|
|
|
|
|||||||
| Vintage Radio (domestic) Domestic vintage radio (wireless) receivers only. |
 |
|
|
Thread Tools |
25th Oct 2014, 10:43 am
|
#1 |
|
Hexode
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Waterford, Republic of Ireland
Posts: 259
|
Sound sales radio - anyone know anything about this?
I was given this radio a few weeks ago, haven't yet tried to power it up as it was stored in an outside shed ( if and when I do it will be on the Variac)
Anyone any info or recognise it? |
|
|
25th Oct 2014, 10:46 am
|
#2 |
|
Pentode
Join Date: Jan 2014
Location: Alton, Hampshire, UK.
Posts: 170
|
Re: Sound sales radio - anyone know anything about this?
Someone appears to have taken out the PX4 output valves, I have had one of these in the past & they work superbly!
|
|
|
|
25th Oct 2014, 11:47 am
|
#3 |
|
Dekatron
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Heckmondwike, West Yorkshire, UK.
Posts: 9,642
|
Re: Sound sales radio - anyone know anything about this?
If you haven't already, search for Sound Sales in the box above. There have been other posts featuring this chassis.
|
|
|
|
25th Oct 2014, 11:51 am
|
#4 |
|
Dekatron
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Lynton, N. Devon, UK.
Posts: 7,088
|
Re: Sound sales radio - anyone know anything about this?
Looks as though it has a thumping big output transformer!
|
|
|
25th Oct 2014, 12:41 pm
|
#5 |
|
Dekatron
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: Charmouth, Dorset, UK.
Posts: 3,601
|
Re: Sound sales radio - anyone know anything about this?
I bet that sounded good. I wonder if it was for use in a factory or similar?
Peter |
|
|
|
25th Oct 2014, 2:01 pm
|
#6 |
|
Dekatron
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Ramsbottom (Nr Bury) Lancs or Bexhill (Nr Hastings) Sussex.
Posts: 5,817
|
Re: Sound sales radio - anyone know anything about this?
Bill [p3*] is right Andy. In fact Zootermans enquiry [3/7/11] covered the same ground]. From the condition of you're find, it may be that the PX4's were extracted long before those valves became quite so sought after. These Tuners do appear to be quite rare so if a restoration is contemplated you will also find threads suggesting possible PX4 alternatives [4v or otherwise].
Dave W |
|
|
|
25th Oct 2014, 3:30 pm
|
#7 |
|
Tetrode
Join Date: Dec 2012
Location: Andover, Hampshire, UK.
Posts: 85
|
Re: Sound sales radio - anyone know anything about this?
There is an article on Sound Sales and a very similar tuner in Radio Bygones Issue 148.
John |
|
|
|
25th Oct 2014, 5:22 pm
|
#8 |
|
Dekatron
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Ramsbottom (Nr Bury) Lancs or Bexhill (Nr Hastings) Sussex.
Posts: 5,817
|
Re: Sound sales radio - anyone know anything about this?
Yes of course there is and it wasn't that long ago either [the current one is 151]. How did I forget that
 .Dave |
|
|
|
26th Oct 2014, 3:40 pm
|
#9 |
|
Triode
Join Date: Dec 2012
Location: Vancouver, BC, Canada
Posts: 15
|
Re: Sound sales radio - anyone know anything about this?
Looks like a great restoration project you have there Andy. If I can assist in any way, just let me know.
Gerry (RB Sound Sales article author) |
|
|
|
26th Oct 2014, 7:09 pm
|
#10 |
|
Heptode
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, UK.
Posts: 693
|
Re: Sound sales radio - anyone know anything about this?
I had one of these back in the 60's and it performed beautifully (mostly used for receiving Radio London on 266m!). I recall that it had variable selectivity by mechanically varying the spacing in the IF transformers. I believe they were used in schools. Tragically it was dumped when I went to college - I thought I kept one of the balloon PX4s because I liked the look of it (had no idea they would become sought after) but I've so far failed to find it.
__________________
Keith Yates - G3XGW VMARS & BVWS member http://www.tibblestone.com/oldradios/Old_Radios.htm |
|
|
