FO&A,

FO&A,

FO&A,

How about this variant. Kind of reminds me of the Sylvania Prospector,
only for a more ominous use.
http://www.orau.org/ptp/collection/c...726dxradio.htm

Lee Richardson
Mech-Tech
Evansville, Indiana

"RHF" wrote in message
oups.com...
FO&A,
.
This is a third one that could be added to a Collection
of GE Superadios.
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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
. . . . .

Yes, I had one very much like that. It was battery powered only,
strictly AM. Did a decent job and had a really mellow tone. Got it
for $5.00 at an estate sale and used it as a gardening radio.

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
. . . . .

Realistic TRF (12-655)

David,

There are no bids yet on that GE radio, and I'd buy it in a second, if I
did not already have one of these excellent instruments. I prefer it to
any recent Superradio I've seen, and the sound is pwerful and clear.
Constructon includes a die-cast frame as a speaer baffle and antenna
counterpoise. This is no piece of junk like the new Superradios; tuning
is smooth and spread out well, even into theupper end of the
(non-expanded) band, and it is stable, not drifting off like the new
SR's because of crappy mechanicals and microscopic bandspread. I have
had this one for maybe 5 years, bought it at a garage sale for $10 and
used it daily ever since (like right now). 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. Very
interesting. This radio was intended from the start to be a classic for
its time and beyond. If anybody has the model number, use that for a
Google search and the site will show up. There is no model numer on the
radio, but Iran across one on another radio site and went from there.
I'd gladly spend $30 or more for this old radio, it is so good. Don't
miss your chance (no, that is no mine on ebay, mine is playing softly on
the table on my back porch, like it is every day). And, I am not
selling mine, don't ask.

I don't know,but I read years ago the first so-called GE "super radios"
were the best ones.
cuhulin

I own an old Sears Travler big old heavy,and I do mean heavy,multiband
radio that is outstanding at picking up long distance AM radio
stations.I bought that radio for $2.00 at a Goodwill thrift store store
about eight years ago.Trouble is,the on/off/volume control has just
about gone bonkers.I can get it to work,but I have to mess around with
it for a hundred years.I am hell when I am well,trouble is,I stay sick
all the time :{)
cuhulin