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Recent pickups - 49-501 and a 40-150
Ron Ramirez
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05-26-2011, 04:13 PM
rocketeer Wrote:I also picked up a 49-501 "Boomerang" at a flea market yesterday. Still has it's back but there is a crack across the top. It's newer than my comfort zone (1935-1945) so I'm not sure what I'm going to do with it.
Send it to me, I'll be glad to take it off your hands. Icon_twisted

Seriously, congratulations on your acquisitions! Once you deal with the rotten rubber insulation on the wiring inside the 40-150, it's actually a very good radio. And the 49-501 has a certain "coolness" factor. Icon_thumbup
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