Classic Hifi Care

The store has this RCA 19k in good condition and they claim it "works well" but is it working well enough for that $650 price?

Nope. At the very least, it's missing the knobs. That can be anything from an inconvenience to a disaster. The decimal point is in the wrong spot.......

I would say NO, it's still just an AM shortwave radio. Or, does it have the modern FM?

Bill

William wrote: ↑Fri Apr 03, 2026 12:15 am I would say NO, it's still just an AM shortwave radio. Or, does it have the modern FM?

The dial shows broadcast-band and two SW bands, the higher up to 18 mHz.

How about a photo of the innards? Tuning cap gangs, output tubes (P-P?) and speaker size can give clues to quality.

Chris Campbell

electra225 wrote: ↑Fri Apr 03, 2026 12:14 am Nope. At the very least, it's missing the knobs. That can be anything from an inconvenience to a disaster. The decimal point is in the wrong spot.......

The knobs were at the front desk.

TC Chris wrote: ↑Fri Apr 03, 2026 12:38 am

William wrote: ↑Fri Apr 03, 2026 12:15 am I would say NO, it's still just an AM shortwave radio. Or, does it have the modern FM?

The dial shows broadcast-band and two SW bands, the higher up to 18 mHz.

How about a photo of the innards? Tuning cap gangs, output tubes (P-P?) and speaker size can give clues to quality.

Chris Campbell

According to ads it has a 12 inch speaker. There was also a cool looking JC Penney radio there that had these swing out speakers there for $50, it has an input for phono.

Maybe this will help?

https://www.bing.com/videos/riverview/r ... &FORM=VIRE

electra225 wrote: ↑Fri Apr 03, 2026 1:51 am Maybe this will help?

https://www.bing.com/videos/riverview/r ... &FORM=VIRE

I'm hoping the thing sits and sits so whoever is selling it gets a clue and lowers the price to about half they want for it. There was better stuff from the same time period I'm more interested in especially the Philcos with the Beam Of Light turntable and the ability to record your own records. This one doesn't even have a turntable! it's a cool radio but I just can't justify paying $650 for it. I'd pay maybe $650 for a Magnavox Windsor or Capehart model but not this.