[Boatanchors] Zenith Trans-Oceanic repair

[Richard Knoppow]

    There is a dedicated Transocianic group on Groups I.O. Try
https://groups.io   and search the list for it. Its not very 
active but I think there may be some hints in its archive.
    As others have pointed out there are many models of the TO 
both vacuum tube and transistor. For a consumer radio they are 
very well built and do outperform most consumer short wave sets.
    The later SS ones have FM and also lW for NDB or European 
broadcasting. I have two, one a series 500 tube set and the other 
a SS receiver that runs on Size D flashlight batteries. Two bad 
there is not much short wave broadcasting to go with it. Most TOs 
do not have BFOs but can be modified. I think a couple of the 
very late models may have them.

On 3/11/2022 9:52 AM, Lawrence Godek 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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