{"id":32632,"date":"2018-06-03T06:57:25","date_gmt":"2018-06-03T10:57:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=32632"},"modified":"2018-06-03T06:57:25","modified_gmt":"2018-06-03T10:57:25","slug":"radio-world-features-a-tribute-to-the-zenith-transoceanic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2018\/06\/radio-world-features-a-tribute-to-the-zenith-transoceanic\/","title":{"rendered":"Radio World features a tribute to the Zenith Transoceanic"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Transoceanic-Dial.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13258\" src=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Transoceanic-Dial.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"366\" srcset=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Transoceanic-Dial.jpg 650w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Transoceanic-Dial-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Many thanks to a number of <em>SWLing Post<\/em> contributors who&#8217;ve shared <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radioworld.com\/tech-and-gear\/zenith-trans-oceanic-radio-in-war-and-peace\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a link to this excellent article<\/a> by Denny Sanders in Radio World Magazine about the history of the Zenith Transoceanic:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h2>Zenith Trans-Oceanic Radio in War and Peace<\/h2>\n<p><strong>This iconic portable receiver was known for durability and quality<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>They say necessity is the mother of invention. Nothing proves this more than the story of how the iconic Zenith Trans-Oceanic portable radio receiver came into existence.<\/p>\n<p>Commander Eugene McDonald (1886\u20131958), the founder of Zenith Radio, was a stickler for quality and insisted that any Zenith product represented cutting edge technology and design integrity.<\/p>\n<p>He was also an accomplished yachtsman. During his many ocean voyages, he constantly was frustrated with the inability of any portable commercial radio set to perform reliably at sea. In about 1939, he ordered the Zenith R&amp;D department to come up with a rock-solid, portable AM receiver sensitive enough to pull in signals from great distances. He insisted that the radio be a multi-band unit including shortwave, marine and aircraft bands.<\/p>\n<p>The Zenith crew came up with a gem: the Trans-Oceanic, a gorgeous piece of engineering housed in a robust and dramatic cabinet designed by the brilliant Zenith industrial designer Robert Davol Budlong.[&#8230;]<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.radioworld.com\/tech-and-gear\/zenith-trans-oceanic-radio-in-war-and-peace\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Continue reading the full article at Radio World Magazine online.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Many thanks to a number of SWLing Post contributors who&#8217;ve shared a link to this excellent article by Denny Sanders in Radio World Magazine about the history of the Zenith Transoceanic: Zenith Trans-Oceanic Radio in War and Peace This iconic portable receiver was known for durability and quality They say necessity is the mother of [&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":[8,3,305,26,43,4796],"tags":[238,676,2899,3134],"class_list":["post-32632","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-articles","category-news","category-nostalgia","category-radios","category-shortwave-radio","category-vintage-radio","tag-radio-world-magazine","tag-wwii","tag-zenith","tag-zenith-transoceanic"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pn3uc-8uk","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":12864,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2015\/03\/paul-litwinovich-sheds-light-on-the-royalty-of-radios\/","url_meta":{"origin":32632,"position":0},"title":"Paul Litwinovich sheds light on the &#8220;Royalty of Radios&#8221;","author":"Thomas","date":"March 29, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to SWLing Post reader, Paul, who points out this excellent article about the Zenith Transoceanic\u00a0by\u00a0Paul Litwinovich of WSHU.\u00a0 Litwinovich's article covers a brief history\u00a0of the Zenith Transoceanic series including photos from his amazing collection (check out his model 7G605 above). Here's a short clip from his full article:\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Articles&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Articles","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/articles\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Zenith Model 7G605, the first in the line of Trans-Oceanic radios. Credit P. 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The following D7000Y was listed\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\/2018\/03\/Zenith-TransOceanic-1-Vintage.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Zenith-TransOceanic-1-Vintage.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Zenith-TransOceanic-1-Vintage.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Zenith-TransOceanic-1-Vintage.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":34611,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2018\/10\/the-gorgeous-zenith-model-r-7000-2-trans-oceanic\/","url_meta":{"origin":32632,"position":2},"title":"The gorgeous Zenith Model R-7000-2 Trans-Oceanic","author":"Thomas","date":"October 26, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"Tuesday night, I attended a local radio club meeting with buddy Vlado (N3CZ). Neither of us had ever attended this particular club, although we both knew a number of the members. What was the first thing I spotted when I entered the meeting room? A pristine\u00a0Zenith Model R-7000-2 Trans-Oceanic! Talk\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\/2018\/10\/Myrna-Loy-Zenith-Transoceanic.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Myrna-Loy-Zenith-Transoceanic.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Myrna-Loy-Zenith-Transoceanic.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":46638,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2020\/11\/guest-post-zenith-trans-oceanics-still-command-big-prices\/","url_meta":{"origin":32632,"position":3},"title":"Guest Post: Zenith Trans Oceanics Still Command Big Prices","author":"Thomas","date":"November 25, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Dan Robinson, for the following guest post: Zenith Trans Oceanics Still Command Big Prices by Dan Robinson For many radio collectors and users, the Zenith Trans Oceanic R7000-2 is a must-have item in the collection. This was the final version of the Zenith Trans\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\/11\/Zenith-Transoceanic-R-7000-2-e1606334886752.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Zenith-Transoceanic-R-7000-2-e1606334886752.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Zenith-Transoceanic-R-7000-2-e1606334886752.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Zenith-Transoceanic-R-7000-2-e1606334886752.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Zenith-Transoceanic-R-7000-2-e1606334886752.jpg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":43013,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2020\/04\/trans-oceanic-spotted-in-1959-film-on-the-beach\/","url_meta":{"origin":32632,"position":4},"title":"Trans-Oceanic spotted in 1959 film &#8220;On the Beach&#8221;","author":"Thomas","date":"April 26, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Mario Filippi (N2HUN), who writes: Maybe this is old news but in the 1959 film \"On the Beach\" which was from the book by Nevil Shute, there is a Zenith transoceanic shortwave radio in this clip from the film. It is inside the lighthouse\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\/04\/IMG_1248.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_1248.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_1248.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":16149,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2015\/12\/ebay-find-the-zenith-trans-oceanic-royal-d7000y-with-comparisons-to-the-sony-crf-320\/","url_meta":{"origin":32632,"position":5},"title":"eBay Find: the Zenith Trans-Oceanic Royal D7000Y, with Comparisons to the Sony CRF-320","author":"Guy Atkins","date":"December 14, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"Sometimes when\u00a0 browsing eBay you'll come across a\u00a0hot item\u00a0that wasn't even on your\u00a0wish list or Followed\u00a0eBay\u00a0Searches. 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