04-20-2026, 11:17 AM
I also like the Stromberg Carlson, but they don't turn up very often. I sold off my brown Transoceanic as well as the black Y600, but I did a lot of DXing on the Y600 while I had it. I do have a 7G605 Bomber along with the solid state 1000, 3000, Royal 7000, and the R-7000.
My first solid state TO was the Royal 1000 sometime back in the 90's. Just for fun I compared it to a Sangean 803A (possibly a collectors item by now
). That performance test was published by Antique Radio Classified and an on-line version can be read here: Transoceanic Performance Test
An item to note is I found that Royal 1000 on the floor of a friends workshop and I did nothing to it except pop in some D cells. If it had some alignment and possible capacitor replacement it might have done much better in the test, but even as-is, it performed very well and bested the Sangean in some tests.
My first solid state TO was the Royal 1000 sometime back in the 90's. Just for fun I compared it to a Sangean 803A (possibly a collectors item by now
). That performance test was published by Antique Radio Classified and an on-line version can be read here: Transoceanic Performance TestAn item to note is I found that Royal 1000 on the floor of a friends workshop and I did nothing to it except pop in some D cells. If it had some alignment and possible capacitor replacement it might have done much better in the test, but even as-is, it performed very well and bested the Sangean in some tests.
John KK4ZLF
Lexington, KY
"illegitimis non carborundum"
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