centaurus3200
05-07-2006, 01:39 PM
hi all,
i'm mainly a vintage audiophile, but i found a pretty nice Royal 7000 for $40 at a vintage radio swap meet. it's an ealier model, probably 1968 or so. I've ALWAYS wanted one of these babies!
everything is intact, including the unopened earpiece. it was part of someone's collection. his cat apparently liked it too and took a leak on it! damage is really no big deal, a little bubbling on the aluminum at the top of the case around the handle. but, you know collectors, he just couldn't stand to look at it. so, he sold it to me at a very fair price.
my question to you is that everything seems to work well. AM and FM reception is awesome. i do get some stations on the SW bands, but not a bunch like i was hoping for. we do live in a bit of a canyon in northern California. is this most likely the problem? or are there just not as many SW stations as there used to be?
I'm a radio neophyte. does aligning improve reception or just aligns the dial to match the stations?
for reference, AM and FM play clearly and loudly with not static.
thanks,
Robby
i'm mainly a vintage audiophile, but i found a pretty nice Royal 7000 for $40 at a vintage radio swap meet. it's an ealier model, probably 1968 or so. I've ALWAYS wanted one of these babies!
everything is intact, including the unopened earpiece. it was part of someone's collection. his cat apparently liked it too and took a leak on it! damage is really no big deal, a little bubbling on the aluminum at the top of the case around the handle. but, you know collectors, he just couldn't stand to look at it. so, he sold it to me at a very fair price.
my question to you is that everything seems to work well. AM and FM reception is awesome. i do get some stations on the SW bands, but not a bunch like i was hoping for. we do live in a bit of a canyon in northern California. is this most likely the problem? or are there just not as many SW stations as there used to be?
I'm a radio neophyte. does aligning improve reception or just aligns the dial to match the stations?
for reference, AM and FM play clearly and loudly with not static.
thanks,
Robby