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Old 05-10-2010, 03:25 PM
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Originally Posted by Greg B. View Post
Amazing to see the heavy duty materials used in those, and the diecast nameplates and logos. Sad to think of the manufacturing capability that is now lost, which allowed RCA to produce such a device and make a substantial number of the components themselves. Remarkable.
That very thing-the downright "Huskiness" of older equipment is no small part of its attraction to me. I have a couple of E.H. Scott naval morale receivers, an SLRM, & an RBO-3, & they're built "The NAVY Way"-like battleships. Substantial. Downright heavy & massive. Enduring.
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