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Mac Doktor

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Feb 27, 2026, 3:17:54 PM (6 days ago) Feb 27
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Too bad it doesn’t have FM:



Terry Bowman, KA4HJH
"The Mac Doctor"

https://www.astarcloseup.com

"Every kid starts out as a natural-born scientist, and then we beat it out of them. A few trickle through the system with their wonder and enthusiasm for science intact."—Carl Sagan, Psychology Today, 1996

gregebert

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Feb 27, 2026, 5:35:56 PM (5 days ago) Feb 27
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Those 5-tube AM radios were probably the first mass-produced electronic device (I dont consider rotary-dial phones to be "electronic"). I think they were produced for about 35 years, using the same basic design, which is extraordinary compared to what we see today.

jf03...@gmail.com

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Feb 27, 2026, 9:08:29 PM (5 days ago) Feb 27
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I don't think it is functional as a clock radio where the radio will turn on at a set time and turn off after a set period.  
It looks like it nothing more than  a nixie clock on top of a radio cabinet, where the radio no longer functions.
The seller admits "the radio doesn't seem to pick up stations well, it is also just AM".  If the display  is MUX'd, it will
produce enough RFI to ruin AM reception.  I would bet it it worked fine as a radio before it was butchered.

Tidak Ada

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Mar 1, 2026, 7:15:20 AM (4 days ago) Mar 1
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Super kitsch

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