Hi Mike
You may well be correct for all I know, take a look at the speaker in the photo below.
I know STC, and ITT for that matter, had a large presence all over S Africa including Rhodesia.
I remember dad saying that some his STC collogues were seconded out there. Dad was rather put off by the comments of how good the living was out there, living like kings with the locals waiting on them hand and foot.
The build quality of this radio is very good, I have not seen any other KB transistor radio built like this. The plastic case is very thick and sturdy, almost like Bakelite. The substantial handle is actually Bakelite and it is fitted with some massive cast metal end cups and large brass plate on the inside to spread the load and help retain the back when fitted.
The black plastic of the case had a grey bloom to it, it took a lot of polishing with Bakelite polish and Brasso wadding to remove it.
Not much improvement on SW just a small tweak helped a little. Probably be better at night, and it was picking up masses of interference, masking the distant stations.
Here are a few more photos, sorry about the green tinge which seemed to take over, more than I hoped for, I was using the wife's iphone instead of a proper camera.
Mike
You may well be correct for all I know, take a look at the speaker in the photo below.
I know STC, and ITT for that matter, had a large presence all over S Africa including Rhodesia.
I remember dad saying that some his STC collogues were seconded out there. Dad was rather put off by the comments of how good the living was out there, living like kings with the locals waiting on them hand and foot.
The build quality of this radio is very good, I have not seen any other KB transistor radio built like this. The plastic case is very thick and sturdy, almost like Bakelite. The substantial handle is actually Bakelite and it is fitted with some massive cast metal end cups and large brass plate on the inside to spread the load and help retain the back when fitted.
The black plastic of the case had a grey bloom to it, it took a lot of polishing with Bakelite polish and Brasso wadding to remove it.
Not much improvement on SW just a small tweak helped a little. Probably be better at night, and it was picking up masses of interference, masking the distant stations.
Here are a few more photos, sorry about the green tinge which seemed to take over, more than I hoped for, I was using the wife's iphone instead of a proper camera.
Mike
