I found what the four dials do... Top center is the tuner. Its in two pieces The outer part turns the dial pointers quickly, while the inner part turns them more slowly.
To the left of the tuner knob is the bandswitch, which selects among the four frequency bands. To the right is the power/volume control. The tone control is located in the lower center.
I am putting this over in the community collection Tom Brydon That little bit of information is a true gem as far as the history of it is concerned. I mean, who today would even suspect that was the function of the dials unless they had been around old radio's as a kid. This one is very much like the face I remember seeing on my maternal grandparents radio. I can still see my grandfather tuning in the Ballgame from Baltimore on a Sunday when we would go to visit.
There is something about a radio with wooden box, wooden knobs, and analog dials...
ReplyDeleteI found what the four dials do...
ReplyDeleteTop center is the tuner. Its in two pieces
The outer part turns the dial pointers quickly, while the inner part turns them more slowly.
To the left of the tuner knob is the bandswitch, which selects among the four frequency bands. To the right is the power/volume control. The tone control is located in the lower center.
I am putting this over in the community collection Tom Brydon That little bit of information is a true gem as far as the history of it is concerned. I mean, who today would even suspect that was the function of the dials unless they had been around old radio's as a kid.
ReplyDeleteThis one is very much like the face I remember seeing on my maternal grandparents radio. I can still see my grandfather tuning in the Ballgame from Baltimore on a Sunday when we would go to visit.
That is such a cool piece of technology for its time!
ReplyDeleteI had a 4 band radio when I was 10. I could get regular radio stations plus ships on the Great Lakes, aircraft, European countries.
ReplyDeleteThe outside ring of numbers on the dial remain a mystery - its for 'split seconds' for some reason.