05-01-2011, 06:24 PM
Terry - QRZ is a wonderful tool, ain't it? 
We've lived in Mebane for five years come may and really like it here. My friend who gave me the radio has been a lifelong resident here - he drives a truck up and down the East Coast and found the set in MA, of all places.
Ron, I suspected the veneer was walnut - thanks for confirming. It's a really tiny piece but it will be a nice challenge to piece it in.
Thanks for the diagram! I haven't fired it up yet, so the SW band will come later - perhaps I can listen to some of the AM activity up near the top of 160.
And yes - I've been perusing the cabinet subforum and it's got a lot of good info. I also do woodworking but veneering is not something I've done much of, so I'm looking forward to doing the resto.
I've got some busy-time ahead of me, as my dad just gave me back a mid-30's GE tombstone that I'll have to re-do a second time (I put some old but not "as old" caps in it about 20 years ago and it's humming again...) and a Drake R-4A with a cantankerous VFO in addition to this 89.
One of the other nice things about this 89 is that the speaker is in perfect shape.
Steve, W1ES/4
Mebane, NC
We've lived in Mebane for five years come may and really like it here. My friend who gave me the radio has been a lifelong resident here - he drives a truck up and down the East Coast and found the set in MA, of all places.Ron, I suspected the veneer was walnut - thanks for confirming. It's a really tiny piece but it will be a nice challenge to piece it in.
Thanks for the diagram! I haven't fired it up yet, so the SW band will come later - perhaps I can listen to some of the AM activity up near the top of 160.
And yes - I've been perusing the cabinet subforum and it's got a lot of good info. I also do woodworking but veneering is not something I've done much of, so I'm looking forward to doing the resto.
I've got some busy-time ahead of me, as my dad just gave me back a mid-30's GE tombstone that I'll have to re-do a second time (I put some old but not "as old" caps in it about 20 years ago and it's humming again...) and a Drake R-4A with a cantankerous VFO in addition to this 89.
One of the other nice things about this 89 is that the speaker is in perfect shape.
Steve, W1ES/4
Mebane, NC
