[Boatanchors] Zenith transoceanic

[Carl]

I take one of my tube TO's to the beach using a lawn tractor battery and a 
150W inverter mounted in a small cooler. The visual impact of the oldies 
always draws a crowd especially since the usual SS POJ cant pull in the Red 
Sox ball game 50 miles up the coast in Maine.

Ive sold a couple of restored TO's that way.

Carl


----- Original Message ----- 
From: <WQ9E at btsnetworks.net>
To: <wa9vrh at dishmail.net>
Cc: <boatanchors at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Monday, May 16, 2011 7:58 PM
Subject: Re: [Boatanchors] Zenith transoceanic


> One thing the Royal 1000, 3000, and 7000 series all have in common is very 
> long battery life.  I really like my Grundig Satellit 700 but it will 
> exhaust either rechargeable or alkaline cells in under 24 hours while the 
> Zeniths will run several hundred hours on a set of batteries.  My solid 
> state TOs spend a lot of time on the gazebo during the summertime.
>
> I have most of the tube type Zenith TO models and a Royal 3000 was my 
> first SS receiver.  I later picked up a Royal 7000 and it is a very nice 
> radio.  Last year I found a mint final edition R-7000-2 at a small fest 
> for $50 and a Royal 1000 for $10.  Although it is supposed to break fairly 
> easily the handle that turns into the rod antenna (models 1000 and 3000) 
> is a cool feature.  The Royal 1000 was the early SS version and does not 
> have FM coverage.  The Royal 2000 is low cost/low performance and really 
> doesn't fit with the rest of the family.
>
> This has been an inspiring email thread.  I am not heading out to the 
> gazebo with a cold German beer and my Royal 3000 :)
>
> Rodger WQ9E
>
> ----------------------------------------
> From: "Larry WA9VRH" <wa9vrh at dishmail.net>
> Sent: Monday, May 16, 2011 6:02 PM
> To: "LARRY D GODEK" <telegrapher at q.com>, "Pete Lancashire" 
> <pete at petelancashire.com>, "Carl" <km1h at jeremy.mv.com>
> Subject: Re: [Boatanchors] Zenith transoceanic
>
> Hi Carl,
>
> Your right the Zenith Royal 7000 is a really great radio. I enjoy mine 
> very
> much!
>
> I bought it about 10 years ago for $50.00. And no it's NOT for sale.  I 
> have
> had it currently listening to the local NDB and everytime
> you turn it on it is still on frequency.   Probably been there for at 
> least
> 6 months or more.  I have a few others including a couple of the leather
> cased ones. One has cleaned up very well the other will not be as good.
>
> Hope you find a 7000 at a reasonable price!
>
> 73 Larry WA9VRH
>
>
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