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17th Aug 2022, 10:28 am
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Heptode
Join Date: Oct 2011
Location: Culcheth, Cheshire, UK.
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What is this radio? Identified as an HMV499.
What is this radio ? I don't know.
Where is this radio ? I do know ! |
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17th Aug 2022, 10:30 am
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Dekatron
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Croydon, Surrey, UK.
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Re: What is this radio ?
Looks like an HMV or Marconi.....not sure of model numbers though.
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17th Aug 2022, 10:34 am
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Nonode
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Gloucester, Glos. UK.
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Re: What is this radio ?
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17th Aug 2022, 10:41 am
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Dekatron
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Fakenham, Norfolk, UK.
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Re: What is this radio ?
Perhaps a 499, the veneering looks right -
https://www.radiomuseum.org/r/hismasters_499.html This one's definitely been stripped and repolished. Paul |
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17th Aug 2022, 7:02 pm
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Dekatron
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Croydon, Surrey, UK.
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Re: What is this radio ?
Think you are right there Paul. I restored one of these years ago for someone else and was impressed by its performance and sheer build quality. Smooth slow-motion drive (once it was cleaned and re-greased) and RF amplifier.
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17th Aug 2022, 7:31 pm
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Dekatron
Join Date: Sep 2011
Location: Rugeley, Staffordshire, UK.
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Re: What is this radio ?
Yes as Paul has said it's the 499. Seems to have been beautifully refinished apart from it not having been pre-stained to create the darker panels around the middle section.
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18th Aug 2022, 8:34 am
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Nonode
Join Date: Oct 2017
Location: Bristol, UK.
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Re: What is this radio ?
The model number is usually on a small white plastic or celluloid tag at the bottom rear right hand corner of the set. Jerry
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18th Aug 2022, 6:46 pm
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Nonode
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Nuneaton, Warwickshire, UK.
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Re: What is this radio ?
I had one of those in my early teens. It was fantastic when I fed the output of my Phillips Disc Jockey Major into the gram input. Used to rattle the windows. It was also used to receive the final hour of Radio London, which I recorded on my friend's Grinding TK14, by dangling the Mic in front of the speaker. Sadly and stupidly, I let it languish in my shed at my parents house for 15 years. In 1983, I recovered it and realised it didn't have it's rectifier valve, I had pinched it for something else. I ordered a replacement (U19 I think ), but the set was well beyond repair by me at that time. I still have that valve if anyone needs one.
All the best Aub
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19th Aug 2022, 6:03 am
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Octode
Join Date: Oct 2019
Location: Stockport, Greater Manchester, UK.
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Re: What is this radio? Identified as an HMV499.
That's beautiful. If you're planning to sell it I'll gladly pick it up
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22nd Sep 2022, 7:13 pm
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Heptode
Join Date: Oct 2011
Location: Culcheth, Cheshire, UK.
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Re: What is this radio? Identified as an HMV499.
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If you want to have a look, you can see it on the Daniel Adamson. https://www.nationalhistoricships.or...iety-liverpool |
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