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this article we ll take a look at two perhaps lesser known models from zenith the royal 450 and royal 475 these are 7 transistor horizontal designs with vernier tuning both measure approximately 6 ½ x 4 ¼ x 2 the royal 450 has an untuned rf stage with a two gang air variable tuning condenser while the royal 475 has a tuned rf stage and a three gang air variable and each runs on 6 aa batteries the royal 450 retailed for 59 95 equivalent to almost 600 in 2022 and was available from 1958 1960 in ebony white and orange the royal 475 was introduced as an upgrade for 1961 1962 it retailed for 49 95 475 in 2022 and was available in ebony or beige let s check out the zenith royal 450 and royal 475 panasonic rf 728 am fm analog portable the panasonic rf 728 is a cool looking am fm all analog portable radio manufactured around 1965 it was recommended to me by a reader who is fond of this model and thought i should check one out and i thought it would be interesting to see what a mid line am fm radio from panasonic s heyday might be like this is part of my continuing look at several vintage all analog portable radios the rf 728 is a medium size am fm design featuring a 2 ½ x 4 speaker a hi lo tone switch and a dial light it runs on 4 aa cells and has a built in 120 volt ac power supply it is heavy and solid in the tradition of the best old radios and it sports a large ferrite rod antenna of approximately 7 so the potential is there for great am sensitivity let s take a look at the panasonic rf 728 the rise and fall of hi fi am am stereo plus a look at two am stereo radios and some wideband am mono radios and a comparison with other models offering wide bandwidth am options recently a reader graciously sent me two radios for evaluation the much sought after sony srf a1 am stereo walkman and the aiwa fr c30u manufactured around 1983 the sony was one of several stereo am receivers available as am stereo was being promoted the sender was particularly interested in my feelings about these with regards to their wideband sound quality and some reports which once circulated claiming that am stereo sounded better than fm having worked at two am stereo stations i had several recollections of our experiences with am stereo in its heyday and i still had my realistic tm 152 am stereo tuner so it seemed like a good opportunity to take a look back at am stereo and to look at the state of am broadcasting today in terms of audio quality there are no am stereo stations receivable at my location but i do have an excellent mono am transmitter and the unique cuthbert c quam stereo am transmitter which allowed me to do some interesting tests and comparisons does am stereo sound better than fm read the rise and fall of am stereo realistic 12 665 am fm portable radio sony tfm 7250w clone and a look at clone radios in general for many years i had been curious to check out radio shack s realistic 12 665 radio because it so closely resembles one of my favorite portables the sony tfm 7250w the whole topic of radio clones is an interesting one and has been around for decades the realistic 12 665 initially sold for 39 95 and later 44 95 it caught my attention at the time because i owned the sony version which retailed for 69 95 and it looked so similar i wondered if it was really the same radio or a cheapened copy let s find out read the realistic 12 665 review sangean wfr 32 internet table radio the new sangean wfr 32 internet table radio is the latest offering from sangean a company with a long proud tradition of top quality products externally it resembles their rcr 40 stereo table radio but internally it is a completely different design with an almost entirely different feature set and in fact it does not even contain an am or fm tuner at all it is a dedicated internet wifi device and in that realm it offers a wealth of capabilities for those who want easy access to everything other than regular am and fm stations it s list of features is long and we ll check them out on our sangean wfr 32 test drive xhdata d 901 am fm sw radio with mp3 player bluetooth the xhdata d 901 is an interesting device for several reasons i got mine for 29 98 at amazon the d 901 is a dsp tuned analog style portable it covers am from 520 1730 khz fm from 64 108 mhz and sw from 4750 22 999 khz it features an analog style tuning knob and dial scales mps playback via tiff card or usb stick bluetooth playback aux audio input sw fm antenna input headphone jack a flashlight with a simple slide switch for easy access and an unusually comfortable soft carrying handle it also has a digital readout showing playback modes such as bt or track number and it can run on a built in usb type c port rechargeable 18650 li ion battery or 2 conventional d cells can a 30 radio with all of these capabilities live up to your expectations let s take alook and find out read the xhdata d 901 review ge 7 2875a am fm radio baby sr and a look at the completely different ge 7 2857a the ge 7 2875a is one of a few mid sized ge portables unofficially referred to by hobbyists as baby sr s smaller relatives to the very popular original ge superadios they were sold in the late 70 s and 80 s concurrently with the superadios and although they are quite different internally than the sr s and don t actually perform quite as well they are nevertheless very nice analog portable radios with good performance and many positive attributes the ge 7 2875a is one of the nicer models and we ll also look at the confusingly similarly named model 7 2857a just two transposed digits but a completely different radio ge nicknamed the 7 2875a the performer and advertised its big sound it is an all analog design and as such features smooth natural tuning and low current drain let s check it out sony tfm 7250w super sensitive am fm radio the sony tfm 7250w is one of a long line of super sensitive radios sony offered over the years the tr 84 and 6r 33 super sensitive radios were earlier am only models which had great performance and are radios i also have in my collection there were also several am fm sw portables in the super sensitive series such as the tfm 8000 and crf 5100 the tfm 7250w has had a special place in my heart since i first got one in the mid 1970 s not until fairly recently did i decide to try one out once again to see what i would feel about it in the context of 2021 was it really as good as i remembered read the sony super sensitive tfm 7250w review radio shack 12 625 12 639 am fm portables the radio shack 12 625 was available between 1985 1993 and sold for 39 95 described as our best full size am fm in some ads and high performance in others the 12 625 was a step up from the less costly 12 716 budget priced 24 95 model the 12 625 boasted switchable afc on fm a 4 speaker and a variable tone control knob in 1994 the 12 625 was replaced with the seemingly similar 12 639 which was sold through 2000 i bought basket cases of each so we ll take them apart to fix them then see how they perform i love vintage analog radios for their natural tuning feel so we ll see how they perform read the radio shack 12 625 12 639 review radio shack optimus realistic 12 726 am fm portable the radio shack 12 726 is one of many seemingly pedestrian portables radio shack offered over the years at the time these were current i had little interest in them assuming they were mediocre performers and not in the same league as some of the sexier radios then being offered by companies like sony panasonic toshiba channel master zenith and others lately however i ve become more interested in old school am or am fm analog radios and curious to see how they perform compared with the best portables of the day as well as some of today s digital radios read the radio shack 12 726 review radio shack sw 100 am fm sw cb tv air weather radio the sw 100 is a real step back in time more so than many other radios of its era while 1993 doesn t seem like ancient history to me this radio demonstrates just how much has changed since then primarily because of its band coverage in addition to am fm sw and vhf which includes air weather it also includes vhf tv sound which is no longer useable since analog tv transmissions no longer exist and citizen s band which while still in use is not nearly as popular as it was 30 50 years ago but we ll take a look inside and see how the sw 100 performs compared with today s portables read the radio shack sw 100 review 5core t 22 am fm sw analog portable a few readers have alerted me to the existence of a new analog portable radio on the market the 5 core t 22 made in india it is claimed to be of high quality design and to offer the familiar advantages of a true analog design primarily a smooth and seamless tuning characteristic which is something many of us love about our vintage analog radios some online sources have raved about how great this radio is we ll check it out and see if it lives up to the promise read the 5core t 22 review sony 7600 series the sony 7600 series of radios was an extremely popular and long lived line of paperback book sized radios which spanned the years from approximately 1977 2018 under the guidance of sony co founder akio morita who was passionate about portable electronics he later invented the original walkman the 7600 series occupied a mid sized mid priced niche and were innovative and of generally high quality they were great travel sized radios which were also good enough for in home use and were good values read the sony 7600 series article sangean wfr 28 wifi internet radio the sangean wfr 28 is the first internet radio i have tested which runs on batteries and it is specifically this capability that drew me to it the radio is built into the same cabinet as the pr d4w a traditional am fm noaa weather radio whereas the wfr 28 is designed for internet radio and podcast streaming fm with rbds rds and usb flash drive playback it can also act as a network music player accessing files on a computer linked via wi fi it can access the spotify streaming service and it can be remote controlled by an android or i phone app additionally you can register your radio online then set up and organize lists and groups of favorites and my added stations and create playlists if desired we ll take the wfr 28 for a test drive check out its many features and performance and report on what we found read the sangean wfr 28 review sangean rcr 40 am fm rds stereo clock radio with bluetooth the rcr 40 is a stereo clock radio in a wooden case with excellent performance in typical sangean tradition there is a long list of features many of which other clock radios offer but the rcr 40 is more than a typical clock radio it is a combination of clock radio and high performance compact stereo table radio as of summer 2021 it is selling at amazon for about 105 74 how does it perform read the sangean rcr 40 review tecsun pl 368 handheld am lw sw receiver the new tecsun pl 368 is the third major version of this vertical hand held walkie talkie style radio it is of course not a walkie talkie but rather an unusual multiband receiver initially there was the pl 360 countycomm gp 5 dsp which seems to still be available from some sources the next version also still available was the pl 365 countycomm gp 5 ssb which added a few improvements along with ssb now a real game changer this latest version adds a keypad for direct frequency entry elevating the pl 368 to a much higher level of usability should the pl 368 be your next radio purchase read the tecsun pl 368 review tecsun s 8800 am lw fm sw ssb portable radio this is a 2021 update to my original review of the tecsun s 8800 published in 2017 with the arrival of several excellent new radios from tecsun such as the pl 330 pl 990 and h 501 i decided it was time to re evaluate the s 8800 as these four are my personal favorites from tecsun s incredibly extensive line looking at anon co com there are dozens of models at every price point feature set and performance level several of which i happen to own so i have first hand experience with many of them to be sure several models have specific qualities that may be of special importance to some users but the four above are the ones that seem to offer a good balance of performance and value i have also learned about a list of hidden features i was not aware of before so i will include that as well read the tecsun s 8800 2021 update tecsun h 501 h 501x fm am lw sw audio player with bluetooth stereo speakers tecsun has emerged over the past several years as one of the largest manufacturers of multiband portable radios and their latest h 501 h 501x is an interesting new addition to their very extensive lineup coming on the heels of their well respected pl 990 and pl 330 the h 501 is unique in several ways including a high tech 4 speaker stereo system and a switchable dual battery design utilizing two 18650 li ion batteries other notable features include auxiliary antenna inputs and the ability to disconnect the internal antennas on all bands audio playback capability from a micro sd card the ability to play digital computer audio through a usb connection and bluetooth the h 501 has much to recommend it read the tecsun h 501 501x review sangean ats 909x2 am lw fm sw air radio the ats 909x2 is the third generation of a well known series of top of the line multiband portable radios from sangean the immediate predecessor was the ats 909x which replaced the earlier ats 909 which was also marketed by radio shack as the dx 398 each upgraded version has represented an evolution of performance and features and the newest ats 909x2 is no exception outwardly extremely similar to the ats 909x the new ats 909x2 offers many advanced and upgraded features over the older model which can enhance the user experience there are also some important performance improvements read the sangean ats 909x2 review see it at amazon cc wifi 3 internet radio the cc wifi 3 is a new offering from c crane and is a great addition to their radio lineup i must admit that prior to this most of my online listening had been via my smart phone and this method does let you hear a world of information but the skytune software in the cc wifi 3 makes many more stations available and much easier to find as someone who never tried a dedicated wifi radio before it was a fun experience read the cc wifi 3 review retekess v117 am fm sw radio the retekess v117 is a no frills portable that has been around for a while although it has a sw band i consider this to be primarily an am fm radio at least here in the us where its sw band coverage is a limitation to its usefulness but it s not bad for the price on am and fm it is available on amazon for between 9 99 to 15 99 or 17 99 depending on the day after some bad experiences with other bargain basement radios i wasn t sure what to expect read the retekess v117 review tecsun pl 330 am lw sw fm portable radio the new tecsun pl 330 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