Recent Projects at the SPARKBENCH

1998-2000 projects

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Freed-Eisemann NR-9
(1927)
6 tube Neutrodyne circuit. Plays well, now trying to make it look good.

Zenith 7H-820
(1948)
New arrival. Three-bander with the old 42 Mc FM band and the 'new' 88 Mc band.

GE 409
(1952)
Excellent vintage AM/FM. Speedometer dial a la '55 Ford.

Truetone D2210
(1940)
Another 'Granny's' set. Metal case AC/DC set. A real killer!!!

Philco 44
(1934)
Nice vintage 3-band SW set. Belongs to my buddy Frank K. near Charlotte.

GE F-63
(1937)
If any radio deserves to be called 'deco style', this is one classic example. AM and Shortwave. Excellent radio.

Westinghouse WR-116
(1935)
A fine radio, now living at Poge's office.

Dave's Monarch
(1934)
Uses a Detrola 5X chassis. A small tombstone set.

Zenith 6-G-038A
(1946)
Interesting BIG AC/Battery set.

Aircastle
This was a handsome radio when it was all finished up.

Philco 37-600
(1937)
Little 4-tuber. Surprising performance.

Stromberg Carlson 1121
(1946)
Another BIG set. Both FM bands, AM and SW. 11 tubes.

Airline 62-198 (1934) Also known as a Belmont 585.	Telefunken Jubilate 6 (1955) Nice little wood-cased German radio. Sold to a buyer in Hong Kong.	RCA T6-9 (1935) Another nice RCA tomber. Now resides Down Under.	Fairbanks-Morse 5B (1935) This is the big brother to the 5A elsewhere on this site. This one has SW coverage.
RCA 5x (1937?) 5-tube AC/DC set. Pity, its missing the pedestal base.	Midwest 162-R (1942) Pride of the fleet these days! A remarkable 16-tube, 6 band set.	Setchell Carlson 407 (1939) Another great SWL receiver. Tunes from longwave up to 36 Mhz.	K-O Radio (mid 30s) This is a no-name generic "Plant A"brand. Nice though.

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01/12/2004, rev 6/2022