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Facto Meter
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This Bendix sold very quickly, I had never heard of such a thing. When someting sells here the description vanishes, apparently this would be taken to homes and used to demo radio signal strengh entering your home. Anybody of heard of these things? Did other compnies have them?  Icon_question


http://www.radioattic.com/item.htm?radio=0260618

Paul 

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Yup..I see them maybe once a year on Ebay..one sold not too long ago for about 100 I think

http://www.radiomuseum.org/r/bendix_847sfacto_mete.html
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That's really a cool looking radio Icon_thumbup

Eric
The Villages, FL
Member: Philco Phorum, ARF, ARCI & Radiomuseum.org

#4

I like it!

Joe

Matthew 16:26 "For what does it profit a man if he gain the whole world, yet lose his own soul?"




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