I love antiques, though our collecting interests are a wee bit different. This past year, mine have centered about collecting a 100 year old plus apple press for pressing cider which I"m about finished restoring, a 2 h.p. hit and miss engine, the kind that you hook up with a belt on the drive wheel to power other belt fed pieces from the early 20th century, and my latest acquisition (and total love).....a 1940 Zenith shortwave radio who's style is nothing short of bodacious. [image deleted]A tube radio, that can capture radio stations locally, but also those of Europe on a different band by selection. This photo is not mine, but it is the exact same radio. I was just too lazy to take a photo and jump the hoops to put it on here. Antiques, such as my radio have such a sense of grace and style that is non-existant today. Probably the "why" of collecting on my part.
@Freeranger OMG that's really cool. The only shortwave radio I remember owning was an '86 Mazda 323 while I lived in England thanks to USAF. Instead of AM/FM radio there was an LW/SW radio. I knew about shortwave but I never knew about long wave. Couldn't get any shortwave stations. But I got a couple of long wave stations. My favorite was Atlantic 252. They were based out of Ireland. They had American DJs. It was like a slice of home while living abroad. They mainly played top 40. First time I heard Barbie Girl was on LW Atlantic 252.
@Prisoner1972 Thanks man. I don't think your experience channels my own.....I think you have much more knowledge and understanding about bands and wavelengths ect. The [i]form[/i] and style of my radio totally captured my soul man. When I stand in front of it and look at it, from that speaker, it had announced Pearl Harbor, the D-Day landings, and so many other historical broadcasts. by such on-site broadcasters such as Edward R. Murrow. Know what I mean? This radio has.....a sustained history full of things. If it were human, what would it say?
@Freeranger yeah all I know about is the short wave and long wave am and FM. My cousin is a ham radio operator and he was explaining a few things to me and he might as well have been speaking in tongues. LOL. But I get what you're coming from. It has that art deco look sort of leftover from the 30s. But when you listen, you're listening to history!
Like I have this 1963 Hammarlund HQ-129-X Ham Radio Tube Receiver. I have been trying to find the matching transmitter for a very long time now. YES I have the license to use them to.
(Picture is from the Internet, my desk is full of shit and no one wants to see my mess)
@HumanEarth My Zenith lights up but, I suspect the dial band is shot, I can't bring in anything. The tubes are all original but for the sake of safety, I'd like to get all that swapped out plus a new power cord. Any idea on a ball park figure to send that out for repair? I'm no electronics guy.
@HumanEarth My skills are nil H.E. I have zero skills with anything electronic. For the sake of safety, I assume I'm going to have to replace all those original tubes as well as everything else on that mother board, plus power cord. With your experience, what do you think (ballpark) I'd be looking at in terms of a complete chassis overhaul between parts and labor? Any idea?
