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. :-)





Nice find. That particular radio, has some collector value,
though not huge, in good condition.


ca 1942.


For the benefit of those without good language/visualization
skills, www.qsl.net/ab0cw/wvmag.htm







Got some hams booming in on 3.880 here in Cinti. Oh. at 1310 UCT.

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Thanks Peter, 1942, that's something. I've read the suction cups are to
stick to a window. But isn't it like a loop, and you should have it 'by'
your radio. {?}

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"Peter Maus" wrote in message
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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. :-)





Nice find. That particular radio, has some collector value,
though not huge, in good condition.


ca 1942.


For the benefit of those without good language/visualization
skills, www.qsl.net/ab0cw/wvmag.htm







Got some hams booming in on 3.880 here in Cinti. Oh. at 1310 UCT.

--
^~^~^Monitoring The Spectrum^~^~^~^
*********Hammarlund129X & 140X**********
^^^^^^^^Heathkit Q Multiplier^^^^^^^^^
*~*~++++++GO BEARCATS++++++~*~*~
GE P-780

dxlover wrote:

Thanks Peter, 1942, that's something. I've read the suction cups are to
stick to a window. But isn't it like a loop, and you should have it 'by'
your radio. {?}


Friend of mine had one of these when I was a kid. IIRC, the "wave
magnet"
(which was just a flat loop antenna, like was used in AM table radios
for years), was attached to the receiver by a length of insulated wire.
You could pick it up in your hand and slowly "wave" it left ot right to
find the strong point of the signal you wanted. Near a window was
always better - is for most antennas.

Tony


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IIRC, the "wave
magnet"
(which was just a flat loop antenna, like was used in AM table radios
for years), was attached to the receiver by a length of insulated wire.
You could pick it up in your hand and slowly "wave" it left ot right to
find the strong point of the signal you wanted. Near a window was
always better - is for most antennas.


Thank you Tony.

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*********Hammarlund129X & 140X**********
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