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8th February 2012, 08:09 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2011
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My new "vintage" tube radio
After struggling with my big trouble all night long, I feel a little better now. I Can't help to share my new toy...a "vintage" tube radio receiver to you all now. It arrived a few days before, a really huge wood box with great AM/FM receiving and sound. It was manufactured in 2011, quite "vintage" isn't it?
Never for sell. It's very limited product, even not easy for me to get one.   
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8th February 2012, 08:13 PM
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Join Date: May 2011
Location: Virginia
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It has tubes in it?
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8th February 2012, 08:16 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2011
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yes. it has a great PP tube amplifier, 6 speakers (2 x 10", 2 x 6.5" and 2 x 3"). Receiver is not tube.
inside photo of another mode, the same as mine excpet the amplifier cell is above the speaker 
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8th February 2012, 08:25 PM
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Join Date: May 2011
Location: Virginia
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It would have been a great use for an old tube tuner! Radio is basically worthless for music around here though. I'd need a 50 foot tall antenna to get any decent stations. I had plans a while ago... never finished them.
Heck I threw away a 1930's vintage shortwave AM tubed console radio. They were basically worthless and I just never used it any more. Just imagine, people listened to Hitler and FDR on it! |
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8th February 2012, 08:31 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2011
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Mostly I listen to FM, the inside 75cm plastic cable antenna is good enough unless yo want to DXing. I don't expect to receive anything by AM in mordern buildings full of steel nets.
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8th February 2012, 08:34 PM
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Join Date: May 2011
Location: Virginia
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FM around here is mostly junk unfortunately. I used to have an awesome Kenwood tuner but lost it in a divorce. When I lived closer to the big city, I could get many stations that I didn't know existed.
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8th February 2012, 08:39 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Auckland, NZ
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looks like a 1950s-1960s Philips item originally - I've got several of them at the moment...
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8th February 2012, 09:01 PM
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Join Date: May 2011
Location: Virginia
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The internet is the new radio. Pandora.com and Sky.fm are really great, particularly if you pay. I use my Blue Ray player for Pandora but I'd need a computer for sky.fm. I'm looking into little fanless computers for that. They're about the size of a book...
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8th February 2012, 09:17 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2009
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Nice work Ray, congratulations!!!
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