[NJARC] another overpriced radio from the NY Times

Thu Jun 16 02:33:32 EDT 2016

Strange, didn't realize that the Strato-World used the 1L6.  I don't believe RCA made either the 1L6 or the predecessor, the 1LA6.  I would have thought that RCA would have used all RCA tubes in the design.  Guess the 1L6  had a wider frequency range then other battery powered pentagrid converters.  Anyone know for sure?Jim

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Hello Bob and All,                               I noticed in your salutation (which I really like!) that you state you are a "Tube Trans-Oceanic enthusiast and 1L6 collector."..  A very wise man once told me to save any 1L6 I might happen to find and not try to peddle them on ebay or elsewhere. I have one used tested good one in my tube inventory that I found while going through my tubes one day which I did in fact hold on to. 
I picked up a RCA "Strato-World", Transoceanic clone sometime ago that I'm finally getting around to making it operational again. When purchased I discovered that it wasn't operational. Fast-Forward to the current time. When trying to diagnose it's problems and re-capping it I found it had a bad 1L6 in it. Luckily I remembered where I had my "used tested good" 1L6 and now the Strato-World now plays again. 
I'm glad I took that man's advice! Otherwise I may have had to pay more for one than I originally paid for the set. 
Just another 1L6 story. Thanks for reading it!
Best regards and save your 1L6's! Now for me to find another for my collection...................
Joe Cro N3IBX 

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Well Bill -
 Heres the scoop. This IS a 600 series Trans-Oceanic. The 500 series (G500,H500) had airplane style tuning, not the horizontal sweep tuning. The letter L refers to the year of manufacture. L would indicate 1954 not 1952. Now to really confuse you, the real L600 did not have a headphone jack in front as shown in the picture (it was on the rear of the chassis. So, this radio is either a R600/1955, T600/1956, or Y600/1957. There was no S,U,V, W,or X year designates. A600, and B600 radios (like N3iBX Joes) have a 4 to 9 MC band, where the R,S, and T series radios had the 4 to 8 MC band. By the way, on a good day this radio is worth $150.00 US. 

Bob Bennett A.K.A. - Radiowild

Tube Trans-Oceanic enthusiast and 1L6 collector.
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