Current Equivalent To The Late, Great Zenith TO?
 

- Very good to excellent build quality
- All band coverage (by current standards)
- Portable
- Excellent sound
- In general, simply inspires lust

I'm sorry to say, I can't think of any worthy radios.

Any suggestions?

Current Equivalent To The Late, Great Zenith TO?
 

"Snidely" wrote in message
...
- Very good to excellent build quality
- All band coverage (by current standards)
- Portable
- Excellent sound
- In general, simply inspires lust

I'm sorry to say, I can't think of any worthy radios.

Any suggestions?

Britney Spears
Jessica Simpson
Christina Aguilerra

Current Equivalent To The Late, Great Zenith TO?
 

The Zenith Trans-Oceanic was a piece of crap ( all versions )
Go up on e-bay and see what they are going for ( if you can find ANYONE
even bidding on them )

I collect Zenith radios from the 30's and think Zenith made the best
radios at the time ...... unfortunatly this one was a DUD.

"Snidely" wrote in message
...
- Very good to excellent build quality
- All band coverage (by current standards)
- Portable
- Excellent sound
- In general, simply inspires lust

I'm sorry to say, I can't think of any worthy radios.

Any suggestions?

Current Equivalent To The Late, Great Zenith TO?
 

You don't know what you're talking about.

The answer to the original question is probably the E1XM, although I'd wait
for the Grundig version without the XM if I were looking to buy one new.


"labtech1" wrote in message
...
The Zenith Trans-Oceanic was a piece of crap ( all versions )
Go up on e-bay and see what they are going for ( if you can find ANYONE
even bidding on them )

I collect Zenith radios from the 30's and think Zenith made the best
radios at the time ...... unfortunatly this one was a DUD.

"Snidely" wrote in message
...
- Very good to excellent build quality
- All band coverage (by current standards)
- Portable
- Excellent sound
- In general, simply inspires lust

I'm sorry to say, I can't think of any worthy radios.

Any suggestions?

Current Equivalent To The Late, Great Zenith TO?
 

On Mar 29, 12:17 pm, Snidely wrote:
- Very good to excellent build quality
- All band coverage (by current standards)
- Portable
- Excellent sound
- In general, simply inspires lust

I'm sorry to say, I can't think of any worthy radios.

Any suggestions?

Snidely,

Well for the most part the Zenith Trans-Oceanics (TOs) were
ZENITH TO = http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trans-Oceanic
http://www.radiointel.com/nr-d7000y.htm
Radios of Yesterday with many Wood, Metal, Bakelite and
yes even some Plastic.
http://www181.pair.com/otsw/review-zenith.html
http://bellsouthpwp.net/p/a/padgett46/whyto.htm
Most had Metal Frames and Heavy Construction.
http://www.antiqueradio.org/transoceanics.htm
http://www.amazon.com/Zenith-Trans-O.../dp/0887407080

ABOUT - Bakelite the first Plastic made from Synthetic Components
BAKELITE = http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bakelite
-Note- Bakelite is 'pronounced' "Bay-Ka-Lite"
How Do You Know It's Bakelite ?
http://www.worldint.com/science/bakelite.html
http://bakelite_world_2001.tripod.com/
http://bakelite_world_2001.tripod.co...know/id12.html
Leo Hendrik Baekeland the Inventor of "Bakelite"
http://inventors.about.com/library/i...lbakerlite.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leo_Baekeland
Bakelite - The Material of a Thousend Uses
http://users.surfnett.de/bofe/e/bakges-e.htm
Bakelite Museum = http://www.bakelitmuseum.de/

Today's Reality is that any 'portable' AM & FM Shortwave
Radio that is currently manufactured is 'made' of Plastic.
Plastic Body + Plastic Frame + Plastic Knobs etc etc etc
So get use to the idea that a modern Radio is not going
to 'Feel' like an old Zenith Trans-Oceanic [.]

That being Said there are a few nice "Used" and "New"
'portable' AM & FM Shortwave Radios that are worth
considering.

USED 'portable' AM & FM Shortwave Radios :
Panasonic RF-2800/RF-2900
http://www.dxing.com/rx/rf2800.htm
Panasonic RF2600
http://www.dxing.com/rx/rf799.htm
Drake SW-8
http://www.dxing.com/rx/sw8.htm
Magnavox D2935 and D2999
http://www.dxing.com/rx/d2935.htm
Grundig Satellit 800
http://www.dxing.com/rx/sat800.htm
http://www.universal-radio.com/catal...able/0800.html
Sony ICF-2010
http://www.dxing.com/rx/icf2003.htm
Sangean ATS-909 and RadioShack Realistic DX-398
http://www.universal-radio.com/catal...able/1909.html
http://www.dxing.com/rx/ats818cs.htm

NEW - 'portable' AM & FM Shortwave Radios :
Redsun RP-2100 / Kaito KA-2100
http://www.universal-radio.com/catal...able/2100.html
Etón E1 and Grundig G1
http://www.universal-radio.com/catal...able/0101.html
http://www.universal-radio.com/catal...able/2001.html
Sony ICF-SW7600GR
http://www.universal-radio.com/catal...able/0360.html


hope this helps - iane ~ RHF
.
Shortwave Listener (SWL) Antennas Group = http://tinyurl.com/ogvcf
GoTo = http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Shortwave-SWL-Antenna/
The SWL Antenna Discussion Group = http://tinyurl.com/ogvcf
Shortwave Listener (SWL) Antenna HELP = http://tinyurl.com/ogvcf
Shortwave Listener (SWL) Antenna NEWS = http://tinyurl.com/ogvcf
Shortwave Listener (SWL) Antenna INFO = http://tinyurl.com/ogvcf
* * * All Are Welcome : Including ELMERS and 'Want-to-be-Elmers'
plus plain old "Mister-Know-It-Alls"; and even those Newbees with
"I Know This Is A Really Dumb Question - But _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ "
.
The Shortwave Listener's Blessing :
SWL BLESSING = http://tinyurl.com/s2bjm
May You Never Tire of Listening to the Radio and Always
have Strong Signals and Noise Free Reception ~ RHF {ibid}
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Shortw...a/message/9233
.
|
|
|
/ \
........!.......

Current Equivalent To The Late, Great Zenith TO?
 

I thought I read somewhere that the non-XM Grundig would be a bit cheaper,
but you may be correct.


"D Peter Maus" wrote in message
...
Unrevealed Source wrote:
You don't know what you're talking about.

The answer to the original question is probably the E1XM, although I'd
wait for the Grundig version without the XM if I were looking to buy one
new.




E1XM is XM Ready, but it's not XM capable. It requires the outboard XM
tuner and antenna to receive XM.

The only thing that makes it XM Ready out of the box, is the command
code built into the O/S to address the outboard tuner and the connector to
the motherboard.

As I understand it, the E1XM and it's non XM Grundig counterpart cost
the same. Out of the box they do the same things.

Little reason to wait.

Current Equivalent To The Late, Great Zenith TO?
 

Performance was just fine on Zenith TransOceanics, and there is very high
demand for them in good shape. You don't know what you're talking about.


"labtech1" wrote in message
...
I don't know what I'm talking about ? Well the asker wanted to know if
there was anything
Equal or better than a Zenith TO ..... then to answer the question ....
yes EVERYTHING
is equal or BETTER than a TO

lots were sold because of price and portability, but performance was
terrible. Again if you check e-bay there are alot for sale with
virtually
no takers.


"Unrevealed Source" wrote in message
...
You don't know what you're talking about.

The answer to the original question is probably the E1XM, although I'd
wait
for the Grundig version without the XM if I were looking to buy one new.


"labtech1" wrote in message
...
The Zenith Trans-Oceanic was a piece of crap ( all versions )
Go up on e-bay and see what they are going for ( if you can find ANYONE
even bidding on them )

I collect Zenith radios from the 30's and think Zenith made the best
radios at the time ...... unfortunatly this one was a DUD.

"Snidely" wrote in message
...
- Very good to excellent build quality
- All band coverage (by current standards)
- Portable
- Excellent sound
- In general, simply inspires lust

I'm sorry to say, I can't think of any worthy radios.

Any suggestions?

Current Equivalent To The Late, Great Zenith TO?
 

one of 3 things :

1) you've never owned one
2) thats all you've ever owned and have nothing to comapare it to
3) you just want to argue

If they are in such HIGH demand .... why are so many up for 'auction' on
e-bay
and no one bidding on them ? and if they are such a 'great' performer,
everyone
would hold on to them and prices to buy them would be sky high.
none of the above is true ....so sounds like its YOU that
" doesn't know what he's talking about "



"Unrevealed Source" wrote in message
...
Performance was just fine on Zenith TransOceanics, and there is very high
demand for them in good shape. You don't know what you're talking about.


"labtech1" wrote in message
...
I don't know what I'm talking about ? Well the asker wanted to know
if
there was anything
Equal or better than a Zenith TO ..... then to answer the question
.....
yes EVERYTHING
is equal or BETTER than a TO

lots were sold because of price and portability, but performance was
terrible. Again if you check e-bay there are alot for sale with
virtually
no takers.


"Unrevealed Source" wrote in message
...
You don't know what you're talking about.

The answer to the original question is probably the E1XM, although I'd
wait
for the Grundig version without the XM if I were looking to buy one
new.


"labtech1" wrote in message
...
The Zenith Trans-Oceanic was a piece of crap ( all versions )
Go up on e-bay and see what they are going for ( if you can find
ANYONE
even bidding on them )

I collect Zenith radios from the 30's and think Zenith made the best
radios at the time ...... unfortunatly this one was a DUD.

"Snidely" wrote in message
...
- Very good to excellent build quality
- All band coverage (by current standards)
- Portable
- Excellent sound
- In general, simply inspires lust

I'm sorry to say, I can't think of any worthy radios.

Any suggestions?

Current Equivalent To The Late, Great Zenith TO?
 

Unrevealed Source wrote:
Performance was just fine on Zenith TransOceanics, and there is very high
demand for them in good shape. You don't know what you're talking about.




I have a number of them. Tube and solid state. And while I like
them, and they have a nice sound, the performance really wasn't anything
to write home about.

By setting the AGC threshold deeper, and with a quicker time
constant, the T/O gave the impression it was a good deal more sensitive
than it really was.

Sensitivity was good, but not breathtaking, and can easily be out
performed today by a low end portable.

Selectivity was likewise nothing special, although with a decent
alignment, a T/O could hold it's own with a contemporary Hallicrafters.


Dynamic range was quite limited, and T/O's tended to easily overload
with strong evening signals on the shortwave bands.

The T/O's were stylish, with good audio. And ruggedly built. But
they were designed and built at a time when the bands were full, signals
were strong and DXing was not particularly difficult.

They are easily outperformed today. As are most radios of that period.

That's not to say they aren't worth having and using. I drag mine to
the woods regularly, and one is playing now, in my office.

But there are much better radios. And the collector demand for them
seems to have peaked. A few years ago, a 7000 could go for hundreds. One
went for more than a thousand on e-Bay. But today those prices are rarer
than the radios themselves.





"labtech1" wrote in message
...
I don't know what I'm talking about ? Well the asker wanted to know if
there was anything
Equal or better than a Zenith TO ..... then to answer the question ....
yes EVERYTHING
is equal or BETTER than a TO

lots were sold because of price and portability, but performance was
terrible. Again if you check e-bay there are alot for sale with
virtually
no takers.


"Unrevealed Source" wrote in message
...
You don't know what you're talking about.

The answer to the original question is probably the E1XM, although I'd
wait
for the Grundig version without the XM if I were looking to buy one new.


"labtech1" wrote in message
...
The Zenith Trans-Oceanic was a piece of crap ( all versions )
Go up on e-bay and see what they are going for ( if you can find ANYONE
even bidding on them )

I collect Zenith radios from the 30's and think Zenith made the best
radios at the time ...... unfortunatly this one was a DUD.

"Snidely" wrote in message
...
- Very good to excellent build quality
- All band coverage (by current standards)
- Portable
- Excellent sound
- In general, simply inspires lust

I'm sorry to say, I can't think of any worthy radios.

Any suggestions?

Current Equivalent To The Late, Great Zenith TO?
 

prices I found on several web sites ( not e-bay but what the seller is
ASKING for them ):

1) Zenith Transoceanic Royal 3000-1 radio $56.55
2) Antique Zenith Short Wave Trans-Oceanic Tube Radio $25.00
3) Zenith Wave-Magnet Trans Oceanic Tube Shortwave Radio $49.95
4) Zenith H500 Trans Oceanic Shortwave Wave Magnet Radio $48.50
5) Zenith L507 5L42 Transoceanic Tube Radio Shortwave 1953 $24.99
6) Zenith Transoceanic Short Wave Radio Model No. 8G005 $24.99

Found this ALSO

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~

Unrevealed Source View profile
More options Dec 10 2005, 7:10 pm
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
From: "Unrevealed Source"
Date: Sat, 10 Dec 2005 19:10:00 -0500
Subject: Zenith 7000DY Trans-Oceanic For Sale
Reply to author | Forward | Print | Individual message | Show original |
Report this message | Find messages by this author
No, even those that are in absolutely mint condition go for $300-350. Most
sell for less.

$600? Never. It's just not that rare a radio. Lots of them on eBay,
always. Look up the completed auctions on D7000Y. It appears that this
seller did not do that.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~
Looks like you contradict yourself , IF demand was so HIGH, $600 would be
nothing
to get a really great radio and there wouldn't be "Lots of them on e-bay"
:)



"Unrevealed Source" wrote in message
...
Performance was just fine on Zenith TransOceanics, and there is very high
demand for them in good shape. You don't know what you're talking about.


"labtech1" wrote in message
...
I don't know what I'm talking about ? Well the asker wanted to know
if
there was anything
Equal or better than a Zenith TO ..... then to answer the question
.....
yes EVERYTHING
is equal or BETTER than a TO

lots were sold because of price and portability, but performance was
terrible. Again if you check e-bay there are alot for sale with
virtually
no takers.


"Unrevealed Source" wrote in message
...
You don't know what you're talking about.

The answer to the original question is probably the E1XM, although I'd
wait
for the Grundig version without the XM if I were looking to buy one
new.


"labtech1" wrote in message
...
The Zenith Trans-Oceanic was a piece of crap ( all versions )
Go up on e-bay and see what they are going for ( if you can find
ANYONE
even bidding on them )

I collect Zenith radios from the 30's and think Zenith made the best
radios at the time ...... unfortunatly this one was a DUD.

"Snidely" wrote in message
...
- Very good to excellent build quality
- All band coverage (by current standards)
- Portable
- Excellent sound
- In general, simply inspires lust

I'm sorry to say, I can't think of any worthy radios.

Any suggestions?

Current Equivalent To The Late, Great Zenith TO?
 

"labtech1" wrote in message
...
prices I found on several web sites ( not e-bay but what the seller is
ASKING for them ):

1) Zenith Transoceanic Royal 3000-1 radio $56.55
2) Antique Zenith Short Wave Trans-Oceanic Tube Radio $25.00
3) Zenith Wave-Magnet Trans Oceanic Tube Shortwave Radio $49.95
4) Zenith H500 Trans Oceanic Shortwave Wave Magnet Radio $48.50
5) Zenith L507 5L42 Transoceanic Tube Radio Shortwave 1953 $24.99
6) Zenith Transoceanic Short Wave Radio Model No. 8G005 $24.99


Every one of these is from ebay.




--
Posted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com

Current Equivalent To The Late, Great Zenith TO?
 

I beg to differ with you, thats NOT where I found them, unless they are also
listed on e-bay
by the sites I found them.


"Brenda Ann" wrote in message
...

"labtech1" wrote in message
...
prices I found on several web sites ( not e-bay but what the seller is
ASKING for them ):

1) Zenith Transoceanic Royal 3000-1 radio $56.55
2) Antique Zenith Short Wave Trans-Oceanic Tube Radio $25.00
3) Zenith Wave-Magnet Trans Oceanic Tube Shortwave Radio $49.95
4) Zenith H500 Trans Oceanic Shortwave Wave Magnet Radio $48.50
5) Zenith L507 5L42 Transoceanic Tube Radio Shortwave 1953 $24.99
6) Zenith Transoceanic Short Wave Radio Model No. 8G005 $24.99


Every one of these is from ebay.




--
Posted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com

Current Equivalent To The Late, Great Zenith TO?
 

"labtech1" wrote in
:

I beg to differ with you, thats NOT where I found them, unless they
are also listed on e-bay
by the sites I found them.

Why dont you bottom post please.

Current Equivalent To The Late, Great Zenith TO?
 

"labtech1" wrote in message
...
I beg to differ with you, thats NOT where I found them, unless they are
also
listed on e-bay
by the sites I found them.

Each one of them is listed on ebay by that very item title and opening bid
price.




--
Posted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com

Current Equivalent To The Late, Great Zenith TO?
 

Why do you ENJOY scrolling down to read my replys ?



"john sumner" wrote in message
emas.de...
"labtech1" wrote in
:

I beg to differ with you, thats NOT where I found them, unless they
are also listed on e-bay
by the sites I found them.

Why dont you bottom post please.

Current Equivalent To The Late, Great Zenith TO?
 

"labtech1" wrote in
:

Why do you ENJOY scrolling down to read my replys ?

I do it so why cant you,of i forgot you use yahoo
so you would not know about stuff like that.

Current Equivalent To The Late, Great Zenith TO?
 

Oh .... I see just cause YOU do it thats the way it has to be
Sorry, I didn't realize you MADE the RULES

Personally, I find scrolling down thru 3 - 5 replies ( that I've already
read
to get to the latest one, pointless and redundant, and makes my finger sore,
after going thru so many messages : )

P.S. attempting to insult me for using a yahoo return address,
is insulting to about 1/3 this group ( since they do too )

"john sumner" wrote in message
emas.de...
"labtech1" wrote in
:

Why do you ENJOY scrolling down to read my replys ?

I do it so why cant you,of i forgot you use yahoo
so you would not know about stuff like that.

Current Equivalent To The Late, Great Zenith TO?
 

"labtech1" wrote in
:


Oh .... I see just cause YOU do it thats the way it has to be
Sorry, I didn't realize you MADE the RULES

Personally, I find scrolling down thru 3 - 5 replies ( that I've
already read
to get to the latest one, pointless and redundant, and makes my finger
sore, after going thru so many messages : )

P.S. attempting to insult me for using a yahoo return address,
is insulting to about 1/3 this group ( since they do too )


Ohh did i just strike a raw nerve with you little boy, does your mommy know
that you are using her computer?

Current Equivalent To The Late, Great Zenith TO?
 

Nope didn't strike anything, but I guess I'll just keep top posting
just to give you something to worry and complain about : D


"john sumner" wrote in message
emas.de...
"labtech1" wrote in
:


Oh .... I see just cause YOU do it thats the way it has to be
Sorry, I didn't realize you MADE the RULES

Personally, I find scrolling down thru 3 - 5 replies ( that I've
already read
to get to the latest one, pointless and redundant, and makes my finger
sore, after going thru so many messages : )

P.S. attempting to insult me for using a yahoo return address,
is insulting to about 1/3 this group ( since they do too )


Ohh did i just strike a raw nerve with you little boy, does your mommy
know
that you are using her computer?

Current Equivalent To The Late, Great Zenith TO?
 

On Fri, 30 Mar 2007 06:55:24 -0400, "Unrevealed Source"
wrote:

I thought I read somewhere that the non-XM Grundig would be a bit cheaper,
but you may be correct.

I think XM pays for the difference.

Current Equivalent To The Late, Great Zenith TO?
 

On Mar 29, 3:17 pm, Snidely wrote:
- Very good to excellent build quality
- All band coverage (by current standards)
- Portable
- Excellent sound
- In general, simply inspires lust

I'm sorry to say, I can't think of any worthy radios.

Any suggestions?

The Zenith TO was a reasonable radio in it's day, but that day has
long since passed. The Eton E1 would run circles around any of the
Zenith TO receivers, no matter which performance measure was
compared. Indeed a Degen DE1103 would outperform one too.

But the Zenith TO is a fine radio to collect and enjoy for what it
was, and how much it contributed to the hobby or radio program
listening. And one of them makes a pretty darned good addition to a
collection of antique radios.

But I suspect that whoever is posting as "Snidely" the sockpuppet
really knows all of this.

Current Equivalent To The Late, Great Zenith TO?
 

Roadie wrote:
On Mar 29, 3:17 pm, Snidely wrote:
- Very good to excellent build quality
- All band coverage (by current standards)
- Portable
- Excellent sound
- In general, simply inspires lust

I'm sorry to say, I can't think of any worthy radios.

Any suggestions?

The Zenith TO was a reasonable radio in it's day, but that day has
long since passed. The Eton E1 would run circles around any of the
Zenith TO receivers, no matter which performance measure was
compared. Indeed a Degen DE1103 would outperform one too.

But the Zenith TO is a fine radio to collect and enjoy for what it
was, and how much it contributed to the hobby or radio program
listening. And one of them makes a pretty darned good addition to a
collection of antique radios.



A Jr High buddy of mine decided to get into shortwave radio. And his
father, running a steel company, had nothing but money. Still, they
combed Consumer Reports and came up with a 'Must Buy' rating on a
Masterwork M-2896.

And he got it for his birthday.

I had to put my own money down, so it took me a while to save up for
mine, but I bought a T/O. I took some crap for that. CR didn't care for
it. Tough, I bought it. I liked it, and I used it.

Within a few months, the Masterwork was in the closet. Abandoned due
to noisy and intermittent switches. It was sold a few years later.

My T/O is still working. Had a few caps replaced, and switches and
pots lubed, but other than that...pretty reliable.

I recently found and bought a pair of M-2896's. I can see why CR
liked them so much. Exceptional build quality. And the case is very
nicely appointed. The leather doesn't retract like the leather on the
T/O. The chrome also seems less likely to pit.

Electrically, they are similar. Performance is pretty close. The
Masterwork is a bit quieter, though, again, with the deeper AGC, the T/O
is pumping up more noise. The Masterwork is more likely to overload.
And the audio isn't as full. (Though later models in the series do have
a much richer sound.

The T/O holds its own on broadcast. AM and FM. The Masterwork is a
little better there. Quieter and cleaner. Especially FM.

Together, they're both representative of their period, and their
price class. But neither would stand up to a decent rig, today.

Prices on the T/O's are coming back down to reasonability. You can
pick up any of the Masterwork series for about $30 including shipping.
And I buy up what I can find, clean them up, improve what I can
electrically, and then wrap them up and give them away as Christmas
gifts to my radio engaged friends.

You should see the looks.



p

Current Equivalent To The Late, Great Zenith TO?
 

Actually, it is a question that I thought would bring about interesting
debate and suggestions. I merely used the TO as a point of reference,
the idea being basically to discuss only the very best commercially
available portables.

I am in the market for just such a thing and am seeking input.

Instead, utter crap : (

Current Equivalent To The Late, Great Zenith TO?
 

Many thanks for an answer what must have taken considerable time to compose!

Current Equivalent To The Late, Great Zenith TO?
 

This Eton has me quite intrigued. I am going to look very closely into
at it.

Unrevealed Source wrote:

The answer to the original question is probably the E1XM, although I'd wait
for the Grundig version without the XM if I were looking to buy one new.

Current Equivalent To The Late, Great Zenith TO?
 

Thank you ! If everyone cleaned up the last 'post' and the one before
it, and I didn't have to scroll down 5 pages to see some 2 line reply
I'd have no problem with it either. If some one wants to 'flame' me
well have at it, I've been on the internet since 1986, seen alot, done alot
and couldn't care less what others think as to HOW things 'should be done'.
if its easier for me, to do something or I think its a 'better way', thats
how
I'll do it.



"lsmyer" wrote in message
...
For what it's worth, top posting is infinitely better for me. I wish
everybody top posted.

But I've seen some horrendous flaming aimed at top-posters, so I usually
just delete the entire post and put my comments by themselves. It loses
some of the continuity, but it makes it easier to read.

For those who have dial-up or limited bandwidth, short posts are greatly
appreciated.

Current Equivalent To The Late, Great Zenith TO?
 

I wouldn't call it ALL crap. Just most of it. You started by stating that
you wanted:

- Very good to excellent build quality
- All band coverage (by current standards)
- Portable
- Excellent sound
- In general, simply inspires lust

just like the TransOceanics did, IN THEIR DAY.

Some people felt it necessary to downgrade the TO, and pointed out that
current day radios outperform them. Duh. If I understand what you meant, I
would stick by my original recommendation of the Eton E1. It is the
modern-day equivalent; a premium-quality, high performance radio with all of
the features you are looking for. Of course the lust thing is subjective,
but just like a 69 Mustang inspired lust when it was new, it is of course
outperformed by even the most modest of today's technology.




"Snidely" wrote in message
...
Actually, it is a question that I thought would bring about interesting
debate and suggestions. I merely used the TO as a point of reference, the
idea being basically to discuss only the very best commercially available
portables.

I am in the market for just such a thing and am seeking input.

Instead, utter crap : (

Current Equivalent To The Late, Great Zenith TO?
 

Restored Zenith L600 Transoceanic SW Radio Item number: 150102030741
$910
ZENITH TRANSOCEANIC BOMBER SHORTWAVE RADIO Item number: 140095894830
$787.00
NEAR MINT LEATHER ZENITH SHORTWAVE TRANSOCEANIC RADIO Item number:
140094839134 $297.23
Zenith R-520/URR military Transoceanic Item number: 250096031644 $760.00
ZENITH 7000 TRANSOCEANIC SHORTWAVE RECEIVER D7000 EXC Item number:
250095039125 $356.00
Zenith Transoceanic Y600 Brown Leather . exc condition Item number:
190093396520 $345.00

It all depends on the condition, of course. Again, you don't know what
you're talking about.

"labtech1" wrote in message
...
prices I found on several web sites ( not e-bay but what the seller is
ASKING for them ):

1) Zenith Transoceanic Royal 3000-1 radio $56.55
2) Antique Zenith Short Wave Trans-Oceanic Tube Radio $25.00
3) Zenith Wave-Magnet Trans Oceanic Tube Shortwave Radio $49.95
4) Zenith H500 Trans Oceanic Shortwave Wave Magnet Radio $48.50
5) Zenith L507 5L42 Transoceanic Tube Radio Shortwave 1953 $24.99
6) Zenith Transoceanic Short Wave Radio Model No. 8G005 $24.99

Current Equivalent To The Late, Great Zenith TO?
 

You certainly DO understand what I was getting at. I will be looking at
the Eton very closely. Thanks.

Unrevealed Source wrote:

If I understand what you meant, I
would stick by my original recommendation of the Eton E1. It is the
modern-day equivalent; a premium-quality, high performance radio with all of
the features you are looking for. Of course the lust thing is subjective,
but just like a 69 Mustang inspired lust when it was new, it is of course
outperformed by even the most modest of today's technology.