{"id":16858,"date":"2016-01-16T21:59:01","date_gmt":"2016-01-17T01:59:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=16858"},"modified":"2016-01-16T22:03:59","modified_gmt":"2016-01-17T02:03:59","slug":"craigslist-find-marconi-csr-5a-receivers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2016\/01\/craigslist-find-marconi-csr-5a-receivers\/","title":{"rendered":"Craigslist find: Marconi CSR-5A Receivers"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Marconi<\/div>\n

Many thanks to SWLing Post reader, Ken McKenzie, who writes:<\/p>\n

Came across this ad on the local Craigslist. I’m not interested<\/em>
\n but I know there are tube guys out there who may find this<\/em>
\n very interesting.<\/em><\/p>\n

http:\/\/vancouver.craigslist.ca\/nvn\/ele\/5401857934.html<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

Here’s the seller’s description:<\/p>\n

Vintage 1942-44 Marconi CSR-5A – X2<\/em><\/p>\n

Commercial Communication Receivers – SW & LW<\/em><\/p>\n

The CSR-5A receiver was described by the Canadian Marconi Company as a high grade instrument especially designed to provide the maximum reliability for fixed and mobile station operation.<\/em><\/p>\n

It was designed to provide maximum sensitivity and stability under the most severe conditions of operation, such as vibration and high humidity.<\/em><\/p>\n

The frequency ranges covered are in 2 groups – 79 to 518 kc and 1.5 – 30 mcs.<\/em><\/p>\n

The ranges are covered in 6 colour coded bands, the dial assembly being reminiscent of the Marconi R1155 aircraft receiver.<\/em><\/p>\n

Both in good working order<\/em><\/p>\n

Includes 1 power box and 1 Marconi Speaker<\/em><\/p>\n

WOW!<\/strong> If I lived anywhere<\/em><\/strong> near Vancouver, British Columbia, I would snatch these up in a heartbeat! They’re an absolute bargain at $95 CDN! The speaker alone may be worth that much.<\/p>\n

Here are a few more photos from the listing:<\/p>\n

\"Marconi \"Marconi \"MarconiJust check out that gorgeous dial!<\/p>\n

Thanks for the tip, Ken!<\/p>\n

I should mention: since this is a Craigslist ad, you should do your due diligence to make sure this isn’t a scam. This listing doesn’t have any of the hallmarks of a scam, but Craigslist has no real seller or buyer protections like, say, eBay.<\/p>\n

My tips? Communicate with the seller directly, meet with them in person to make the purchase (don’t try to have anything shipped) and pay in cash.<\/p>\n

In addition–especially with a piece of vintage gear like this–ask them about the radio’s history. Every radio has a story.<\/p>\n

I hope some lucky SWLing Post<\/em> reader in the area picks this package up and gives it a good home! If you do, please let us know! (I’ll be a few shades of envious, of course!)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Many thanks to SWLing Post reader, Ken McKenzie, who writes: Came across this ad on the local Craigslist. I’m not interested but I know there are tube guys out there who may find this very interesting. http:\/\/vancouver.craigslist.ca\/nvn\/ele\/5401857934.html Here’s the seller’s description: Vintage 1942-44 Marconi CSR-5A – X2 Commercial Communication Receivers – SW & LW The […]<\/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":[4138,3,26,43],"tags":[4672,4671,4670],"class_list":["post-16858","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-deals","category-news","category-radios","category-shortwave-radio","tag-craigslist","tag-marconi-canada","tag-marconi-csr-5a"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pn3uc-4nU","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":20664,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2016\/08\/abc-radio-national-interviews-author-of-new-marconi-biography\/","url_meta":{"origin":16858,"position":0},"title":"ABC Radio National interviews author of new Marconi biography","author":"Thomas","date":"August 17, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, John Figliozzi, who shared a link the following radio program via the Shortwave Programs email list. 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