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1923 Federal 59

3/1/2014

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Well it's tax time again. SO it;s nice to think about something "Federal" that isn't connected to your 1040.


This is a 1923 Federal 59. A 4 tube TRF receiver with a LOT of knobs.and they all actually do something. It uses 4 early brass-based tubes, three 201 As and a 200. I have never gotten a 200 detector to make much difference in my other battery radios, but it works great in this one. Pulling 1 amp, the 200 glows like a light bulb and can be seen through  the sight hole in the front panel. You can very the RF gain of the input to the detector and adjust the filament voltage to each stage independently. There are also coupling adjustments. This is also the first radio that I can say sounds better with the early tubes. 


The 4 stages are switchable in and out to the output, either phones or a high impedance speaker. I did not even try head phones. The radio produces an audible level through the speaker using just the detector adding additional gain as you switch on the next two stages. The first stage (RF) is coupled to the detector through an RF transformer. Then each of the next two stages are coupled by interstage transformers. Fortunately all of these were intact.


The cabinet finish is original with some touch up being done to the lid. There should be a set of operating instructions on the underside of the lid, but they are missing. I would appreciate anyone that could send a scan of this document.
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FEEL THE GLOW!! Or at least take a look at that detector!
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tom soper
5/18/2014 07:41:41 am

your work is awesome and cool

i have 2 sx25 halli shortwave comm rcvrs can you repais???????

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Sue
5/19/2014 12:52:46 am

Hi Tom! Thanks for your kind words. Unfortunately, due to the amount of work Russ receives, he has found it necessary to limit the number of things he can work on, so he's opted for old radios. Thank you so much for thinking of us. If you have an old radio that needs repaired...please give us a shout. Regards, Sue

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