wrote:

It doesn't take long for those leather handles and leather radio cases
to rot away either.I have a bunch of radios with rotten handles and a
few rotten leather cases.


That's what happens when you try to make soup out of them. Refrigerators (1)
help store 'food' longer.


(1)

Main Entry: re·frig·er·a·tor
Pronunciation: ri-'fri-j&-"rA-t&r
Function: noun
: something that refrigerates; especially : a room or appliance for keeping food
or other items cool


http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?va=refrigerator

Is this the website? http://www.transistor.org/feature/jutson/details.html

"There was an excellent
website telling the development and some design principles of this
radio, but I cannot find it right now. It was written by one fthe cheif
designers and also tells of the state of GE at the time. "

Lee Richardson
Mech-Tech

http://www.transistor.org/feature/jutson/details.html
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

Yes, that is the one, thanks!

Here are a few more, I knew there was more last time I saw it.

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&l...ral+Electr ic

http://www.transistor.org/feature/jutson/p865.html
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this is also excellent

FDR wrote:
"RHF" wrote in message
oups.com...
FO&A,
.
This is a third one that could be added to a Collection
of GE Superadios.
.
General Electric 6-Band AM/FM Shortwave Radio Model # 7-2990A
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...tem=5787620433
This GE World Monitor Radio features both an Analog Tuning and
Dial Tuning Scale with an LED Digital Frequency Display.
.
once again this is not my auction ~ RHF
. . . . .


What are the handles for?

The handles on the GE (and it's brothers from Panasonic) actually had a
very practical use. Those radios were somewhat prone to falling over
when bumped. The handles extended far enough to protect the knobs.
And the chrome handles made the radio look like a rack-mount
"professional" radio for an instant.

On 14 Jul 2005 14:37:17 -0700, "RHF"
wrote:

FO&A,
.
This looks like a GE Pre-Super-Radio for anyone interested
in adding one to their GE Superadio collection.
I had one years ago and it did a good job of bring in those
distant AM Radio Station. It is relatively big and Heavy.
.
GE GENERAL ELECTRIC Chrome, Plastic & Leather AM Radio!
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...tem=6545991354
The classic chrome '60s ancestor of the GE Superadio!
.
note - it is not my auction
- but i thought it might interest someone ~ RHF
. . . . .
It is very similar to my first transistor that I bought with my high
school graduation money in 1957! The difference was that it was
powered by two very large batteries with connectors similar to a
modern 9v battery but larger. I believe that they were a pp9 battery,
which are still available in the UK, but not readily available here,
and are very heavy.
There are battery holders (adaptors) available from the UK that hold 6
"C" size batteries, and have snap terminals that fit the old (larger)
terminals found on these older sets. They cost about 5 to 10 GBP.
Some Roberts (UK) radios ues these older batteries.

I wish I would have kept my GE now that these battery adaptors are
available.

Warren