{"id":25587,"date":"2017-05-28T07:00:01","date_gmt":"2017-05-28T11:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=25587"},"modified":"2017-05-28T07:00:01","modified_gmt":"2017-05-28T11:00:01","slug":"dks-barn-find-a-ge-super-radio-ii","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2017\/05\/dks-barn-find-a-ge-super-radio-ii\/","title":{"rendered":"DK&#8217;s Barn Find: A GE Super Radio II"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/GE-Super-Radio-II.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-26084\" src=\"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/GE-Super-Radio-II.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"935\" height=\"475\" srcset=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/GE-Super-Radio-II.jpg 935w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/GE-Super-Radio-II-300x152.jpg 300w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/GE-Super-Radio-II-768x390.jpg 768w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/GE-Super-Radio-II-624x317.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 935px) 100vw, 935px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>My good friend, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thehamateur.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">David Korchin (K2WNW)<\/a>, has a knack for finding diamonds in the rough.<\/p>\n<p>He&#8217;s been known to find a radio that needs TLC, take it home and restore a bit of its former glory. He&#8217;s had some amazing luck\u00a0in the past.<\/p>\n<p>Recently, DK sent a video of of his recent acquisition: a beat-up GE Super Radio II he purchased for two dollars. This radio will win no beauty contests, but it still plays well.<\/p>\n<p>Check out DK&#8217;s video:<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"625\" height=\"352\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/I9FiKvUyz1k?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/I9FiKvUyz1k\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Click here to view on YouTube.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Many thanks, DK, for allowing me to post this video. It goes to show you that you should never pass up an opportunity to adopt a Super Radio. Even if the telescopic antenna is all but missing, the internal ferrite bar is where the money is!<\/p>\n<p>Play on!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My good friend, David Korchin (K2WNW), has a knack for finding diamonds in the rough. He&#8217;s been known to find a radio that needs TLC, take it home and restore a bit of its former glory. He&#8217;s had some amazing luck\u00a0in the past. Recently, DK sent a video of of his recent acquisition: a beat-up [&hellip;]<\/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":[373,3,3196,26,4796],"tags":[4097,2264,2263,6211,4099,6210],"class_list":["post-25587","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-am","category-news","category-portable-radio","category-radios","category-vintage-radio","tag-am","tag-david-korchin","tag-david-korchin-kc2wnw","tag-ge-super-radio-ii","tag-mediumwave","tag-super-radio"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pn3uc-6EH","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":13030,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2015\/04\/urban-go-kit\/","url_meta":{"origin":25587,"position":0},"title":"Urban go-kit","author":"Thomas","date":"April 23, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"My good pal\u00a0David Korchin (K2WNW) posted the above photo in his Facebook feed yesterday,\u00a0simply titled, \"Today's carry.\" David is very much a kindred spirit;\u00a0like me, he is constantly tweaking his go-gear.\u00a0He works in New York City and likes to have his\u00a0essentials with him there\u2013\u2013radio included, of course.\u00a0Since he's a professional\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;AM&quot;","block_context":{"text":"AM","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/am\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Davids-Supplies","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Davids-Supplies.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Davids-Supplies.jpg?resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Davids-Supplies.jpg?resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Davids-Supplies.jpg?resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":36614,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2019\/03\/thrift-store-find-a-2-50-ge-super-radio-ii\/","url_meta":{"origin":25587,"position":1},"title":"Thrift Store Find: A $2.50 GE Super Radio II","author":"Thomas","date":"March 17, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"A few weeks ago, I stopped by our local Habitat For Humanity ReStore searching for reclaimed building supplies. This particular ReStore is one of the largest in the area--it has an amazing selection of building supplies, furniture, housewares, books and even music, but has a very small section dedicated to\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;AM&quot;","block_context":{"text":"AM","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/am\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/GE-Super-Radio-II-2.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/GE-Super-Radio-II-2.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/GE-Super-Radio-II-2.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/GE-Super-Radio-II-2.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":10519,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2014\/08\/radio-a-rare-dimension-to-our-human-experience\/","url_meta":{"origin":25587,"position":2},"title":"Radio: &#8220;a rare dimension to our human experience&#8221;","author":"Thomas","date":"August 13, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"Regarding Garth Mullins' radio documentary, SWLing Post reader, David Korchin, comments: \"I got my start in a small FM station in Saskatoon\u2014CFMC, doing overnights, then drive, then mornings. Kind of a loose format, and with such a small staff that we were all doing each others' jobs. 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Frankly, I'm quite amazed at the clarity and fidelity of the Voice of Turkey interval signal on this\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Ham Radio&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Ham Radio","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/ham-radio\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Icom-ID-92AD-Shortwave","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Icom-ID-92AD-Shortwave.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Icom-ID-92AD-Shortwave.jpg?resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Icom-ID-92AD-Shortwave.jpg?resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Icom-ID-92AD-Shortwave.jpg?resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":45861,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2020\/10\/flea-market-find-david-restores-a-hammarlund-hr-10-solid-state-portable\/","url_meta":{"origin":25587,"position":4},"title":"Flea Market Find: David restores a Hammarlund HR-10 solid-state portable","author":"Thomas","date":"October 9, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, David Korchin, who writes: Stumbled on this rig at an estate sale and laid out a cool $5.00 for her. She was mostly in pieces in a big plastic bag covered in a LOT of dust, and the battery compartment had seen better days.\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"News","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Hammarlund-HR-10-2-e1602248948647.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Hammarlund-HR-10-2-e1602248948647.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Hammarlund-HR-10-2-e1602248948647.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Hammarlund-HR-10-2-e1602248948647.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Hammarlund-HR-10-2-e1602248948647.jpg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Hammarlund-HR-10-2-e1602248948647.jpg?resize=1400%2C800&ssl=1 4x"},"classes":[]},{"id":31137,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2018\/03\/wired-hunting-radiosondes\/","url_meta":{"origin":25587,"position":5},"title":"Wired: Hunting Radiosondes","author":"Thomas","date":"March 11, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"(Source: Wired via David Korchin) SOME RETIREES TAKE up fly fishing. 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