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Zenith 5-S-127

Eliot Ness
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10-19-2019, 10:20 PM

Great radio, the first old radio given to me by good friends of the family when I was a young teen. I later restored the chassis and have spent many hours listening to it. One minor correction, it is a 5-S-127.

Poor cell phone photo of mine wearing original finish:

John KK4ZLF
Lexington, KY
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(This post was last modified: 10-19-2019, 10:24 PM by Eliot Ness. Edit Reason: added picture )

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Zenith 5-S-127 - by rdnzl - 10-19-2019, 04:36 PM

RE: Zenith 6-S-127 - by mikethedruid - 10-19-2019, 05:01 PM

RE: Zenith 6-S-127 - by Eliot Ness - 10-19-2019, 10:20 PM

RE: Zenith 6-S-127 - by morzh - 10-20-2019, 11:31 AM

RE: Zenith 6-S-127 - by Greg - 10-20-2019, 12:11 PM

RE: Zenith 6-S-127 - by morzh - 10-20-2019, 05:36 PM

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