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1970's · #1 02-20-2009, 07:45 PM

It's a Sony Got AM/FM and One built in speaker

mr_fixer · #2 02-20-2009, 08:11 PM

I checked my crystal ball and it said...........

Tower Boss · #3 02-20-2009, 08:15 PM

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Originally Posted by mr_fixer

I checked my crystal ball and it said...........

Hey 1970's maybe a model # or photo might help. Sony has made quite a few audio electronics over the years, but would assume that it is either a hand held transistor or table top radio.

Regards,
TB

Sandy G · #4 02-20-2009, 08:19 PM

If its a Sony, got one speaker, AM/FM, yes, I think its prolly solid state. If you open the radio up, & DO NOT see any small glass cylindrical objects approx 1-3" or so tall that glow & get hot when the radio is playing, yes, its solid state.

bolly · #5 02-20-2009, 08:22 PM

look like this?

Celt · #6 02-20-2009, 08:30 PM

I used to have one of those! The grille (cloth over perforated plastic) rattled, but it sounded great.

Fisherdude · #7 02-20-2009, 09:05 PM

Thermal powered?

1970's · #8 02-21-2009, 10:34 AM

Here is the Radio is it a Transistor Radio?

illinoisteve · #9 02-21-2009, 12:14 PM

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Originally Posted by 1970's

Here is the Radio is it a Transistor Radio?

I don't suppose you could post a larger image? Can't it be up to 900x900 pixels?

If you do, focus from a closer point, if your camera permits, and also turn the face of the radio to the light. It is all in shadow.

From what little I can see, the buttons on the top make me wonder if it is a clock radio.

Have you plugged it in?
Does it work?
Does the panel in the back have vent holes that let you see lighted tubes? The smallest tubes were about 1 1/2 inches tall. Except for the shielded ones, all gave off some yellowish or orangish light and got hot.

Many early transistor portable and table (plug in) models said right on the front plates (or sometimes on the back) something like "solid-state" or even said how many transisters were in them. It was a big deal to get your first 10-transistor portable, you could look down on all those other kids in high-school who only had 6-transistors!

Celt · #10 02-21-2009, 01:28 PM

1970's, if you are going to post threads asking questions about gear, at least take the time to supply us with usable pictures and model numbers, which are almost always written somewhere on the items in question.