[1000mp] Muntz

Sun, 18 Jan 2004 17:37:56 -0600

In the 30's, Midwest Radio did just the opposite. In those days, the number
of tubes in a radio determined its quality and price. Midwest would put
15-20 tubes in a radio with maybe 6 or 8 of them actually working.

73, George W5YR
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "wjdiamond" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Sunday, January 18, 2004 3:16 PM
Subject: RE: [1000mp] Muntz

> That be true.  I was a Muntz dealer back in late 50's & 60's.
> They started out with an RCA chassis and then did the cut and
> chop thing until it quit.  That is why I had a Sylvania at
> home....
>
>    William J. Diamond (Bill)
>      Rogers, Arkansas USA
>     [email protected]
>
>
>     Ham Radio Operator WR0T
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>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [email protected]
> [mailto:[email protected]]On Behalf Of Gary
> Harrison
> Sent: Sunday, January 18, 2004 3:09 PM
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: [1000mp] Muntz
>
>
>
> >At 11:33 AM 1/18/2004 -0500, you wrote:
> >
> >>Does anyone remember Muntz TV sets?  The folklore, at least,
> was that
> >>their design philosophy was to take things out till the TV
> stopped
> >>working, put the last one back in, freeze the design and
> build the things.
> >>
> >>
> >>73, Pete N4ZR
> >
> >         I never owned a Muntz, but hear a lot about them.  I
> attended
> > electronics school (Central Technical Institute) in Kansas
> City, Muntz's
> > home town (maybe?).  The first thing one of my lab
> instructors told the
> > class was don't bring a Muntz TV in to me for help with
> repairs!  He said
> > we could bring anything else in and he would be glad to help
> out.  I
> > remember seeing their store at 47th Street and Troost
> (called 47th and TV
> > corner in their ads).
>
> 73,
> Gary Harrison, K0BC
> QCWA Board member (past President)
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