Re: [IRCA] Zenith radios

["Powell E. Way III W4OPW" <w4opw@xxxxxxxxx>]

--- Tom L Jones <ka1yhi@xxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Tnx for the input on Zenith radios.  I broke down &
> got one on
> Ebay  an H845 only  $6  + $14 shipping.  Its an 8
> tube job
> w/ 2 spkrs & I think PTO.  When it comes I will take
> it down to
> the shop recap it & add a headphone jack, antenna
> jack & switch
> & maybe a line out.  Hopefully it dont have a bad IF
> can, that was common
> with them BUT I think we still got some.
> I will run it on the built in air coil loop, long
> wire & the Quantam 
> loop and report back in a few weeks.
> If its not a DX machine no big loss, I got a good 
> radio that will out live me & anything
> new............
> 
> 73
> Tom Jones
> Mason N.H.


Some of them have a set of screws for an additional
speaker. Some have a phono input.....it's hot on AM,
but a bit wide for real DX. But remember, they didn't
call it the "High Fidelity" as a fluke. The AM sounds
as good as some FM's as long as the AM station is
running wide band audio. 


Powell




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