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Posted: 6/22/2017 5:27:02 PM EDT
I found an old Zenith Trans-Oceanic Royal 1000 today, Zenith's first transistor radio. Back in the 50's it was a $275 showpiece. Today it was considerably cheaper.
Now to get a power supply on it and see if it works! 
Anybody know anything about them? 
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Posted: 6/22/2017 5:44:26 PM EDT
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Nice. I have a Royal 7000 and a 3000. I love them.
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Posted: 6/22/2017 7:33:55 PM EDT
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Have one in the garage owned it since 1969 or so
The first radio broadcast I heard was from y Quito Ecuador[ :D] Hook it up to an outdoor antenna and standby to be amazed |
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Posted: 6/22/2017 7:44:34 PM EDT
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Have one in the garage owned it since 1969 or so The first radio broadcast I heard was from y Quito Ecuador[ :D] Hook it up to an outdoor antenna and standby to be amazed |
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Posted: 6/22/2017 7:48:48 PM EDT
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She's-a no go.
Caps first, then transistors I suppose, though the cost of all new germanium transistors for this thing might surpass my interest in it. |
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Posted: 6/22/2017 8:05:08 PM EDT
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I have an old Sharp shortwave radio from the 60's that I soldered in a SO-239 and run a random wire on the roof of my house. I listen to 75 meter and 40 meter with it because I don't have a HF rig yet
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Posted: 6/22/2017 8:06:15 PM EDT
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Very cool! Sorry to hear it's being stubborn.
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Posted: 6/22/2017 8:14:49 PM EDT
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Very cool, indeed!
There's a pretty active Yahoo group for the Zenith Trans Oceanic radios - "The Trans Oceanic Fanatic" is the group's name. It's an excellent source of tech info, along with a library of files relating to the T-O radios. Also, there's a pretty good book on them - The Zenith Trans-Oceanic, the Royalty of Radios by John Bryant (2nd edition, 2008; ISBN-10: 0764328387) which goes into the history of the T-O and has a lot of invaluable technical info. I've an old H500 Trans-Oceanic (from the mid-50's), and occasionally muse about the broadcasts it has received and the history and events those broadcasts relayed... |
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Posted: 6/22/2017 9:03:05 PM EDT
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That's a nice radio. I have the AM/FM-only version of it.
 
Note that the transistors are in sockets so they can easily be changed --- just like vacuum tubes. Do a little voltage tracing before tearing into the components. It could be something as simple as a dirty power switch or broken connection. |
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Posted: 6/22/2017 9:16:46 PM EDT
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Nice find! They really made some very cool radios, back in the day.
Rumor has it, that those transistor sockets sometimes build up some corrosion, and if you pull the transistors and clean them up a little, it might help. |
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Posted: 6/22/2017 9:48:56 PM EDT
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I'm seeing a big fat electrolytic cap that might be my culprit, and it's about the easiest one to change in the whole radio.
Fingers crossed! |
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Posted: 6/23/2017 6:32:04 AM EDT
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Have one in the garage owned it since 1969 or so The first radio broadcast I heard was from y Quito Ecuador[ :D] Hook it up to an outdoor antenna and standby to be amazed HCJB 9.745, IIRC. |
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Posted: 6/23/2017 10:53:40 AM EDT
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...The first radio broadcast I heard was from y Quito Ecuador[ :D]... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2P-z_OqSEFo  HCJB Radio, Ecuador - shortwave interval signal It, along with Radio Switzerland, was an excellent source of international news. They were about as objective as an international broadcaster could be. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zqGtYQh7ruQ  Swiss Radio International (DS5) |
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