MStep
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Does anyone have pictures (or the actual receiver) that was manufactured circa 1963, the Kuhn 353B? This was a super-regenerative receiver that had 4 or 5 tubes, and that was tuned via a large and awkward front knob. I believe it covered 25 - 174 "megacycles" (as they were called in the day).
This unit was contained in a poorly painted grey tin box, with very poor stenciling and extremely amateurish construction that was probably made in someone's basement or garage. In fact, on my unit, they even misspelled the name of their state as "OIHO". The approximate size was maybe 7x5x5 inches. The unit was heavily advertised in Tom Kneitel's publications, like "S9" and sold for 59.95, to the best of my recollection.
Besides the tuning knob, there was a volume knob and some other "regenerative" control and a band knob. I don't believe there was a squelch. It was definitely a "horror show" kind of radio, especially compared to the Regency tunable "Monitoradio" of the time period.
Of course, the amazing thing was the frequency coverage, and I do recall receiving traffic on frequencies that were "way-off-the-radar" of other radios that I had.
If anyone can supply photos of this piece of radio history which has disappeared into oblivion, it would be most appreciated.\
P.S. Well I guess Google is my friend. I just have been entering it wrong in the search engine. I hope others from years 'way back will get a kick at out of the fact that someone else actually had one of those radios.
P.P.S. I don't want to post the picture that I found for possible copyright violations, but here is the link:
NOTE TO MODERATOR: If this is in the wrong forum, please place it where it belongs. Thanks. -Mike
This unit was contained in a poorly painted grey tin box, with very poor stenciling and extremely amateurish construction that was probably made in someone's basement or garage. In fact, on my unit, they even misspelled the name of their state as "OIHO". The approximate size was maybe 7x5x5 inches. The unit was heavily advertised in Tom Kneitel's publications, like "S9" and sold for 59.95, to the best of my recollection.
Besides the tuning knob, there was a volume knob and some other "regenerative" control and a band knob. I don't believe there was a squelch. It was definitely a "horror show" kind of radio, especially compared to the Regency tunable "Monitoradio" of the time period.
Of course, the amazing thing was the frequency coverage, and I do recall receiving traffic on frequencies that were "way-off-the-radar" of other radios that I had.
If anyone can supply photos of this piece of radio history which has disappeared into oblivion, it would be most appreciated.\
P.S. Well I guess Google is my friend. I just have been entering it wrong in the search engine. I hope others from years 'way back will get a kick at out of the fact that someone else actually had one of those radios.
P.P.S. I don't want to post the picture that I found for possible copyright violations, but here is the link:
AM-FM Receiver 353B Amateur-R Kuhn Electronics, Inc.; Cincin
AM-FM Receiver 353B Amateur-R Kuhn Electronics, Inc.; Cincinnati, OH, build 1965 ?, 4 pictures, United States of America , schematics, tubes, semiconductors
www.radiomuseum.org
NOTE TO MODERATOR: If this is in the wrong forum, please place it where it belongs. Thanks. -Mike
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