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Old 22nd Jan 2012, 10:21 am   #1
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Please can someone provide me with info about this radio.
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Old 22nd Jan 2012, 1:01 pm   #2
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What is that infuriatingly unclear word bottom right? Miracle? Murphy?

Is there any ID on the back panel?

Is it British or home grown or what?

Any chance of interior shot?

Valve or transistor- looks '70s ish.
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Old 22nd Jan 2012, 3:43 pm   #3
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It has a distinctly Eastern Bloc look to it.
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Old 22nd Jan 2012, 6:10 pm   #4
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Lets hope karanmuse gets back to us with the name on the front.

Could be from anywhere in the world as karanmuse is from India.
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Old 23rd Jan 2012, 11:29 am   #5
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The marking on the front reads "vitavocks"

Here's a pic of the rear. I don't want to risk opening the radio.
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Old 23rd Jan 2012, 1:58 pm   #6
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Default Re: Need help identifying this radio.

Vitavocks is an Indian manufacturer based in the Uttar Pradesh region. They make TV sets etc etc and say they've been involved in electronics for 50 years.

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Old 23rd Jan 2012, 6:52 pm   #7
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As long as it's unplugged from the supply, just removing the rear panel can't upset anything. A list of the valve types would give an idea of the likely performance of the set and may suggest a generic circuit which would be similar.

Apart from interested speculation, I doubt whether anyone in the UK will know anything specific about this set.

You may be lucky if you can ask in an old established radio shop- I believe there's still rather more repair rather than replace activity in India than over here.

It's a new name for me and also in Radiomuseum which has a seriously large database of old sets.
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Old 24th Jan 2012, 1:07 pm   #8
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Thanks for the update, here are some interior photos
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When I opened the radio the tuinng cord appeared to have broken so could you tell me what type of cord to use to replace it and how to wind it around the wheel.
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