Radio seen in Israel

[ppppenguin]

Some of you may know I've been in Israel for the last week or so.

I saw this radio in a shop in the flea market in Jaffa. Does anyone know anything about it? I wonder if it was locally made or an adaptation of a European design. I didn't ask the price and wasn't tempted to drag it home with me. The same shop had a variety of sets including a cream DAC90A. Didn't see if was the export version. Also a cute little Philips bakelite set with a dial glass that stood proud of the set. I was almost tempted by that as I could probably have squeezed it in my hand luggage.

Shavit is a fairly common name in Israel, it means "Comet". Searching for Shavit radios isn't easy as there are lots of unwanted results relating to other people and the Israeli rocket of that name that can launch a satellite into orbit. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shavit

[Radio Fixer]

The Shavit doesn't do anything for me Jeffrey but the Philips sounds interesting. Did you take a picture of that one?

cheers Gary (trust it was a good trip)

[ppppenguin]

Sorry, didn't snap the Philips. It was probably about 10" wide and 8" high plus the dial glass. I don't the shopkeeper was too keen on me taking pictures.

Yes, it was a good trip. Had breakfast outdoors most days, what a luxury for February. Went up to the Golan Heights one day. Got chatting with with the Irish CO of one of the UN peackeeping/observing forces up there.He pointed out a cloud of smoke a few miles into Syria. He wasn't sure who was shelling whom and didn't seem too fussed about it. His job was to make sure there's no trouble on the Israel/Syria border, liaiase with both sides as necessary. He said that stray shells came into Israel fairly often but that it wasn't intentional. None of the Syrian factions actually wants to annoy Israel like this. Not even IS or Hezbollah.

Another day saw the sun sink into the Med while rock hyraxes played on the boulders.

[pwdrive]

http://www.radiomuseum.org/r/amron_shavit_863.html

Lawrence.

[ppppenguin]

Lawrence, thanks for finding that. Looks like a good quality copy of a typical German design of the period. Pushpull EL84 output, otherwise pretty standard lineup for the early 60s.

[Crackle]

Hi Jeffrey
If you are not able, I'll upload your photo to the museum if you like .
Mike

[ppppenguin]

Mike, I'll email you a higher res version to upload.

[Crackle]

Thanks, uploaded, it should be activated by tomorrow.
Mike

[ppppenguin]

This photo was taken very close to the border with Lebanon. Unfortuantely the cable car down to the caves/grottos was closed that day. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosh_HaNikra_grottoes

For the railway buffs that photo was taken very close to this tunnel portal https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:...nnel21.jpg

The tunnel was part of the Haifa to Beirut railway. Now seems to be used to store bicycles and the odd car or two.

[Nick]

Just got back from Oman - that's in the Gulf, NOT the Middle East (as they're very keen to point out) - went looking for ephemera but didn't find anything except an DAC90A in appalling condition.

Did some light reading up in the mountains though... (Al Jabal al Akhdar at about 2,100 metres)