Post #1194248
2026-01-26 16:37 UTC
@FediThing I found one that's AM, FM, and shortwave for about $10. It's about $20 if you add weather radio Either of these will run on AA batteries and fit in your pocket. I wish I had the old one that I had in my 20s because it was a cabinet about three feet tall with seven knobs and a wire coil antenna that was most of the bottom of the cabinet and the rest was a huge speaker. On the back, there was a connection for a long wire antenna if you had to go DX. (DX = long range) no transistors, just 7 vacuum tubes, and everything except portable, but I really miss it.
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@FediThing@social.chinwag.org 2026-01-26 16:39
@wbpeckham Vacuum tubes, wow, proper old school! 👍
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@bishop@mastodon.myocci.social 2026-01-26 16:56
@wbpeckham @FediThing do you mind sharing where you found this radio? Would love to get one. Thanks!