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Originally Posted by ms660
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Excellent link Lawrence.
In addition to the high quality close-up pictures, the videos are also good to watch. He's done a great deal to re-furnish and upgrade the set. Obviously the commentary can't be followed, but the text can easily be translated on 'google translate' or whatever. (Not sure why he changed the antenna socket from SO239 to BNC?)
A nice trip down memory lane for me to see the inside of the set in so much detail. It looked a pristine example.
The 9R59DS was my first SW receiver, from 1970 - 74 when I was licensed and upgraded to an HF transceiver. I did most of the Radio Constructor mods, which weren't too challenging as there's so much space below and above the chassis. I wonder how many of those carbon composition resistors are still in spec, and how the electrolytics have fared.
They must have sold well - they seem to crop up quite often at the NVCF etc. The styling has stood the test of time.