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Adam · #1 11-20-2011, 05:26 PM

I used to have an early rectangular color Panasonic, it was even older than that one (I think), and it was labeled "Viking". And it was in a wood table cabinet, with an all tube chassis, but it was series-string, used a bunch of those weird tubes.

dieseljeep · #2 11-20-2011, 08:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Adam

I used to have an early rectangular color Panasonic, it was even older than that one (I think), and it was labeled "Viking". And it was in a wood table cabinet, with an all tube chassis, but it was series-string, used a bunch of those weird tubes.

Viking branded sets were from Canada. They were sold at Eaton's dept store. I saw those sets branded as Bradford, Penncrest and Singer. My hybrid Panasonic is a model CT-26. The tuner and parts of the color, audio and IF is solid state. My set also has AFT. Neat set and in great condition.

stereorob · #3 11-20-2011, 10:15 PM

well with that much love for these things out there and is rare as these are, i guess.
what the heck, ill keep it around. i would offer it for sale but its so darn heavy it would be a expensive nightmare to ship. are these really that rare? is it worth anything? just curious..

Electronic M · #4 11-21-2011, 01:14 AM

It is not impossible to ship these.....I reciently had a 19" Zenith monochrome portable (the things so damn heavy that I doubt even a centaur would considder it portable) shipped from a major city in Pennsylvania (I forget which one) to Milwaukee for 45$. The packing materials made it right on the max size line, but USPS got it to me.

Greyhound freight service is also good for the bigger more fragile stuff.

I'd offer you 50$ for yours (considering that shipping would be costly) if I knew more about that set (like a screen shot of it playing a program, a picture of the inside, the model number so I could look up the schematic, screen size, etc.) , and you got serious about selling it.

ctc17 · #5 11-21-2011, 10:08 AM

its from 1970 uses a 400clb22 crt and has 10 tubes 25 transistors
16A8 12BY7 12BH7 12BH7 12FQ7 15CW5 9JW8 29KQ6 30AE3 3CU3
The sams is 1127

TerrySmith · #6 11-21-2011, 10:27 AM

The 12BH7, 12FQ7, 16A8 are in fact audiofool types. There's a lot of TV tube equivalents such as 6GK6, (and 10,16,29GK6) that is the same internally as a 6BQ5, different pinouts. Just think ouside the 6v box! Yep, I'm a HI-FI guy too.

Here's a slightly modified Heathkit AA-151 I just finished with 10GK6 output tubes and 6GU7's in the preamp:

Electronic M · #7 11-27-2011, 01:44 AM

Well considering that these sets were thought of as portables back then it probably was dragged all over the place and there was probably food around a good part of the time.

I have a nice s0ny SW portable radio that I like to take with me to restaurants etc. and that set has had ice cream and several other food stuffs driped on it during the over 3 years I've owned it.

*zenithfan1* · #8 11-28-2011, 12:25 PM

Kore wa Terebideo ga utsukushii desu ne!! ;3
eto.....er...I mean, that is a beautiful tv!

YamahaFreak · #9 12-01-2011, 01:44 AM

Wow, very nice set. That's almost exactly what I originally set out to find...a Panasonic tubed color set of about that size.

In fact (at the risk of making a fool of myself) if you don't think you'll get much use out of it, I'd plunk down the cost of shipping right now.

I don't have a lot to offer in the way of cash, but I can promise you she'd be going to a good home...