shortwave Tube Radios

HALLICRAFTERS S-40 GENERAL COVERAGE RECEIVER RESTORATION

May 2, 2017May 2, 2017 gordonwood@sympatico.ca 0 Comment 1946, alignment, AM, American, bandspread, decals, hallicrafters, radio, restoration, S-40, shortwave, tuning, vacuum tube, vintage

Not only have I digressed from my usual focus of European transistorized radios and restored another American set, I’ve restored

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European Radios of the 60s and 70s

NORDMENDE GLOBETRAVELER II

January 27, 2015August 21, 2015 gordonwood@sympatico.ca 1 Comment 1968, bandspread, German, Globetraveler, Globetrotter, kofferradio, long wave, marine band, medium wave, Nordmende, portable, radio, shortwave, transistorized, West Germany

I like Nordmende. Their radios just seemed to ooze quality. The Globetraveler series exemplified that. It is the epitome of what was

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