CSF RS560
This radio strikes me as impossibly French:
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source: http://rxcontrol.free.fr/Receivers/RS560/
The white face, aluminum knobs, tiny speaker and meter, unusual dial - it's a very interesting looking radio ! It actually reminds me of my stereo from JC Penney which had that same look with the silver face and metal knobs.
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| MCS 3210 - I never liked those metal knobs |
The RS560 is a solid state receiver from the 1960s with germanium transistors. Looking at the internal pictures with the shielded boxes I imagine a very expensive radio machine.
What does impossibly French mean ? something like this:
https://www.roadandtrack.com/car-culture/a45737315/renault-4-history/
The wheelbase was different on the driver and passenger sides due to the rear suspension :)
Remember the Renault Alliance ? One of the last of the "Kenosha Cadillacs". I remember reading something similar about the car - but I couldn't find the article online. In the case of Renault, impossibly French seems like an automotive version of: "deal with it" :)
I also remember that there was a Washington Island + AMC connection - at one time there were island men who worked building cars in Kenosha. I used to see more AMC cars on the road here on the island but I think that time has finally gotten to them.
Best Regards,
Chuck, WB9KZY
http://wb9kzy.com/ham.htm


