I never took it mobile because on the inside of the battery compartment it
says

My question would be, why can't I use just four regular D cells (that's what
it
looks like it takes) and on the front of the radio at the bottom left corner
it
has a switch that says 'Batt.Charge' and a red light that lights up when you
flip it because I've done it.

Why can't I keep the charger in the 'off' position and run the four Dcells??
Would it hurt anything?

Well, I couldn't wait for an answer- so notice to anyone else- *Don't Bother.*

It means 'exactly' what it says on the inside of the battery lid. I popped 4
brand spanking new Dcells, kept the charger switch in the 'off' position and
nothing.:-(

I guess my only question left, and I can't answer this one Frank hint are
those batteries it said even made now? A couple of them I've never even heard
of, I'd really like to take that piece to the park, but where would I get those
kind of batteries that could be charged while playing (that's pretty cool FWIW
IMO.) :-( Waaaaaaaah


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It's not a Ross, I'm almost sure. If that wasn't bad enough, earlier today the
back cover that opens and closes, fell off. :-( Glue was too old.

Thanks for the help and I'd love to hear other thoughts on my situation as
well. :-D

"Josey221" wrote in message
...
It's not a Ross, I'm almost sure. If that wasn't bad enough, earlier today
the
back cover that opens and closes, fell off. :-( Glue was too old.

Thanks for the help and I'd love to hear other thoughts on my situation as
well. :-D



Yes, take a look at:

http://repairfaq.org/REPAIR/F_tshoot.html

Most of the above doesn't really apply to your situation, but some of it
does and it's worth browsing.

Browse through some of these, if you can:

http://repairfaq.org/REPAIR/F_Repair.html

Frank Dresser

I have read several messages about your WorldMaster multiband radio with
five bands. People have suggested testing components, and doing all sorts
of things to the radio, but I have not yet seen anybody asking the most
obvious questions we need to know in order to tell you why, or even if, the
"police" and weather bands are really dead.
What are the frequency ranges shown on the dial scales? For example, the
Am, or medium wave (MW), or "broadcast band, should show a range of
something like maybe, 520-1620 KHz or KC, or maybe 540-1600 or something
similar.

The FM broadcast band might run something like, 87.5-108.0 MHz.

Some of the radios from that period covered an aircraft band somewhere
between about 108.0 MHz and maybe 136.0 MHz. IN the 1960's and into the
1970's there may have been some police frequencies in that band, but I don't
think so.

It is very possible that the high police band and the weather band may have
covered frequencies from 136.0 MHz all the way to 174.0 MHz. If you're
lucky, that range would be covered in at least two bands, but I have seen
some units where one band allocation covered from 136.0 MHz to 174.0 MHz.
If the radio has no fine tuning control you will need a very steady hand on
the tuning knob to zero in on a narrow frequency slice that would be covered
by a station like a NOAA weather radio broadcast, or any of the police
frequencies that might still be in that band.

The VHF police band at the time that radio was probably new ran from about
153 MHz to 158 MHz. In some areas, especially rural areas well away from
the major metropolitan areas, there are still police departments and fire
departments using some of those frequencies.

Just about all radios I have ever seen with band designatins like you
mentioned are cheaply made and not very well designed. In addition to being
optimized from the wide bandwidth of the broadcast FM band as has been
mentioned, you'll notice that if you live in or near a large city, two,
three, or four of the strongest local FM stations will show up all over
those "police" and weather bands. YOu might even get the audio portion of
one or two of your local television stations on those bands as well, even
though they should not be heard there.

Some of those radios could surprise you, and would not embarrass themselves
at all on the AM broadcast band, 540-1600, or at night in the shortwave
frequencies between about 5.8 MHz and 10.0 MHz.

If you live within about 10 or 15 miles of an airport with a control tower,
you might hear something on the aircraft band that is actually supposed to
be there. Since 90 percent or more of the US population is supposed to be
within range of a NOAA weather radio transmitter, you should be able to hear
at least one of those stations, if a bit faintly, once you get the hang of
tuning so finely that the pointer moves along the dial scale in increments
about the space of the diameter of a hair.

If the radio was made in the 1960's, it was most likely made in Japan. If
it was made in the 1970's, it could have been made in Japan, or more likely
somewhere like Korea, Taiwan, or Hong Kong.

Reply to:
Brent Reynolds, Atlanta, GA USA

I have read several messages about your WorldMaster multiband radio with
five bands. People have suggested testing components, and doing all sorts
of things to the radio, but I have not

******rest of good reply snipped********

Brent,
I've received a few replies from Josey, he/she is a newbie- that's more than
likely why.

I'm glad the thread started so I inspected mine and found out what it really
was, hopefully I can find on here the answer to my question about the dial. :-)


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Cathedral/ Ross#2311/Rhapsody-MultiBand
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500ft. 12AWG. (non-terminated)
120ft. 12 AWG Long-Wire
2 Radio Shack Loop Antennas
Radio Shack Amplified Antenna
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*21/2X2ft.FiveSpoked~Penta-Loop~PancakeLoop*
~OptimusCTR-111Cassettte Recorder~
~Radio Shack 2Speed VOX#43-476~
~Ramsey Speech Scrambler~

It is very possible that the high police band and the weather band may have
covered frequencies from 136.0 MHz all the way to 174.0 MHz. If you're
lucky, that range would be covered in at least two bands, but I have seen

You're right Brent. On mine it's in two. VHF1:108 through 140
VHF2:145 through174
and right underneath that and the bottom of the dial is the 'WB'(in Pink) It
goes in increments of : 0/10/20/30/40/50/60/70/162.5-followed by a little pink
dot. then 100. {?}

It picks up weather bands from two areas solidly and one time (real faint)
three. Could a loop help, nah.....not. That'd be something to be able to pull
in that third one in real clear like the other two.:-)

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Hammarlund HQ129X /Heathkit Q Multiplier
Hammarlund HQ140X
Multiple GE P-780's(GREAT BCB Radios)
RCA Victor *Strato- World*
RCA Victor RJC77W-K(Walnut Grain)
1942 Zenith Wave Magnet 6G 601M
Cathedral/ Ross#2311/Rhapsody-MultiBand
DX100/*SUPER-DELUXE DRIVEN*394/*Modded*398/399/402
OMGS Transistor Eight/Realistic 12-1451
Henry Kloss Model One/Bell+HowellSW
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Alpha Delta DX Sloper 57ft.
500ft. 12AWG. (non-terminated)
120ft. 12 AWG Long-Wire
2 Radio Shack Loop Antennas
Radio Shack Amplified Antenna
30X30 DiamondLoop(six section 830pf Cap)
* Diamond Loop mounted to Lazy Susan TurnTable*
*21/2X2ft.FiveSpoked~Penta-Loop~PancakeLoop*
~OptimusCTR-111Cassettte Recorder~
~Radio Shack 2Speed VOX#43-476~
~Ramsey Speech Scrambler~

One more post on this thread tonight. ON the back of the radio it has like a
built into label that says what is on what.

This 'might' be interesting, I know I found it pretty historical accurately.
Goes like this.
*****************************

LW(Long Wave)-Aircraft Beacon, Aircraft Weather, Maritime Radio.
AM(Standard Broadcast)-Standard AM Broadcasting.
MB(Marine Band)-Great Lakes Weather Forecast.
SW1-4(Short Wave)-International Broadcasting.
FM(Standard Broadcast)-Standard FM Broadcasting.
VHF1(Aircraft)-Aircraft Communications.
VHF2(Public Service)-Police,Fire,Civil Defense,U.S.
WB(Weather Band)-Weather Dept.,Railroads,Taxis,Highway Trucks,Private Mobile
Telephone

**NO WHERE anywhere on this radio does it say 'where' it's made. No
U.S./Taiwan/Japan - -not a thing. {?}


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Hammarlund HQ129X /Heathkit Q Multiplier
Hammarlund HQ140X
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RCA Victor RJC77W-K(Walnut Grain)
1942 Zenith Wave Magnet 6G 601M
Cathedral/ Ross#2311/Rhapsody-MultiBand
DX100/*SUPER-DELUXE DRIVEN*394/*Modded*398/399/402
OMGS Transistor Eight/Realistic 12-1451
Henry Kloss Model One/Bell+HowellSW
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Alpha Delta DX Sloper 57ft.
500ft. 12AWG. (non-terminated)
120ft. 12 AWG Long-Wire
2 Radio Shack Loop Antennas
Radio Shack Amplified Antenna
30X30 DiamondLoop(six section 830pf Cap)
* Diamond Loop mounted to Lazy Susan TurnTable*
*21/2X2ft.FiveSpoked~Penta-Loop~PancakeLoop*
~OptimusCTR-111Cassettte Recorder~
~Radio Shack 2Speed VOX#43-476~
~Ramsey Speech Scrambler~

As for the frequencies. Here they are in this order from top to bottom:

AM: 54-160KHz
SW1: 4.2-(on the SW1 and SW2, it gives areas like Berlin, then Moscow then that
ends out SW1)
SW2: (London, Rome)-11MHz
Police Low: 31-48MHz
FM: 88-108MHz
Aircraft: 108-135MHz
Police High: 140-172MHz
Weather: 162.5

As far as the tuning of the radio goes. I am VERY selective and am very good
with tuning. I get the FM bleeding on the Police Low band, but I repeat, I get
nothing on the Air/Weather/Police High. Not even random static, just the same
old static as the AM was doing at one point. Trust me, it's DEAD. But no wires
are loose from what it looks like. If I can't get weather, then something must
be wrong.

Not only this but now, like I mentioned yesterday, they're two black wires
soldered on the board just above the power supply and both of these wires come
from the power supply and go to the board where these two wires are now. The
one on the right just came loose. Is it ok to operate the radio until I'm able
to resolder it or will it cause a fire hazard.

You guys can really tell I'm a newbie now, he he. ;-)

I'm sure I can pick up at least some weather, even if I can't pick up any air
or police signals, if I knew what the cause of this was. The set was made in
Hong Kong.

Another thing, with this bandswitch being the rotary type, on the side. From
left to right, here's the order, Air/Police High/Weather, FM, Police Low,
SW1/SW2, AM. Does anyone have any idea which band inside would control the
Air/Police High/Weather band? I could recheck if I knew which one was the band
for the Air/PH/Weather band.

Thanks for putting up with the newbie. ;-D

I tried sending this off line, but AOL bounce it, for whatever reason:



Are you expirenced with soldering? You'll need to resolder the AM band wire
back to the circuit board. You probably can locate the broken stub from the
wire if you look carefully. A magnifing glass may help.

I don't know where the black wire goes, but look for a broken stub in the
same way.

Be sure to make a diagram or mark the wires in the radio. You might break
off some more as you handle the radio.

Frank Dresser

(Tom) wrote in message . com...

Are these bands dead or is something wrong with my radio?


I find radios like this from time to time at yard sales or tossed on
trash piles. Every one of them, without exception, has had a dirty
bandswitch. The bandswitch is a rotary switch. Other listers suggested
spraying the living daylights out of it with contact cleaner. Then
turn it back and forth about two or three hundred times. No joke. That
may bring the dead band back to life.