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Posted 5 months ago
foxbodystang
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I love these old 60's vintage radios. NEC produced tons of radios, many rebadged by American companies like Magnavox, GE and more. This is my first true NEC brand. It's interesting as the back cover is identical to the front cover except for the dial window on the front cover. I need to add a pic of the back! When acquired, it played very softly. Replaced the electrolytic capacitors and it sounds almost like new (there's still that pesky volume control static). But it's very sensitive and sounds pretty sweet for a small radio.
Transistor RadiosThe transistor was invented in 1947 at Bell Labs in New Jersey. In 1954, Te…