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The one battery is for the dial and chart lamps. The power cord does not light them up. Most Zenith Trans-Oceanics are like this, even the tube ones. First slide the bottom slide switch left and tell me if the dial and flip up chart lamp lights up. Then slide that switch to the right and read the battery level in the Tuning Indicator at the top of those switches. The radio has to be turned on. I'm not sure why you have no sound. I'm still trying to diagnose mine. Maybe buy some fresh batteries and try again. If still no sound, try what I did and plug a pair of powered computer speakers into the back. If this works, you will probably only hear one speaker unless you have a 1/8" stereo to mono adapter.

@vtradio Hi. The battery level shows all the way, the tuning also lights up. When I got this the battery compartment had one lil blue capacitor inside loose. And I also noticed missing screws for the back cover, someone worked on it. When I plug headphone in front I can hear static sound from speaker. I believe it has something to do with the missing capacitor left inside it

Thank you for writing. I have several models of the Trans-Oceanic. I have neither the 1000 nor the 3000. Thank you for the offer, but I shy away from those two models because of the antenna in the handle. Plus, I have too many radios now.

Thank you for the nice comment.

Thank you for the advice. I just now checked the speaker by feeding some audio into it from another radio and it is working as designed.

Thank you for the advice. I will take it out of the chassis in a few days and check the earphone contacts. I checked the speaker tonight, and it is good.

Thank you. You are the 2nd person to recommend checking the earphone jack. I don't have the chassis out of the cabinet yet. I probably won't for a few days. Tonight, I checked the speaker and the 18 transistors. All checked out good. I am a member of the Transoceanic Fanatic email reflector. I see that I have several unread messages.

Thank you. I've seen other radios that show a cover over it. But this is how I got it and the batteries seem to stay put.

Thank you for the comment and the advice. I will give that a try in a few days. I tested the transistors and speaker tonight. Both good. 73 Paul AA1SU

I performed the test you recommended. When I tune the Zenith T-O across the band, I do get a squeal out of the other AM radio, but not the other way around. I even checked the Tuning Indicator for movement and also hooked to computer speakers to the Tuner Output. I'll have to try the other tests another night. Thanks for the advice.

I tested all the transistors tonight with a multi-meter in the diode check position, and they all checked out good. I might try switching some of the same part numbers around at some point and see if that does anything. I'm not sure what station I was picking up. It was just above 1580 kHz on the 19 Meter band. The station was playing a religious show moments earlier. But I started filming just past the top of the hour and so it had just changed. This radio receives Long Wave, which is 150 to 400 kHz on this model. I will keep your interest in the unit in mind. I want to diagnose it a little more first.

Please write to me at AA1SU@arrl.net . I am now interested in selling it as is. Name here is Paul

Thanks for the reply. There is not earphone switch. I will check the speaker at some point.

Great. Thanks for the advide.

Thanks for watching. I really appreciate it. I didn't bother with the typical band scan, but it's pretty good at AM DXing. I can pick up AM660 (from VT) with the radio sitting on my basement floor.

Dave, No, I'm not sure how to do that. I have another one, but have not used it in a while.

I don't remember. I just bought something that looked the right length. If I can find an old email, I'll get back to you.

You're welcome. They pop up at hamfests and on eBay from time to time.

#47 bulb. This is a 6.3 volt bulb, not 12 volt. Yes, I see L.E.D. bulbs on eBay when I search for Halicrafters S-120 bulb. You could probably also search for #47 L.E.D. bulb. Thanks for watching and the question. 73 Paul AA1SU

@@vtradio great thanks im thinking a blue or green lite bulb thanks..

Yes, it's a beauty! Someone saw the video and asked to buy it. I sold it to him, but I still have the National NC-300 if I ever get around to building a vintage AM station. 73 Paul

Just found your comment. No, I could not find much of anything either. Good luck with your project. 73 Paul AA1SU

Jon, It's from the relay in the amp. I would not know how to convert it. The amp is made to pair with a Gonset transceiver. I have since sold the unit, since I could not make it work for me. I bought it to save it from the scrap heap. Thanks for viewing! 73 Paul AA1SU

@@vtradio thanks for saving it from the scrap heap! I guess I'll have to look around and find a second amp on a scrap heap somewhere :) I imagine the main difference is the big tuning coil, and whatever capacitor it's in resonance with.

@@vtradio part of why I was asking, was that the relay may get worn out quickly from doing CW with it. I'm interested in learning code, and looking at possibilities for simple rigs to use. I'm guessing I'll have to build something, which is more than half the fun :)

My pleasure 😊

Thanks for the nice comment! 73 Paul AA1SU

Thanks for the ideas. I will try them out when I get a chance. I've been trying to sell this at a local Hamfest w/o any luck. However, now I'm going to keep it for a vintage AM station because someone wants to buy my Hallicrafters SX-101A that I was saving for that purpose. 73 Paul AA1SU

I have the NC-300 and recently sold a NC-303 with matching speaker. I want to sell the NC-300, but not having much luck at the same Hamfest where I sold the NC-303. I have a really nice Hallicrafters SX-101A that I am keeping for the vintage AM station that I promised myself I would put together a few years ago. I have videos of all 3 here on UA-cam. Check then out when you get a chance.

I did not know this had a selenium rectifier. I made no repairs or mods to it. Soon after this video, I sold it on eBay. I rescued it from the estate of a Silent Key. He was a ham radio hoarder. I bought as much stuff as I could before the house was sold. I went by the house a few months ago, and it had been completely renovated. I knocked on the door to find out what happened to what was left behind, but no one was home. However, I and some others saved as much ham radio history as we could over a 2 year period. Thanks for watching and writing. 73 Paul AA1SU

Thank you for watching and commenting.

Actually, I sold it to Todd Bigelow KA1KAQ. He used to live here in New England but now lives in VA. I think it sold for $75. I was glad to see it go to a good home. He said that he had one already, but that mine looked in better shape, so he planned to use that one. Have not followed up, though.

Aha! Good catch. I did not grow up with these, like you did. You can correct my mistakes when you make a video of it. I actually made the video clips in Sept 2022. Just got around to uploading it. I replaced 3 capacitors and 3 resistors, using the Hayseed Hamfest kit. When I first got it, I thought something was wrong because it would not transmit w/o the key. But after I replaced the components, it still did not TX. Then, one day it suddenly did. You said that I probably bumped something that fixed it. I also replaced the resistor in the parasitic choke because it broke apart on me. That may have also taken out the 6DQ6A tube because I replaced that, too. 73 Paul AA1SU

@@vtradio Do you go around replacing light bulbs that might go out? I had a capacitor in a S-76 receiver blow up and belch smoke and then stop and the receiver now works fine.

I had one of these as a novice in 1958-brings back a lot of great memories! Used it later to drive an amp to 500 watts….

I know. I missed two of them by one second.

How true, how true my friend.

Thank you for your insight.

@Olivertaylor, I don't think this channel is for you Oliver lol. Lots of people, me included enjoy vintage radios etc. Have a great day.

@MartinAndersonSatanSon Vintage? After 60 years as the va guitar picker with contacts world wide in cb,ham,amiture,I'm about as vintage as they get.

@@olivertaylor8788..What are you trying to say?

@@olivertaylor8788, so what are you moaning about? Typing your original comment in CAP LOCKS?

Yes, if you set it next to your computer sound card. Did you like my picture of Brother Stair at 6:16?

Pat, Actually, the coax connector is factory installed. I probably won't add the resistor, but who knows, I might. I've decided to keep the radio in case ever get around to building my vintage station. I had planned on using my Hallicrafters SX-42, but the SX-101A is Ham Band only and would probably be a better choice. 73 Paul AA1SU

No Jamie, it only covers 143.8 to 148.2 MHz. It is 2 Meters only: no 11 Meters. Thank you for asking. 73 Paul AA1SU

On/Off button is still a mystery to me. I did not hear about NEAR-Fest, so I just went to the web site. I see that it is Friday only and ends at 3 PM. I'm horrified! I'm glad that you mentioned it to me. Thank you.

@@vtradio The Deerfield fair treats Nearfest like the ARRL treats their members.

@@vtradio It's now Thurs & Fri

@@SSJIndy Yes, I heard. Not sure if I can break away on Thursday. ☹

The fact that you are receiving the AM Broadcast Band is a very good sign. What I would do for starters is to go to a room, away from computers (or outside), and extend the wave rod (antenna) all the way up. If it's daytime, alternate between the top 4 bands and tune around the dial slowly. If it's nighttime, try the bottom two bands. You should be able to tune something in. Yes, this radio will accept an external antenna. Open up the back and you will see two screws near the bottom of the wave rod. You can attach a long wire to the one marked 'A'. The other one is marked 'G' for ground. Don't worry too much about that one. If you want to see the video series that I did on restoring this radio, go to my channel and click on Playlists. It will probably be more that you want to get in to, but it may give you some ideas of what to look for. If you know someone with a tube tester, you may want to start by checking those (baby steps). Installing the Filt-R-Pak from eBay would be a plus, too. I just checked and the seller is running low on stock. I need to order one each for my 8G005 and my H500. Good Luck and keep me posted. 73 Paul AA1SU

@vtradio Thank you for your suggestions, Sir. Here's my setup. ua-cam.com/video/TwdrXaBCZJE/v-deo.htmlsi=9badqcOiyo9E5CTB The SW now works great with my external Hustler HF all band vertical. 31-meter band is my favorite and, of course, it is best to listen to it at night. Here, in California, I am able to pick up Radio España daily on 9.690 MHz starting around 22:00 UTC (around 2 PM Pacific). And, yes, the radio hates all modern electronics and LED lighting, so I had to setup a normal incandescent lighting in my bedroom because I love falling asleep while listening to a SW broadcast with a little bit of static noise. Although, I don't speak any other languages besides English and my native Russian, I still enjoy listening to broadcasts no matter what language they are in. I am a bit disappointed about the lack of European stations that can be heard on SW bands at my QTH but there is a station from. Miami that broadcasts European radio shows. 73!

It is a handsome looking radio, isn't it!

Thank you. I'm trying to learn more about the tube transmitters. I've already restored several tube receivers.

Ah you butt hurt little man

Dave, Good luck with your recapping of your Zenith!