SOME RADIO "REHAB" PROJECTS (that I hope to get around to some day!)

This is a 1970's vintage VEF-202 made in Riga, Latvia that I picked up at a hamfest quite cheap.   This particular version was designed for the domestic Soviet market.   Its a bit difficult to see in this photo, but all of the writing is in Russian Cyrillic script.   Its almost the same as the VEF-206 pictured elsewhere on this site except that it lacks coverage of the shortwave bands above 25 meters.  

In between these two "VEF's" this company also made the VEF-204.    

When I picked up this unit, the battery compartment was badly corroded due to battery leakage and so its non-functional at present .






 

 



 Philips L4X26T                                                                                                                                                                

This is a Philips L4X26T  of early 1960's vintage manufactured in the Netherlands.  I won this as a doorprize at an Ontario DX Association meeting.

It covers the mediumwave (AM) broadcast band along with the shortwave spectrum between 1.7 and 21 MHz.

It has a rectangular pop-up "loop" antenna for the shortwave bands.

This radio has incredible room-filling audio!

Interestingly, the cabinet is actually wooden but with a leather-type cover.

This unit is on my "rehab" list also because of leaky batteries.   Fortunately this one will be a much easier fix (when I get around to it....)

 

 

 

 


RCA 85-T2 This is an RCA Model 85-T2 (serial number 294) manufactured by RCA Victor in Montreal around 1937.  A family member found this radio at a yard sale.

It covers the AM broadcast band along with the shortwave bands between 6 and 18 MHz.

This radio will need some "major surgery" in order to get it working again.   At present its just being used as an "ornament".

I am looking for a schematic or any other information on this radio.  If you have any info please drop me an e-mail at [email protected]





 

 

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