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Zenith Wave Magnet :-)
PU one of these for three dollars at a yard sale yesterday. It's model
#6-G-601-M, has a 'sailing ship' sewn into the cloth grill over the speaker. It's just AM but what the hey, I saw one on ebay. Any one in here ever own one and can tell me about the performance, I've googled all night. One guy said "it's could really pu those signals"..but that is just one persons opinion. It has a real cool looking 'Wave Magnet' in the back that is connected to the radio, pretty wild looking IMO...lol....anyone have any idea as to the year it was made or a link you can throw my way? It'd be appreciated. :-) -- ^~^~^Monitoring The Spectrum^~^~^~^ *********Hammarlund129X & 140X********** ^^^^^^^^Heathkit Q Multiplier^^^^^^^^^ *~*~++++++GO BEARCATS++++++~*~*~ GE P-780 -- ^~^~^Monitoring The Spectrum^~^~^~^ *********Hammarlund129X & 140X********** ^^^^^^^^Heathkit Q Multiplier^^^^^^^^^ *~*~++++++GO BEARCATS++++++~*~*~ GE P-780 |
Wanna double your investment? :)
Barry - N4BUQ PU one of these for three dollars at a yard sale yesterday. It's model #6-G-601-M, has a 'sailing ship' sewn into the cloth grill over the speaker. It's just AM but what the hey, I saw one on ebay. Any one in here ever own one and can tell me about the performance, I've googled all night. One guy said "it's could really pu those signals"..but that is just one persons opinion. It has a real cool looking 'Wave Magnet' in the back that is connected to the radio, pretty wild looking IMO...lol....anyone have any idea as to the year it was made or a link you can throw my way? It'd be appreciated. :-) -- ^~^~^Monitoring The Spectrum^~^~^~^ *********Hammarlund129X & 140X********** ^^^^^^^^Heathkit Q Multiplier^^^^^^^^^ *~*~++++++GO BEARCATS++++++~*~*~ GE P-780 |
Wanna double your investment? :)
Barry - N4BUQ PU one of these for three dollars at a yard sale yesterday. It's model #6-G-601-M, has a 'sailing ship' sewn into the cloth grill over the speaker. It's just AM but what the hey, I saw one on ebay. Any one in here ever own one and can tell me about the performance, I've googled all night. One guy said "it's could really pu those signals"..but that is just one persons opinion. It has a real cool looking 'Wave Magnet' in the back that is connected to the radio, pretty wild looking IMO...lol....anyone have any idea as to the year it was made or a link you can throw my way? It'd be appreciated. :-) -- ^~^~^Monitoring The Spectrum^~^~^~^ *********Hammarlund129X & 140X********** ^^^^^^^^Heathkit Q Multiplier^^^^^^^^^ *~*~++++++GO BEARCATS++++++~*~*~ GE P-780 |
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dxlover wrote:
PU one of these for three dollars at a yard sale yesterday. It's model #6-G-601-M, has a 'sailing ship' sewn into the cloth grill over the speaker. It's just AM but what the hey, I saw one on ebay. Any one in here ever own one and can tell me about the performance, I've googled all night. One guy said "it's could really pu those signals"..but that is just one persons opinion. It has a real cool looking 'Wave Magnet' in the back that is connected to the radio, pretty wild looking IMO...lol....anyone have any idea as to the year it was made or a link you can throw my way? It'd be appreciated. :-) -- ^~^~^Monitoring The Spectrum^~^~^~^ *********Hammarlund129X & 140X********** ^^^^^^^^Heathkit Q Multiplier^^^^^^^^^ *~*~++++++GO BEARCATS++++++~*~*~ GE P-780 -- ^~^~^Monitoring The Spectrum^~^~^~^ *********Hammarlund129X & 140X********** ^^^^^^^^Heathkit Q Multiplier^^^^^^^^^ *~*~++++++GO BEARCATS++++++~*~*~ GE P-780 These were made just after WW2. I have one here that I am restoring that was made in 1946. In complete, but non working condition, they are worth $10-15, in working condx $30-$60. It is my understanding that they worked very good, I'll let the group know when I get mine operational. Wayne, KEØBZ -----= Posted via Newsfeeds.Com, Uncensored Usenet News =----- http://www.newsfeeds.com - The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! -----== Over 100,000 Newsgroups - 19 Different Servers! =----- |
dxlover wrote:
PU one of these for three dollars at a yard sale yesterday. It's model #6-G-601-M, has a 'sailing ship' sewn into the cloth grill over the speaker. It's just AM but what the hey, I saw one on ebay. Any one in here ever own one and can tell me about the performance, I've googled all night. One guy said "it's could really pu those signals"..but that is just one persons opinion. It has a real cool looking 'Wave Magnet' in the back that is connected to the radio, pretty wild looking IMO...lol....anyone have any idea as to the year it was made or a link you can throw my way? It'd be appreciated. :-) -- ^~^~^Monitoring The Spectrum^~^~^~^ *********Hammarlund129X & 140X********** ^^^^^^^^Heathkit Q Multiplier^^^^^^^^^ *~*~++++++GO BEARCATS++++++~*~*~ GE P-780 -- ^~^~^Monitoring The Spectrum^~^~^~^ *********Hammarlund129X & 140X********** ^^^^^^^^Heathkit Q Multiplier^^^^^^^^^ *~*~++++++GO BEARCATS++++++~*~*~ GE P-780 These were made just after WW2. I have one here that I am restoring that was made in 1946. In complete, but non working condition, they are worth $10-15, in working condx $30-$60. It is my understanding that they worked very good, I'll let the group know when I get mine operational. Wayne, KEØBZ -----= Posted via Newsfeeds.Com, Uncensored Usenet News =----- http://www.newsfeeds.com - The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! -----== Over 100,000 Newsgroups - 19 Different Servers! =----- |
In article , "dxlover"
writes: It's just AM but what the hey, I saw one on ebay. Any one in here ever own one and can tell me about the performance, I've googled all night. One guy said "it's could really pu those signals"..but that is just one persons opinion. These sets are essentially Trans-Oceanics without the SW bands. They are *extremely* potent at picking up BC band stations, especially when you rotate the Wave Magnet antenna to null out interfering stations (since the selectivity isn't all that great). It has a real cool looking 'Wave Magnet' in the back that is connected to the radio, pretty wild looking IMO...lol....anyone have any idea as to the year it was made or a link you can throw my way? There are at least a couple of Trans-O web sites. Try Google on "Zenith Trans Oceanic" and see what pops up. Usuallythese "copanion" BC-only radios are mentioned. --Mike K. Oscar loves trash, but hates Spam! Delete him to reply to me. |
In article , "dxlover"
writes: It's just AM but what the hey, I saw one on ebay. Any one in here ever own one and can tell me about the performance, I've googled all night. One guy said "it's could really pu those signals"..but that is just one persons opinion. These sets are essentially Trans-Oceanics without the SW bands. They are *extremely* potent at picking up BC band stations, especially when you rotate the Wave Magnet antenna to null out interfering stations (since the selectivity isn't all that great). It has a real cool looking 'Wave Magnet' in the back that is connected to the radio, pretty wild looking IMO...lol....anyone have any idea as to the year it was made or a link you can throw my way? There are at least a couple of Trans-O web sites. Try Google on "Zenith Trans Oceanic" and see what pops up. Usuallythese "copanion" BC-only radios are mentioned. --Mike K. Oscar loves trash, but hates Spam! Delete him to reply to me. |
The 6G601M was a "companion" set to the original 7G605 TransOceanic. (BC
band only, thus simpler and cheaper than the TO.) More info on both models can be found at http://antiqueradio.org/transoc.htm .. My 6G601M is still unrestored, so I can't comment on the performance. Regards, Phil "dxlover" wrote in message . net... PU one of these for three dollars at a yard sale yesterday. It's model #6-G-601-M, has a 'sailing ship' sewn into the cloth grill over the speaker. It's just AM but what the hey, I saw one on ebay. Any one in here ever own one and can tell me about the performance, I've googled all night. One guy said "it's could really pu those signals"..but that is just one persons opinion. It has a real cool looking 'Wave Magnet' in the back that is connected to the radio, pretty wild looking IMO...lol....anyone have any idea as to the year it was made or a link you can throw my way? It'd be appreciated. :-) -- ^~^~^Monitoring The Spectrum^~^~^~^ *********Hammarlund129X & 140X********** ^^^^^^^^Heathkit Q Multiplier^^^^^^^^^ *~*~++++++GO BEARCATS++++++~*~*~ GE P-780 -- ^~^~^Monitoring The Spectrum^~^~^~^ *********Hammarlund129X & 140X********** ^^^^^^^^Heathkit Q Multiplier^^^^^^^^^ *~*~++++++GO BEARCATS++++++~*~*~ GE P-780 |
The 6G601M was a "companion" set to the original 7G605 TransOceanic. (BC
band only, thus simpler and cheaper than the TO.) More info on both models can be found at http://antiqueradio.org/transoc.htm .. My 6G601M is still unrestored, so I can't comment on the performance. Regards, Phil "dxlover" wrote in message . net... PU one of these for three dollars at a yard sale yesterday. It's model #6-G-601-M, has a 'sailing ship' sewn into the cloth grill over the speaker. It's just AM but what the hey, I saw one on ebay. Any one in here ever own one and can tell me about the performance, I've googled all night. One guy said "it's could really pu those signals"..but that is just one persons opinion. It has a real cool looking 'Wave Magnet' in the back that is connected to the radio, pretty wild looking IMO...lol....anyone have any idea as to the year it was made or a link you can throw my way? It'd be appreciated. :-) -- ^~^~^Monitoring The Spectrum^~^~^~^ *********Hammarlund129X & 140X********** ^^^^^^^^Heathkit Q Multiplier^^^^^^^^^ *~*~++++++GO BEARCATS++++++~*~*~ GE P-780 -- ^~^~^Monitoring The Spectrum^~^~^~^ *********Hammarlund129X & 140X********** ^^^^^^^^Heathkit Q Multiplier^^^^^^^^^ *~*~++++++GO BEARCATS++++++~*~*~ GE P-780 |
Wanna double your investment? :)
What are you saying Barry? It's worth $6.00 {?} ;-P -- ^~^~^Monitoring The Spectrum^~^~^~^ *********Hammarlund129X & 140X********** ^^^^^^^^Heathkit Q Multiplier^^^^^^^^^ *~*~++++++GO BEARCATS++++++~*~*~ GE P-780 |
Wanna double your investment? :)
What are you saying Barry? It's worth $6.00 {?} ;-P -- ^~^~^Monitoring The Spectrum^~^~^~^ *********Hammarlund129X & 140X********** ^^^^^^^^Heathkit Q Multiplier^^^^^^^^^ *~*~++++++GO BEARCATS++++++~*~*~ GE P-780 |
These were made just after WW2. I have one here that I am restoring that was made in 1946. In complete, but non working condition, they are worth $10-15, in working condx $30-$60. It is my understanding that they worked very good, I'll let the group know when I get mine operational. Thanks for the info Wayne. :-) -- ^~^~^Monitoring The Spectrum^~^~^~^ *********Hammarlund129X & 140X********** ^^^^^^^^Heathkit Q Multiplier^^^^^^^^^ *~*~++++++GO BEARCATS++++++~*~*~ GE P-780 |
These were made just after WW2. I have one here that I am restoring that was made in 1946. In complete, but non working condition, they are worth $10-15, in working condx $30-$60. It is my understanding that they worked very good, I'll let the group know when I get mine operational. Thanks for the info Wayne. :-) -- ^~^~^Monitoring The Spectrum^~^~^~^ *********Hammarlund129X & 140X********** ^^^^^^^^Heathkit Q Multiplier^^^^^^^^^ *~*~++++++GO BEARCATS++++++~*~*~ GE P-780 |
Wanna double your investment? :)
What are you saying Barry? It's worth $6.00 {?} ;-P Yeah, I'd give you $6 for it! :) Sounds like you're going to have some fun with it. I'm finishing up a restoration on a Zenith Transoceanic H-500. Stripped and recovered the cabinet and am working on getting the electronics done. Unfortunately, this one didn't have the expensive 1L6 that it really needs to work properly. Have fun, Barry - N4BUQ |
Wanna double your investment? :)
What are you saying Barry? It's worth $6.00 {?} ;-P Yeah, I'd give you $6 for it! :) Sounds like you're going to have some fun with it. I'm finishing up a restoration on a Zenith Transoceanic H-500. Stripped and recovered the cabinet and am working on getting the electronics done. Unfortunately, this one didn't have the expensive 1L6 that it really needs to work properly. Have fun, Barry - N4BUQ |
These sets are essentially Trans-Oceanics without the SW bands. They are
*extremely* potent at picking up BC band stations, especially when you rotate the Wave Magnet antenna to null out interfering stations (since the selectivity isn't all that great). WOW Mike, that's great to hear. I wonder though if it'll rival the P-780, now THAT would be something. :-) Thanks Mike! -- ^~^~^Monitoring The Spectrum^~^~^~^ *********Hammarlund129X & 140X********** ^^^^^^^^Heathkit Q Multiplier^^^^^^^^^ *~*~++++++GO BEARCATS++++++~*~*~ GE P-780 |
These sets are essentially Trans-Oceanics without the SW bands. They are
*extremely* potent at picking up BC band stations, especially when you rotate the Wave Magnet antenna to null out interfering stations (since the selectivity isn't all that great). WOW Mike, that's great to hear. I wonder though if it'll rival the P-780, now THAT would be something. :-) Thanks Mike! -- ^~^~^Monitoring The Spectrum^~^~^~^ *********Hammarlund129X & 140X********** ^^^^^^^^Heathkit Q Multiplier^^^^^^^^^ *~*~++++++GO BEARCATS++++++~*~*~ GE P-780 |
There are some workarounds for the missing 1L6. A guy over on
rec.antiques.radio+phono makes an adaptor to use the older loctal tube, and there's a sub for the 1L6 if you just want it to make some sounds...although the sub (can't remember the #, someone will chime in with it) doesn't have very good h.f. performance. Many good resources on the web, in case you're not already aware of them. A good place to start is he http://trans-oceanic.fortunecity.net/index.html jak "N4BUQ" wrote in message ... Wanna double your investment? :) What are you saying Barry? It's worth $6.00 {?} ;-P Yeah, I'd give you $6 for it! :) Sounds like you're going to have some fun with it. I'm finishing up a restoration on a Zenith Transoceanic H-500. Stripped and recovered the cabinet and am working on getting the electronics done. Unfortunately, this one didn't have the expensive 1L6 that it really needs to work properly. Have fun, Barry - N4BUQ |
There are some workarounds for the missing 1L6. A guy over on
rec.antiques.radio+phono makes an adaptor to use the older loctal tube, and there's a sub for the 1L6 if you just want it to make some sounds...although the sub (can't remember the #, someone will chime in with it) doesn't have very good h.f. performance. Many good resources on the web, in case you're not already aware of them. A good place to start is he http://trans-oceanic.fortunecity.net/index.html jak "N4BUQ" wrote in message ... Wanna double your investment? :) What are you saying Barry? It's worth $6.00 {?} ;-P Yeah, I'd give you $6 for it! :) Sounds like you're going to have some fun with it. I'm finishing up a restoration on a Zenith Transoceanic H-500. Stripped and recovered the cabinet and am working on getting the electronics done. Unfortunately, this one didn't have the expensive 1L6 that it really needs to work properly. Have fun, Barry - N4BUQ |
jakdedert wrote:
There are some workarounds for the missing 1L6. A guy over on rec.antiques.radio+phono makes an adaptor to use the older loctal tube, and there's a sub for the 1L6 if you just want it to make some sounds...although the sub (can't remember the #, someone will chime in with it) doesn't have very good h.f. performance. 1R5. -Bill |
jakdedert wrote:
There are some workarounds for the missing 1L6. A guy over on rec.antiques.radio+phono makes an adaptor to use the older loctal tube, and there's a sub for the 1L6 if you just want it to make some sounds...although the sub (can't remember the #, someone will chime in with it) doesn't have very good h.f. performance. 1R5. -Bill |
In article , "jakdedert"
writes: there's a sub for the 1L6 if you just want it to make some sounds...although the sub (can't remember the #, someone will chime in with it) doesn't have very good h.f. performance. It's the 1R5. If you sub it into a Trans-O, the top SW band or two (like 17 MHz and 15) might not work at all, but down on the AM BC band you probably won't see much difference. So get a 1R5 and try the set. --Mike K. Oscar loves trash, but hates Spam! Delete him to reply to me. |
In article , "jakdedert"
writes: there's a sub for the 1L6 if you just want it to make some sounds...although the sub (can't remember the #, someone will chime in with it) doesn't have very good h.f. performance. It's the 1R5. If you sub it into a Trans-O, the top SW band or two (like 17 MHz and 15) might not work at all, but down on the AM BC band you probably won't see much difference. So get a 1R5 and try the set. --Mike K. Oscar loves trash, but hates Spam! Delete him to reply to me. |
In article , "dxlover"
writes: WOW Mike, that's great to hear. I wonder though if it'll rival the P-780, now THAT would be something. :-) Thanks Mike! Say, what is the GE P-780? Is that like a Superradio, or something nicer, with SW? Tnx, Mike K. Oscar loves trash, but hates Spam! Delete him to reply to me. |
In article , "dxlover"
writes: WOW Mike, that's great to hear. I wonder though if it'll rival the P-780, now THAT would be something. :-) Thanks Mike! Say, what is the GE P-780? Is that like a Superradio, or something nicer, with SW? Tnx, Mike K. Oscar loves trash, but hates Spam! Delete him to reply to me. |
Told ya'! Thanks, Bill. I had a mental block....
Fortunately, my three TO knockoffs (RCA 3-BX-671 & 7-BX-10, Halli' TW-1000) all have good(?) 1L6's. The adaptor won't fit in any of them. I think I'll post a 'want' for a 1R5 for everyday use (he http://hurtle.com/tubes/ ) and save the 1L6's for SW listening only. jak jak "--exray--" wrote in message ... jakdedert wrote: There are some workarounds for the missing 1L6. A guy over on rec.antiques.radio+phono makes an adaptor to use the older loctal tube, and there's a sub for the 1L6 if you just want it to make some sounds...although the sub (can't remember the #, someone will chime in with it) doesn't have very good h.f. performance. 1R5. -Bill |
Told ya'! Thanks, Bill. I had a mental block....
Fortunately, my three TO knockoffs (RCA 3-BX-671 & 7-BX-10, Halli' TW-1000) all have good(?) 1L6's. The adaptor won't fit in any of them. I think I'll post a 'want' for a 1R5 for everyday use (he http://hurtle.com/tubes/ ) and save the 1L6's for SW listening only. jak jak "--exray--" wrote in message ... jakdedert wrote: There are some workarounds for the missing 1L6. A guy over on rec.antiques.radio+phono makes an adaptor to use the older loctal tube, and there's a sub for the 1L6 if you just want it to make some sounds...although the sub (can't remember the #, someone will chime in with it) doesn't have very good h.f. performance. 1R5. -Bill |
Yeah, my radio has the 1R5. I want to get a 1L6 to properly check out all the
functionalities as well as a proper alignment. Thanks again, Barry - N4BUQ There are some workarounds for the missing 1L6. A guy over on rec.antiques.radio+phono makes an adaptor to use the older loctal tube, and there's a sub for the 1L6 if you just want it to make some sounds...although the sub (can't remember the #, someone will chime in with it) doesn't have very good h.f. performance. Many good resources on the web, in case you're not already aware of them. A good place to start is he http://trans-oceanic.fortunecity.net/index.html jak |
Yeah, my radio has the 1R5. I want to get a 1L6 to properly check out all the
functionalities as well as a proper alignment. Thanks again, Barry - N4BUQ There are some workarounds for the missing 1L6. A guy over on rec.antiques.radio+phono makes an adaptor to use the older loctal tube, and there's a sub for the 1L6 if you just want it to make some sounds...although the sub (can't remember the #, someone will chime in with it) doesn't have very good h.f. performance. Many good resources on the web, in case you're not already aware of them. A good place to start is he http://trans-oceanic.fortunecity.net/index.html jak |
Here it is Mike, all it's for is the BCB, unbelievable piece. :-)
http://www.transistor.org/collection/ge/ge14.html http://www.transistor.org/feature/jutson/details.html Enjoy! If you ever get the chance, grab it! -- ^~^~^Monitoring The Spectrum^~^~^~^ *********Hammarlund129X & 140X********** ^^^^^^^^Heathkit Q Multiplier^^^^^^^^^ *~*~++++++GO BEARCATS++++++~*~*~ GE P-780 "Mike Knudsen" wrote in message ... In article , "dxlover" writes: WOW Mike, that's great to hear. I wonder though if it'll rival the P-780, now THAT would be something. :-) Thanks Mike! Say, what is the GE P-780? Is that like a Superradio, or something nicer, with SW? Tnx, Mike K. Oscar loves trash, but hates Spam! Delete him to reply to me. |
Here it is Mike, all it's for is the BCB, unbelievable piece. :-)
http://www.transistor.org/collection/ge/ge14.html http://www.transistor.org/feature/jutson/details.html Enjoy! If you ever get the chance, grab it! -- ^~^~^Monitoring The Spectrum^~^~^~^ *********Hammarlund129X & 140X********** ^^^^^^^^Heathkit Q Multiplier^^^^^^^^^ *~*~++++++GO BEARCATS++++++~*~*~ GE P-780 "Mike Knudsen" wrote in message ... In article , "dxlover" writes: WOW Mike, that's great to hear. I wonder though if it'll rival the P-780, now THAT would be something. :-) Thanks Mike! Say, what is the GE P-780? Is that like a Superradio, or something nicer, with SW? Tnx, Mike K. Oscar loves trash, but hates Spam! Delete him to reply to me. |
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