This has been sitting in the closet for awhile now and tonight I decided to put it back in the kitchen where it belongs!Just a little bit of glass cleaner made it shine like new. Still working great over 30 years later.
Amana Radarange
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Amana Radarange
Thanks, Jim! The first time I saw one of these was way back in the 80s when some family friends bought one. I remember thinking how nice it looked and how well it performed. There didn't seem to be any other microwave like the Radarange. Of course, over the years all microwave ovens seemed to get cheaper looking and I always wondered if I would be able to find one like this. Thanks to the wonders of eBay, I found my beloved Amana. The only other microwave I liked as much was a Sears we had. It was enormous, had a touch pad, and performed very well. I don't remember the model but if I saw one I am sure I would recognize it.
Thanks, Jim! The first time I saw one of these was way back in the 80s when some family friends bought one. I remember thinking how nice it looked and how well it performed. There didn't seem to be any other microwave like the Radarange. Of course, over the years all microwave ovens seemed to get cheaper looking and I always wondered if I would be able to find one like this. Thanks to the wonders of eBay, I found my beloved Amana. The only other microwave I liked as much was a Sears we had. It was enormous, had a touch pad, and performed very well. I don't remember the model but if I saw one I am sure I would recognize it.
arbilab
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Is the shiny polished metal? Cut above my 1982 GE, the shiny is plastic but still shiny nonetheless. Fluorescent still bright. At 36yo, exactly half my age.
When I brought it home in the box, could lift it out of the trunk of a VW Rabbit by myself. Now, it's all I can do to slide it around the counter. Now that's nostalgia. And some neuralgia.
Would pic but no cam since the old one quit. Wasn't 'that' old either. You know how it is.
When I brought it home in the box, could lift it out of the trunk of a VW Rabbit by myself. Now, it's all I can do to slide it around the counter. Now that's nostalgia. And some neuralgia.
Would pic but no cam since the old one quit. Wasn't 'that' old either. You know how it is.
justjunque
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That certainly is a beauty!
Barry
Barry
RR 4A?
Ed - Your beautiful Amana Radarange is JUST like the one my family got back in 1977. It was our first microwave and it took up a lot of room on the kitchen counter. I think I recall the model being RR4A - is that right?
It is HEAVY and yes - it is mostly metal with the exception the the "roof" of the oven and the inner door. Just the glass tray alone weighs several pounds.
When the kitchen was "updated" in 1989, the Amana was given to my boss who gave it to her son.
The GE JVM150 over-the-range unit that replaced the Amana is still going strong.
Ed - Your beautiful Amana Radarange is JUST like the one my family got back in 1977. It was our first microwave and it took up a lot of room on the kitchen counter. I think I recall the model being RR4A - is that right?
It is HEAVY and yes - it is mostly metal with the exception the the "roof" of the oven and the inner door. Just the glass tray alone weighs several pounds.
When the kitchen was "updated" in 1989, the Amana was given to my boss who gave it to her son.
The GE JVM150 over-the-range unit that replaced the Amana is still going strong.
RR4A
Hi Bill!
I will most definitely look at the tag on the back of the machine when I get home. I am pretty sure this is from 1982 but I could be wrong. The Radarange has to weigh at least 80 pounds. Way heavier than today's units. It is a workout for sure just lifting it.
Hi Bill!
I will most definitely look at the tag on the back of the machine when I get home. I am pretty sure this is from 1982 but I could be wrong. The Radarange has to weigh at least 80 pounds. Way heavier than today's units. It is a workout for sure just lifting it.
1982 Amana MWO
Hi Jim, that's a great model to own without the troublesome and tedious to use touch panel.
We have the older version [ RR-4D 1972 ] of this oven in our kitchen and use it every day.
Use it in good health, and these slightly later models are easier to repair when needed.
John L.
Hi Jim, that's a great model to own without the troublesome and tedious to use touch panel.
We have the older version [ RR-4D 1972 ] of this oven in our kitchen and use it every day.
Use it in good health, and these slightly later models are easier to repair when needed.
John L.
Quality!
The Amana "Cookmatic" way of pulsing the magnetron gave very gentle and even results at lower power levels. Fortunately, my Amana range with the micro-thermal oven has the same control over the magnetron. You can set the power so low that stuff will defrost and still be cool on the outside; of course, it will take a long time to defrost that gently.
That shiny interior is stainless steel.
The Amana "Cookmatic" way of pulsing the magnetron gave very gentle and even results at lower power levels. Fortunately, my Amana range with the micro-thermal oven has the same control over the magnetron. You can set the power so low that stuff will defrost and still be cool on the outside; of course, it will take a long time to defrost that gently.
That shiny interior is stainless steel.
Amana Radarange
Well, it turns out I got the date wrong. What I thought was a unit from 1982 is actually from 1978! 40 years old and still going strong.
Well, it turns out I got the date wrong. What I thought was a unit from 1982 is actually from 1978! 40 years old and still going strong.
Crazy these days plenty of toasters cost more than a microwave.. I was tempted yesterday seeing a stainless steel Panasonic Genius at Value Village for $19. and in good clean condition too.. Alas I left it behind.
We've got the date.....
....but what is the model number?
....but what is the model number?
We've got the date.....
Crap! I thought I got it. I will snap another pic when I get home.
Crap! I thought I got it. I will snap another pic when I get home.
RR-7
That's a gorgeous example of Amana's original RR-7. This was the 'update' to the classic RR-4D and the last to feature the independent timer pair. Unfortunately, it was also Amana's first foray into going all solid-state and many of these were retrofitted to become 7A's with similar looking, but completely electro-mechanical, controls.
The Cookmatic function is completely electronic and can be adjusted on the fly. If you ever have any trouble, reach out. I reverse-engineered the control board and have rebuilt a couple of these. A lot going on behind that innocent looking panel!
That's a gorgeous example of Amana's original RR-7. This was the 'update' to the classic RR-4D and the last to feature the independent timer pair. Unfortunately, it was also Amana's first foray into going all solid-state and many of these were retrofitted to become 7A's with similar looking, but completely electro-mechanical, controls.
The Cookmatic function is completely electronic and can be adjusted on the fly. If you ever have any trouble, reach out. I reverse-engineered the control board and have rebuilt a couple of these. A lot going on behind that innocent looking panel!
RR-7
Cory,
Do you know where I can get my hands on an owner's manual for the model I have?
Cory,
Do you know where I can get my hands on an owner's manual for the model I have?
ultralux88
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Cory...
I'm in absolute lust with that Raytheon Mark V!! What a machine! It sure is a shame one can't buy anything like that these days. What made me fall in love was this part of the description: "...the design and assembly is on par with military electronics gear of the era (with a price to match)."
I'm in absolute lust with that Raytheon Mark V!! What a machine! It sure is a shame one can't buy anything like that these days. What made me fall in love was this part of the description: "...the design and assembly is on par with military electronics gear of the era (with a price to match)."
dartman
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750 watts seems like a ton of power back then. I have a 1.4cf early 90s Emerson and it brags about being 800 watts. I had a older Sharp from the 80s that was 600 watts and could barely do popcorn. I remember seeing those in friends houses back in the early 70s and being impressed. One of thems mom knew I loved hotdogs heated in it and she'd make one for me and anyone else who asked. I think it was fun for her to play with the new toy. I'd like to get a large high power oven and I think Panasonic makes some of the best high power ovens these days.
cfz2882
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bought another one...
..RRL -5c I think was the model,feb 1983 date.Cost me $2.50 in nice condition-was marked $5 on half off day
This one my 6th RR,including the 1970 Westinghouse badged one.The earlier units,1960s-early 70s?,with the electromagnet magnetron field and twin coil transformer are extra heavy
..RRL -5c I think was the model,feb 1983 date.Cost me $2.50 in nice condition-was marked $5 on half off day
This one my 6th RR,including the 1970 Westinghouse badged one.The earlier units,1960s-early 70s?,with the electromagnet magnetron field and twin coil transformer are extra heavy
ovrphil
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I love your beautiful Amana RR-7. I have just one(in storage now)and it's the touch panel model ..not your earlier one like yours(1982 or 1985)..some do not like. I had to replace the control panel...luckily I had a donor. I would love to find one of these nearby..or older lighted dial models. So many of these older Amana beauties have zoomed in cost. Congrats!
