VERY NICE LOOKING/WORKING GONSET G66B RECEIVERAND 110/12 VOLT POWER SUPPLYIF NOT AS DESCRIBED, RETURN IT
HERE\'S AN OLD CLASSIC THAT MANY OF US USED AS EITHER A MOBILE OR BASE RECEIVER BACK IN THE 60\'S. THE GONSET G66/B. I THINK THE G66 AND G66B ARE IDENTICAL EXCEPT FOR AN EXTRA IF STAGE IN THE 66B.
THIS ONE WORKS! PULLED IN SIGNALS ON MOST ALL BANDS (INCLUDING BC) WITH JUST A PIECE OF WIRE ON THE FLOOR. SOME BANDS WERE DEAD, BUT I HEARD THE CRACKLING NOISE. BELIEVE THE BANDS WERE SIMPLY DEAD AT THE TIME I CHECKED.
THE FACEPLATE IS ALMOST FLAWLESS. MAYBE A FEW MINOR SCRATCHES, BUT VERY, VERY NICE. ALL TOO OFTEN YOU SEE THESE OLDIES WITH THE CHROME ON THE FRONT ALL BLISTERED. NOT SO WITH THIS ONE. NICE. THE ALUMINUM KNOBS ARE ALSO NICE. AGAIN, NO REAL BLEMISHES/CHIPS/ETC.
THE CABINET IS IN GOOD SHAPE. IT HAS A FEW SMALL DINGS/DENTS, BUT NOTHING REALLY MAJOR. AT THE BACK OF THE UNIT THERE IS A SMALL \"WAVE\" IN THE METAL NEAR THE POWER CONNECTOR. IT\'S ACTUALLY HIDDEN WHEN THE PS IS CONNECTED.
THE UNIT HAS BEEN REPAINTED. PROFESSIONAL? NO. BUT A DECENT PAINT JOB. PROBABLY NOT AN EXACT MATCH TO THE OLD GONSET GRAY, BUT A DECENT MATCH. YOU TAKE A LOOK AND DECIDE FOR YOURSELF.
AS MENTIONED, THE UNIT WORKS. THAT SAID, THIS OLDIE PROBABLY NEEDS THE ALIGNMENT LISTED IN THE MANUAL (NOT INCLUDED BUT FREE ON LINE.) WHILE I PULLED IN SIGNALS FINE ON SEVERAL BANDS THEY APPEAR TO BE OFF FREQUENCY. (I LOADED UP A DUMMY LOAD ON A FEW BANDS AND CHECKED FOR THE SIGNAL. WHILE IT WAS THERE, IT WAS OFF FREQUENCY.) ALL KNOBS TURN AND FUNCTION AS THEY SHOULD. THE S METER ADJUSTMENT IS VERY SENSITIVE -- I SUSPECT IT IS DIRTY AND NEEDS A SHOT OF DEOXIT. THE ABOVE SAID, THIS UNIT WILL PLAY OR YOU RETURN IT.
I WOULD CERTAINLY RECOMMEND THE NEW OWNER USE SOME DEOXIT, CHECK TUBES, DO THE SIMPLE ALIGNMENT, ETC. ETC.
THE POWER SUPPLY WORKS FINE. IT\'S A \"PLUG INTO THE BACK\" OF THE G66B AND YOU ARE SET TO GO. IT APPEARS THAT SOME OF THE CAPS HAVE BEEN REPLACED IN THE PS. OTHER THAN THAT, DID NOT SEE ANY MODS. IT LOOKS PRETTY ORIGINAL. I CHECKED THE VIBRATOR, AND IT\'S A 12 VOLT UNIT. AM ASSUMING THAT THIS PS IS WIRED FOR 12 VOLTS, BUT BEFORE YOU USE IT ON 12 VOLTS, YOU\'LL NEED TO USE A NEW PLUG AND ALSO DOUBLE CHECK THAT IT IS, INDEED, WIRED FOR 12 VOLTS.
IF YOU ARE INTO GONSET RADIOS (I AM NOT) THIS WOULD BE A NICE ONE TO RESTORE FURTHER, OR SIMPLY USE AS IT IS.
WILL SHIP FEDEX DOMESTICALLY AS WELL AS INTERNATIONAL. THIS WILL BE VERY COSTLY TO SHIP INTERNATIONAL SO CHECK BEFORE offerDING. DO NOT ASK ME FOR A QUOTE. PLEASE CHECK THE FEDEX WEBSITE.
AND RETURN IF NOT AS ADVERTISED.
QUESTIONS? JUST ASK.
