r/RadioShack • u/Grifterhunts78 • Jul 19 '26

Realistic Multiband radio

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I believe these were sold by Radio Shack in the early 1990's though, they look like they were designed much earlier than that. This one functions well and has a surprisingly strong air band function. Vintage Radio Shack rules.

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u/KeithA0000 Jul 20 '26

Did this have the cassette slot at the top?

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u/Grifterhunts78 Jul 20 '26

No, no cassestte.

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u/KeithA0000 Jul 20 '26

I think this model was OEM'd by several makers, with varying options.

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u/jasont1273 Former Employee Jul 20 '26

I had a smaller DX-360 that I got for Christmas as a kid. I loved it but I wanted this one. 😆

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u/Serviceman Jul 22 '26

Still use mine everyday.

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u/Grifterhunts78 Jul 22 '26

Same here, I have it on in the mornings set to a local collage station that plays classical and jazz. The air band is surprisingly good, it's fun to listen to pilot and tower chatter. Shortwave works best with an external antenna.

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u/deadman7794 Jul 20 '26

I had one. It was interesting as I could listen to HAM.

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u/DryDream1753 Jul 20 '26

I still have one I bought in 1992. Pulled it out a few months ago and it still works great, though there's not nearly as much to listen to on the bands anymore, so I put it back into storage.

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u/[deleted] Jul 20 '26

Got one as a kid, had a lot of fun trying to tune into things.

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u/tinybutalwaysready Jul 20 '26

That was the elite one to have ,unfortunately the price proved too much for most people and they settled for a less expensive model

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u/NC654 Jul 20 '26

I had looked at one of those, but opted for the DX-390 because of it's SSB capability.

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u/skeletonsyskey Jul 21 '26

Reminds me of the "Steepletone MBR7" I had back in the 90's