[Boatanchors] Zenith Trans-Oceanic repair

[Darrell Brooks]

There are several different models, but this is an excellent overview. I’ve restored several and they’re fabulous receivers. One of the finest AM BC receivers ever built.

http://renovatedradios.com/articlePages/H500RestorationGuide.pdf

Darrell

On Fri, Mar 11, 2022 at 11:52 AM, Lawrence Godek <lawrenceg94 at gmail.com> wrote:

> A friend of mine asked me to look his recently acquired Zenith
> trans-Oceanic radio over to see if i could get it working. This am i
> started. First of all when looking inside i see the dial cord has come
> off although it appears to be intact. Secondly the 1 1/2 volt battery
> leads have no connections where it attach's to the battery. Third, what
> was the other battery that was supposed to be in there, 22 1/2 volt or
> 90 volt? The wiring is there but of course the battery is gone. Fourth
> the power cord needs replacing as the insulation has opened up and it's
> on an under tension rollup wheel inside. The radio isn't to dirty.
> That's as far as i've gone with it. Oh yes, the pull up antenna is
> there and in good shape. Also the map compartment is there and has the
> different maps and charts for time, stations etc.
>
> Found with the maps/charts were some notes showing the times of
> broadcasts from HCJB, Voice of the Andes on 19, 25 and 31 meter bands.
> VOA at 8:30 AM on 11.9 Mc, 25M.
>
> On 19Mtrs, YNN, Nicaragua, 11.875Mc, Ecuador. Brazil Low frequency and
> 19M Tahaiti.
>
> For HCJB on 15.2 Mc it was the Musical Mailbag, 15.32, 15.4 and 15.5 Mc
> it was in English.
>
> On 25M, 11.5 Mc was morse, 11.79 Mc wa European & Ireland. 11.80 Mc
> Hawaiian and Call of the Andes. 11.90 Mc was DC, whatever that meant.
>
> On 31M, 9.61 Mc there was Music. At 9.55 Mc the BBC, and 9.5 Mc Vietnam
>
> 19M was just shown as HCJB in Quito and a program called Capitol Squadron.
>
> No dates as to when these note4s were made. Do you remember HCJB, Voice
> of the Andes and their cubical quad antenna? Boy, those were the days.
>
> Anyway, does anyone know of someone who might do repairs on these Zenith
> babies?
>
> Larry W0OGH
>
> Cochise County, AZ.
>
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