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Zenith B600 Trans-Oceanic Vintage 1950s/60s Short Wave Radio
$ 71.89
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Description
This item is pre-owned.Functional Condition - Unknown
We checked out this item for functionality & found to be in unknown working order. It does power own but likely needs new tubes.
Cosmetic Condition - Average
Cosmetically speaking, it looks to be in average cosmetic shape for an item of this type with a typical amount of cosmetic wear to a comparable item of its age and use as shown. To be more specific, here is what we noticed: There is some case damage as shown in the photos.
What's Included
Radio with attached power cord.
Details & Specs
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The B600 model Zenith TransOceanic was significant for a couple of reasons. Not only the last tube-powered TransOceanic, it was also the last tube-powered portable radio manufactured in the United States.
With this set, built from 1959-1962, the history of "hollow state" TransOceanics drew to a close, overtaken by the all-transistor TransOceanics that had been growing in popularity since the introduction of the model 1000 in 1957.
It has a Wave Magnet antenna that use suction cups for window mounting as originally designed. There is different waveband selector switches. It has a Zenith Logs Charts including Dial-O-Map, Operating Instruction, Weather Information, Short Wave Station.