[IRCA] Is my only option to junk this radio?

[Bob Young <bobyoung53@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

I wouldn't junk it, if you have no space for it put it on ebay with no reserve and pickup only, start the bidding at 10 bucks. I don't think it's especially valuable but you might get a few bucks for it and you will have saved another neat old radio from oblivion. There are collectors who can salvage the cabinet, reglue ghe veneer and restore it electrically etc. I have a couple of old consoles and they are really good sensitive radios with good sound. My first DX machine when I was a kid was an RCA-811K, still got it, I got KSL Salt Lake City on it one night in 1977 with a 400' LW antenna, also got 75 countries shortwave. I moved quite a bit back then and lugged it everywhere I went.
 
Bob Young
Millbury, Ma
KB1OKL
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> > From: Dave Hascall <dhinfomedia@xxxxxxxxx>
> >To: irca@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; amdx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; DXreports@xxxxxxxxx; tvfmdx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 
> >Sent: Tuesday, November 20, 2012 5:55 PM
> >Subject: [IRCA] (OT) Is my only option to junk this old radio?
> > 
> >Sorry, for the OT nature (though this thing did get DX at one time).? I
> >recently rescued a Silvertone 5 band, 7 tube (AFAIK) console radio from my
> >late mother's basement.? The bad thing is, the cabinet is a total pig.? The
> >veneer is peeling, in most areas and one of the base boards fell off.
> >I think that the leg can be reattached.? It can stand upright but it's
> >leaning.? This radio would look cool but with the veneer shot, I'm not sure
> >if it can be saved.? The radio part is complete but I believe dad stopped
> >using it because something quit on it.
> >
> >See the radio at: http://www.flickr.com/groups/2110236@N20/pool/
> >
> >I am out of storage space and it probably has to go.? I already have two
> >consoles that I'm looking at having restored.
> >
> >The only thing that I saw was a metal placard with 101555 stamped on it.
> >There is a decal on the inside about using the push button tuning.
> >
> >Is this radio valuable at all?
> >
> >Is it rare?
> >
> >Does anyone feel that it's only option is junking it (like hauling it to
> >the curb?).
> >
> >Thanks for any input.
> >
> >73,
> >Dave in Indy
>  		 	   		  
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