{"id":14189,"date":"2015-07-26T09:06:01","date_gmt":"2015-07-26T13:06:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=14189"},"modified":"2015-07-26T09:06:01","modified_gmt":"2015-07-26T13:06:01","slug":"moshes-early-birthday-gift-a-philips-90al765","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2015\/07\/moshes-early-birthday-gift-a-philips-90al765\/","title":{"rendered":"Moshe’s early birthday gift: a Philips 90AL765"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Philips-90AL765-Front\"<\/a>SWLing Post<\/em> contributor, Moshe, writes:<\/p>\n

After reading your post about your Panasonic RF2200 pre-birthday present<\/a>, I decided I want to do the same. The radio I chose has a story behind it…<\/p>\n

My Grandfather had the same exact radio. I used to play around with the radio as a child, (especially with the shortwave bands, looking for number stations…).\u00a0When my Grandfather died, about 23 years ago, the radio disappeared.<\/p>\n

I decided this is the radio I want for my birthday. I could not remember the maker of the radio, nor it’s model, but I remembered how it looked.<\/p>\n

I spent many days looking for all variations like “portable transistor radio” and so on, until I found a photo on the Internet: I was looking for a Philips 90AL765<\/strong> radio.<\/p>\n

I found it on Ebay. A very kind seller from Australia had it.
\nI purchased and receive the radio on the 26th of June (my birthday was the 12th of July). As soon as I got the radio, I opened it up; it needed cleaning (the case itself and the contacts).<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\"Philips<\/a><\/p>\n

After cleaning the contacts and washing the case, the radio runs (and looks) like new. I thought I would have to\u00a0recap the radio, but it sounded perfect and without even a hint of hum, so I left it as it is.<\/p>\n

It has the volume and tone knobs missing, but it can be operated with no problem. Sound quality is amazing (I added a video of the radio playing\u00a0All India Radio on 6155 kHz)–it works very well on all bands and is\u00a0very sensitive. By ear, the bandwidth sounds like 8 kHz or more. Radio bands are: MW, SW (2 bands) And FM.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n