My very first time using a shortwave radio was my uncle who had the set. It was a Sears branded radio with the MW, FM and 4 shortwave bands and a real signal strength meter. It was, naturally, a larger portable that used large D size batteries. I used it until I was able to buy my own first radio-a Realistic Astronaut 4, which within a year I was still solidly interested and got a DX 160. I still remember the chimes and the sound of Big Ben and then “This is London”. The first time I heard it I thought this was phenomenal. Found Radio RSA and Springbok the same way. It was so interesting and intense at the same time. Good times!
Gilles check the Hitachi Vintage Hitachi KH-3100. That might be what you're looking for. I bought a near mint one at a yard sale for $5. I had a similar experience to you. When I was a kid I played with a Grundig 2041. My father bought it in Germany in the 50s. I have that Grundig in my radio collection.
I had the same receiver...bought it at Consumers in 1975. It had longwave on it. Back then, there was a "radio station" WGU20 which was an emergency broadcast station. I lived in Toronto, and WGU20 was on 179khz, and could be heard day or night with a very strong signal. I think there might be youtube videos on it! The radio was *ok*..I listened to the regulars, BBC, Radio Nederland, Radio South Africa etc..Great memories. I replaced it with the very expensive Barlow Wadley XCR-30... VE3IIM/VE6PG
My first had 22 tubes sears roebuck...my final so far 109, 660,330, 219,and a host. Of others. like your first car you remember them😊😊 PS the one tube set I had was hidden under my bed. And used the bed springs....the old man shouting foot ball...foot ball..he should be doing foot ball. Ha mother worked for RCA and I got my share of diodes and tp rolls. Chase your dreams om
I discovered shortwave on a Lloyds multi-band portable radio. After two years in England, I wanted to find out what was going on back there. I found the BBC World Service and gradually learned that If I put the radio tuned to a certain spot every day, I could hear it. I learned about how shortwave worked. It was fun. My best catch with that receiver was a station in Papua New Guinea. I was hooked.
That’s a very similar experience to what I had. I first started using my uncle’s radio which had 4 shortwave bands besides the MW and FM. I found several stations that were definitely not local snd he explained to me how he never quite understood or how I received all those stations except that he told me that it was shortwave and not directly designed for local radio stations except for the AM and FM sections. I found Radio Nederland and Radio RSA and after that I was well on my way. I bought my own first radio which was a Realistic Astronaut 4 radio and I also bought an outdoor antenna system to hook up to that radio. That was in 1975.
Here we go again, I too had this radio. I believe mine was made by Ross. I still have it, somewhere. If I find it I'll send you a picture. Mine was not new, I got it second hand. I really enjoyed that radio back in the late 1970's
My interest with radio began in the early '80s when Radio Moscow World Service was reporting on the America invasion of Grenada. All I remember of the radio was that my family called it a "Tranny" and it had SW, MW, LW and VHF. I'm kind of more interested in why the picture shows a cell phone, with a storm troopers head and a green wire going to the radio.
Me too! I had a multiband that looked like that. My first multiband was a Westminster 1427 (look for image online) . It came from Montgomery Wards and I got it somewhere between 1976 to 1978. I knew radio stations came in on shortwave at a very young age, the Grundig console in the living room had shortwave, but The Westminster was MY radio and it had so many bands I could listen to anything! And how cool is that for a 12 or 13 year old kid?
You always remember your first radio.
I loved these videos, watched them backwards order. :). Great memories, man!
My very first time using a shortwave radio was my uncle who had the set. It was a Sears branded radio with the MW, FM and 4 shortwave bands and a real signal strength meter. It was, naturally, a larger portable that used large D size batteries. I used it until I was able to buy my own first radio-a Realistic Astronaut 4, which within a year I was still solidly interested and got a DX 160. I still remember the chimes and the sound of Big Ben and then “This is London”. The first time I heard it I thought this was phenomenal.
Found Radio RSA and Springbok the same way. It was so interesting and intense at the same time. Good times!
Gilles check the Hitachi Vintage Hitachi KH-3100. That might be what you're looking for. I bought a near mint one at a yard sale for $5. I had a similar experience to you. When I was a kid I played with a Grundig 2041. My father bought it in Germany in the 50s. I have that Grundig in my radio collection.
I had the same receiver...bought it at Consumers in 1975. It had longwave on it. Back then, there was a "radio station" WGU20 which was an emergency broadcast station. I lived in Toronto, and WGU20 was on 179khz, and could be heard day or night with a very strong signal. I think there might be youtube videos on it! The radio was *ok*..I listened to the regulars, BBC, Radio Nederland, Radio South Africa etc..Great memories. I replaced it with the very expensive Barlow Wadley XCR-30...
VE3IIM/VE6PG
I got one of these...same chassis, so many different brands slapped on.
...gotta replace the capacitors...
My first had 22 tubes sears roebuck...my final so far 109, 660,330, 219,and a host. Of others. like your first car you remember them😊😊 PS the one tube set I had was hidden under my bed. And used the bed springs....the old man shouting foot ball...foot ball..he should be doing foot ball. Ha mother worked for RCA and I got my share of diodes and tp rolls. Chase your dreams om
Looks like an old Zenith.
I discovered shortwave on a Lloyds multi-band portable radio. After two years in England, I wanted to find out what was going on back there. I found the BBC World Service and gradually learned that If I put the radio tuned to a certain spot every day, I could hear it. I learned about how shortwave worked. It was fun. My best catch with that receiver was a station in Papua New Guinea. I was hooked.
That’s a very similar experience to what I had. I first started using my uncle’s radio which had 4 shortwave bands besides the MW and FM. I found several stations that were definitely not local snd he explained to me how he never quite understood or how I received all those stations except that he told me that it was shortwave and not directly designed for local radio stations except for the AM and FM sections. I found Radio Nederland and Radio RSA and after that I was well on my way. I bought my own first radio which was a Realistic Astronaut 4 radio and I also bought an outdoor antenna system to hook up to that radio. That was in 1975.
Here we go again, I too had this radio. I believe mine was made by Ross. I still have it, somewhere. If I find it I'll send you a picture. Mine was not new, I got it second hand. I really enjoyed that radio back in the late 1970's
My interest with radio began in the early '80s when Radio Moscow World Service was reporting on the America invasion of Grenada. All I remember of the radio was that my family called it a "Tranny" and it had SW, MW, LW and VHF.
I'm kind of more interested in why the picture shows a cell phone, with a storm troopers head and a green wire going to the radio.
Me too! I had a multiband that looked like that. My first multiband was a Westminster 1427 (look for image online) . It came from Montgomery Wards and I got it somewhere between 1976 to 1978. I knew radio stations came in on shortwave at a very young age, the Grundig console in the living room had shortwave, but The Westminster was MY radio and it had so many bands I could listen to anything! And how cool is that for a 12 or 13 year old kid?