Look what I just found at my father's basement

[thomasortega]

Guys, today's my day off and i decided to spend it at my father's house.
I found lots of boxes with our amateur radio equipment, mostly Kenwood and Motorola and some awesome vintage electronics from late 50's to early 90's.

i didnt evem remember we had two National TVs with a chrome tripod, four Braun personal fans that my father used to cool down the back of the equipment, that model with a classical design that looks like a turbine and several other gadgets including this little JVC wonder.

 

[thomasortega]

It's new in box, never used as my father bought two of them but the box was damaged and it was "a little bit" dirty after more than 35 years forgotten in the basement.

 

[thomasortega]

And after a quick cleaning without detailing because i was anxious to turn it on, a wonderful surprise. Everything works like new!

 

[cornutt]

Very cool!

I'm guessing that that's mid-1970s. It's all solid state (other than the CRT), is it not?

What is that built into the top? Does it have a cassette deck built in?

 

[retropia]

Battery

Is the black box next to it a battery?

 

[tolivac]

NICE--A "tummy" TV with a radio and battery pack!!And it still works after all of those years-neat find!!Surprized the caps didn't dry out from the long storage-and not being run.

 

[thomasortega]

The box is an AC adapter that comes with it.

it can also ve battery operated or use an optional rechargeable battery pack.

The adapter also came with an extra cord with a cigarrette lighter plug to use in the car.

I used it all day after a deep and detailed cleaning and it's working like new.

i dont know why i suddenly fell in love with it. I'll take it with me when i move to the US.

 

[tolivac]

Take the TV with me when I go to the US-The TV will not work here-the broadcasting for the most part is digital here.The old analog system in the US was NSTC.If the TV can be used with NSTC-you can use it with a digital adaptor.Does it have a video input-if it can work with NSTC-you can use it with US DVD players,VCRs and Laserdisc players.Good luck with the TV in the US-its a nice TV.I don't Know offhand what system was used in Brazil.

 

[arbilab]

Black and white, right? With a digital converter, Brazilian analog monochrome TV works perfectly fine on US signals. Brazil's analog standard was NTSC 525-60 scan but with PAL (phase-alternate-line) Euro chroma encoding. PAL-M, and Brazil was either one of few or the only country using it. Chunks of South America are NTSC. Argentina is PAL (Euro version). French Guiana is SECAM. It's a technopolitical mushpot.

Bearing in mind that the baseband standards and the channel allocations are separate entities. Japan NTSC was identical to US NTSC in baseband, but Japan channels weren't where they were on US TVs and vice versa. Thus, a Brazilian monochrome receiver with digital tuning might not find a US converter's channel 3, but a BMR with analog tuning probably could.

Simple, innit?

 

[tolivac]

Well with that the TV could be made to work here.Some of my questions were answered.

 

[thomasortega]

Well. At least the radio works, right?

I don mean literally use it but. It's so cute and in a so good shape that i want to keep it as a collector item.

 

[tolivac]

Good the radio works.At least that can be used.It is a nice little set.

 

[arbilab]

It cleaned up nicely and in operational condition could be worth $$$ on the collectables market.