{"id":14196,"date":"2015-07-27T08:13:10","date_gmt":"2015-07-27T12:13:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=14196"},"modified":"2015-07-27T08:13:10","modified_gmt":"2015-07-27T12:13:10","slug":"mikes-thrift-store-find-a-panasonic-rf-888","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2015\/07\/mikes-thrift-store-find-a-panasonic-rf-888\/","title":{"rendered":"Mike’s thrift store find: a Panasonic RF-888"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Mike’s thrift store Panasonic RF-888 (left) and his GE Super Radio II (right)<\/p><\/div>\n

SWLing Post<\/em> contributor Mike (K8RAT) writes:<\/p>\n

I happened upon a good find of a vintage radio recently when I visited my local Goodwill store in a small city in Ohio.<\/p>\n

Among the electronic equipment on a shelf I discovered a Panasonic RF-888<\/strong>. I was not familiar with this radio. The large speaker along with switches and knobs for features found on the better radios impressed me.<\/p>\n

The price on the sticker read $3.50. I paid at the counter and motored away not knowing what a bargain I had received.<\/p>\n

The RF-888 audio is very good on FM and good on AM. Sensitivity and selectivity are very good on both bands. The tuning meter is useful.<\/p>\n

I recommend visits to local second-hand stores. You never know what you might find.<\/p>\n

Mike, K8RAT<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Many thanks for sharing this story, Mike, as it provides a good lesson for us all: never pass by a thrift store! <\/em>I’ve never had the good fortune of finding a gem like the RF-888–or a Sony ICF-2010 like Vlado<\/a>–but I shall keep searching.<\/p>\n

Panasonic RF-888s sell on eBay for $100 US and higher<\/a>–at $3.50, I’d say Mike snagged a deal.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

SWLing Post contributor Mike (K8RAT) writes: I happened upon a good find of a vintage radio recently when I visited my local Goodwill store in a small city in Ohio. Among the electronic equipment on a shelf I discovered a Panasonic RF-888. I was not familiar with this radio. The large speaker along with switches […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[373,3194,3,26,129,43,154],"tags":[3422,2642,4022,4023],"class_list":["post-14196","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-am","category-guest-posts","category-news","category-radios","category-reviews","category-shortwave-radio","category-shortwave-radio-reviews","tag-mike-k8rat","tag-panasonic","tag-panasonic-rf-888","tag-rf-888"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pn3uc-3GY","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":42325,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2020\/03\/panasonic-rf-1405-mark-seeks-advice-cleaning-handle-on-thrift-store-find\/","url_meta":{"origin":14196,"position":0},"title":"Panasonic RF-1405: Mark seeks advice cleaning handle on thrift store find","author":"Thomas","date":"March 15, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Mark Hirst, who writes: Going to a local UK charity shop will usually turn up a grim selection of romance novels, old DVD box sets and children's toys. 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