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    Crystal sets are cool: ultra retro-tech.

    When I was growing up, we had a bunch of tube type radios in the house. A giant portable zenith comes to mind. It plugged in, but could have also been run off a bunch of batteries of some sort. Always fun to look at the tubes glowing.
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    Bugbear, I have just been out in my shed looking for some tools and came across a 1970's Sony multi band receiver that belonged to my Dad. You can receive Am/Fm and it has a dial to select 4 Short wave channels. It stand 8" high x 12" long and 3" Deep, has capacity for batteries and runs on 110/240V

    Just plugged it in and has that beautiful strong resonance that you mentioned
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    Thought you might like to see some pics Bugbear



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    Quote Originally Posted by Downunder Kilt View Post
    Bugbear, I have just been out in my shed looking for some tools and came across a 1970's Sony multi band receiver that belonged to my Dad. You can receive Am/Fm and it has a dial to select 4 Short wave channels. It stand 8" high x 12" long and 3" Deep, has capacity for batteries and runs on 110/240V

    Just plugged it in and has that beautiful strong resonance that you mentioned

    Sounds like a very good radio. Maybe a good emergency radio.

    And sounds like they are about the same size. Mine takes six "D" cells and has 120 AC. I think it, and other old GE radios, trickle charge NICD batteries, but I haven't found a lot of information on that.

    All my other radios sound mid-range or muddy after I listen to this one for a while. It doesn't have shortwave, though; a couple of my other radios do.

    I have been sorting through my junk collection looking for the fixings to build a crystal radio, just for fun.
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