios ever made. Liberal In Texas May 2019 #17

That is a great radio! I sold mine a couple of years ago in mint condition for way more RKP5637 May 2019 #21

Looked it up, in production from 1985-2003 Liberal In Texas May 2019 #26

Not really surprised. Habitat for Humanity gets a lot of donations from estates blm May 2019 #28

And I suppose some lucky person might run across one at an estate sale. Liberal In Texas May 2019 #29

I saw an analog Sony today orangecrush May 2019 #25

Thers one on ebay for $185 plus $15 shipping ramblin_dave May 2019 #33

Could be a good price, depends a lot on the condition. Liberal In Texas May 2019 #34

It was an ICF-SW20 I saw orangecrush May 2019 #35

Do you have a TR1? nt USALiberal May 2019 #27

The Vanguard... orangecrush May 2019 #31

I meant Regency. I wonder if they still work. Capacitors fail I hear mostly. nt USALiberal May 2019 #38

The great news orangecrush May 2019 #42

Pricey! There's one on eBay now for US $1,100.00. Seems just a a tiny bit way high! RKP5637 May 2019 #53

Just saw one for $90 orangecrush May 2019 #57

Try listening to MY station: elleng May 2019 #30

WQLN, Erie Pa. NPR orangecrush May 2019 #32

Good, and LATER: elleng May 2019 #36

wonderful classical music! orangecrush May 2019 #43

My SW radios Bavorskoami May 2019 #37

Did your RF-1150 look like this? orangecrush May 2019 #44

RF-1150 Bavorskoami May 2019 #46

There was no Lafayette store in my area orangecrush May 2019 #58

SW is a dried-up toilet anymore. Dave Starsky May 2019 #52

This was the Hook that get me into Ham Radio Tribalceltic May 2019 #47

Nice! orangecrush May 2019 #50

Did anyone used to listen to that rock station in Little Rock late at night back in the 60s? Poiuyt May 2019 #48

Out of my area orangecrush May 2019 #49

It was out of my area too--I'm in Wisconsin Poiuyt May 2019 #55

It is fun! orangecrush May 2019 #56

Bookmark yardwork May 2019 #51

Thanks! orangecrush May 2019 #59

My Drake shortwave got killed by a lightening strike a few years ago Elwood P Dowd May 2019 #54

A moment of silence for the Drake orangecrush May 2019 #60

You are right about the early 1970s. Elwood P Dowd May 2019 #63

What happened? orangecrush May 2019 #64

I've been in the hospital for 9 days, and for the first 5 of them I was ReformedGOPer May 2019 #61

Understand completely orangecrush May 2019 #62