[Hammarlund] Re: [Boatanchors] RME 70 (Off Topic)

[Carl]

You might want to join

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/glowbugradio/?yguid=347629384

as it is not brand specific and many members have 30's radios.

Carl
KM1H


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "radiofox" <radiofoxtrot at sympatico.ca>
To: <boatanchors at mailman.qth.net>
Cc: <hammarlund at mailman.qth.net>; <hallicrafters at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Tuesday, August 12, 2008 9:20 PM
Subject: [Boatanchors] RME 70 (Off Topic)


I dont see a group for RME radios on the QTH.net list, so with apology 
to the hammarlund/hallicrafter/boatanchor groups, I would like to ask 
some questions about a recent find of mine - an RME-70 communications 
radio (prewar 1930s). This one is nice and works well and is 
electrically refurbished. However it has a greenish color to the tuning 
and bandspread dials which makes them very hard to read - was the green 
color meant to be there - I beleive some sets were made with this green 
hue on the dials. Second the noise limiter and standby are supposed to 
be operated with a pull type switch attatched to the volume control 
shaft - mine doesnt have the switch - so it cant be put into standby 
mode or the noise limiter made operational (the 6A6 tube socket is empty 
in this set). Did RME make some sets without these features - they did 
do some custom work for customers. Lastly - how many were produced - the 
RME69 - its predecessor had about 5000 marketed, the 70 presumably less 
since it was only made for about a year?
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