I bought my Royal 7000-1 for $250 in 1971, that was a LOT of money to a
kid who's only income was babysitting $$$. I've had offers to sell it
and it ain't going nowhere!



Trans-Oceanic Radios

Group: rec.radio.shortwave Date: Tue, Mar 23, 2004, 9:17pm (EST-3) From:
(Mark=A0Keith)
(ROBMURR) wrote in message
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I did a search and I saw great pictures of some of these radios. They
are just incredible. I notice that they often came with a panel on the
back side that came up. I wonder what that was for?
If you are talking about the tube type from the 1950s that panel lifted
up from the front and was a cover for the radio dial to protect it as
well as a holder for the wavemagnet antenna... I have an H500 from 1952?
or so that I should restore one day....
I had one of those. 1950-52??. Think it was a H500. Had the square dial
in the middle like a clock...I sold that one long ago, and still regret
it. Thing was great for MW.
I have a 1958 model now. The radio itself is about the same, "different
dial layout", but I preferred the bigger loop in the H500 vs the slimmer
loop in the 58 model. I forgot the model of mine...A600 maybe? But I
don't use mine much any more. I used to use it all the time, but the
caps started drying out, and it would drop out once it got warmed up.
Also, the tubes are getting harder to find and more $$, and I didn't
want to fry em, if I have others radios to burn. It just sits under my
table now collecting dust...I'll fix it up some day when I get overly
bored.
I've got a 1948 RCA console I'd rather mess with than it right now. I
consider that console probably the peak of late 40's MW listening
pleasure, even though as a console, it's pretty boring looking compared
to many of the tombstones, etc. Mine is one of the first RCA models to
use the hideaway drawer on the right for the tuner. The turntable is on
the top left. What makes it semi special is it's audio amp. It's got a
semi high quality dual 6v6 audio amp. Lots of power and good audio for
the average 40's RCA console. Most used smaller single tube audio
outputs. It uses a 12 inch speaker, and has a loop much bigger than a
TO. The loop is rotatable within the rear of the cabinet.It does cover
some lower SW bands also I think up to maybe 19m?? ...
I consider it actually more desirable of an old radio to listen to than
the TO.
It sounds BIG. And it's old enuff to be different...I wasn't born yet,
when it was built... I was only 2 when my 58 TO was built...
If your talking about the later solid state ones, I have no clue.
I've never had any interest in the solid state TO's....Only the tube
jobs. The TO was a high quality radio for it's day. One of the highest
priced you could buy of it's type. MK