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16th Mar 2020, 4:41 pm | #1 |
Octode
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: Leeds, West Yorkshire, UK.
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RAS (Rentaset) radios
Hi Did the radio manufacturer manufacture many radios? I noticed from a thread that they made one that looked like a STRAD 511. I saw a radio in a wood cabinet that had the markings RAS on the dial (in really small words). It was quite a strain to make them out.
a cafe in Leeds had it on display. regards Mike |
16th Mar 2020, 7:45 pm | #2 |
Dekatron
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Location: Oxford, UK.
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Re: RAS radios
RAS = "Rent A Set", presumably.
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17th Mar 2020, 9:21 am | #3 |
Nonode
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Location: Bognor Regis, West Sussex, UK.
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Re: RAS radios
Yes it is Rent-a-set. I have an RAS that looks identical to a Strad 511. I have posted about it here:-
https://www.vintage-radio.net/forum/...d.php?t=156225 and here:- https://www.vintage-radio.net/forum/...d.php?t=156498 The schematics are slightly different, the second thread referenced above has the schematic of the RAS version. Peter |
17th Mar 2020, 5:00 pm | #4 |
Octode
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Re: RAS (Rentaset) radios
Hi. Many thanks for the replies.
The RAS radio in the cafe looks a bit plainer than the 511 lookalike. It has a clock type tuning pointer (pointer stuck due to cord drive breakage), the plastic that covers the dial has lost a bit of its clarity so the station dial looks a little faint.Also, an expanded metal speaker grille. It is in a large wood cabinet. I will ask if I can obtain a photograph of it. Cheers Mike |