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Author Topic: Pocket AM Radio Memories? Even, I have a few.  (Read 2912 times)

ThaDood

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Pocket AM Radio Memories? Even, I have a few.
« on: June 26, 2022, 1901 UTC »
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The best two statements of advice that I've ever gotten are from my brother-in-law in the early 1990's. 1st one, when I bought a used '89 Olds Cutless, my bro-in-law said, "Congratulations!!! You've just bought a deficit!". The other, was on a work environment, " No matter where you go, it's going to be f***'ed -up!". No truer words have been spoken.

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Re: Pocket AM Radio Memories? Even, I have a few.
« Reply #1 on: June 27, 2022, 0203 UTC »
I had dozens of those things over the years. Wrap the cord handle around the handle bars of my bike and away I'd go.  Most of them ran off a 9 volt battery, just like your walkie-talkie.
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Davep

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Re: Pocket AM Radio Memories? Even, I have a few.
« Reply #2 on: August 03, 2022, 1423 UTC »
I have a small collection, a few of them actually work.  They can be difficult and frustrating to repair and really weren't made with service in mind.
You can still find these in the wild, although in my experience less than 50-50 it will play right away or ever and might work but has cosmetic issues as many were subjected to harsh treatment 8)
None of them do dx. You see those pictures of the teens holding it to their ear? They're trying to hear a station.

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« Last Edit: August 03, 2022, 2149 UTC by Davep »
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