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Old November 17th 10, 01:30 AM posted to rec.radio.shortwave
Joe from Kokomo[_2_] Joe from Kokomo[_2_] is offline
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Default A Shopping Adventure

On 11/16/2010 5:36 PM, dxAce wrote:
Picked up a Bendix Navigator 555 direction finding radio at a local outlet in
very nice condition.

$5.30 out the door.

http://www.radiomuseum.org/r/bendix_navigator_direction_find.html


Excellent find!

Had a chance to play with it yet?

Silicon or Germanium transistors?

Any way to hook up an external antenna, or just the loop? (I suspect the
latter).

How is the sensitivity and selectivity on MW?