National NC-100 Receiver
As received, this National NC-100 was in a very sorry state. Several knobs were missing, as were most of the valves (and those that were there were not the correct ones). The set had...
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Audio Research SP8 Preamplifier. Review.
I am often asked if I can replace a turntable having a piezo cartridge with a modern stereo turntable using a magnetic phono cartridge. I usually reply with a qualified “Yes but you need...
Barlow Wadley XCR-30. Review.
The Barlow -Wadley receiver was made in South Africa in the 1970s. It uses the Wadley drift-cancelling loop principle first used commercially in the Racal RA-17 radio receivers. Dr TL Wadley. The originator, used...
The Hallicrafters SX-130. Review.
The Hallicrafters SX-130 was made from 1965 to 1969. It is a single conversion superhet covering 0.56 to 31.5 MHz in 4 bands. It is a single superhet with an intermediate frequency (I.F.) of...
Nordmende Globetraveler III. Review.
The Nordmende Globetraveller III was a high quality radio made in the late ’60s/ early ’70s. It receives LW/MW and FM, as well as 11 shortwave broadcast bands as follows: (1.5 – 3.5 MHz...
Roberts R200. Review.
The Roberts R200 and R300 date from 1960 to 1964 and exist in several versions. They are popular models because of their style. There are fairly identical looking modern Roberts radios, featuring FM and...
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