KBCraig
NES Member
Slightly off-topic since it's not about Ham radio, but... anyone here into collecting old radios?
I love old tube radios. I don't have any currently, but my lovely bride surprised me by falling in love with a 1948 Bendix 1531 at a local "old stuff sale barn". Sample brochure here.
It has AM, SW 6-12 MHz, and an LP turntable. Phono needle is missing. The wood and finish are in fine shape. All the knobs are present and work smoothly. We're going back next week to plug it in and see if it works.
Even if I had to replace every tube in it, I could do that for under a hundred bucks (2x 7B7, 1x 7A8, 1x 7C6, 1x 7Y4).
Part of our home remodel includes a music room for guitars and my small collection of more modern radios. This will definitely have a place there if we can get it for a reasonable price (and by "reasonable", I mean that I'm 98% Scot, but my wife is cheap!)
I love old tube radios. I don't have any currently, but my lovely bride surprised me by falling in love with a 1948 Bendix 1531 at a local "old stuff sale barn". Sample brochure here.
It has AM, SW 6-12 MHz, and an LP turntable. Phono needle is missing. The wood and finish are in fine shape. All the knobs are present and work smoothly. We're going back next week to plug it in and see if it works.
Even if I had to replace every tube in it, I could do that for under a hundred bucks (2x 7B7, 1x 7A8, 1x 7C6, 1x 7Y4).
Part of our home remodel includes a music room for guitars and my small collection of more modern radios. This will definitely have a place there if we can get it for a reasonable price (and by "reasonable", I mean that I'm 98% Scot, but my wife is cheap!)