"SX-25" wrote in message
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I've got a receiver that has no identifiable markings and I wonder if
anyone can assist me in learning what it is?

The receiver can be viewed at

http://img.villagephotos.com/imageview.aspx?i=24536290

It is 10-inches wide, 8-inches deep and 8-inches high.

It contains two tubes and I presume it to be a regenerative. The two
tubes are a 6J5 and a 6J7. Since the receiver has such
a cloak of mystery surrounding it, I have no way of knowing if those
were original tubes or substitutions. The 6J5 may
very well have been a substitute for an original 6C5. The 6J7 may
have
been a substitute for a 6W7.

At first I believed the receiver to be a derivation of either a
National SW series or possible a homebrew Frank Jones regen. However
the die cut of the cabinet and extrusions are too professional to be
a
homebrew nor does the wiring job underneath suggest a factory
made unit.

The two pointer knobs were on the receiver when I bought it although,
to me anyway...they look too modern for the rest of
the vintage of the receiver. Band is selected with a plug in coil.
The
coil that was included was homebrewed and without marking.

The style, circuit and tube choice suggests a vintage of very late
1920s or 1930s era.

If any of you have any ideas or guesses I would welcome them. Thanks.

WA9VLK


The cabinets were commercially available for many years. I had a brand new
one for many years but couldn't bring myself to cut into the blank front
panel. Now if I could just remember who made it.