Mission Bell Radio

8/8/2010 5:59:07 PMDavid

Just bought a nice restored radio. It has a factory Mission Bell tag Model 393. it's wood with six buttons front and appears to have two basic frquencies. as shown on the dial AM and short wave or emergency. Name on dial is WAMPAS. Couldn't find it in your lookup stuff. Any clues of where I can find a schematic. Riders list a 392 and I think a 394. My guess is that WAMPAS was maybe a canadian Wards or something similar. Thanks in advance.

8/15/2010 10:16:05 PMDavid

All I hear is crickets. WAMPAS Mission Bell 393. Would a tube list help? Dave G.

:Just bought a nice restored radio. It has a factory Mission Bell tag Model 393. it's wood with six buttons front and appears to have two basic frquencies. as shown on the dial AM and short wave or emergency. Name on dial is WAMPAS. Couldn't find it in your lookup stuff. Any clues of where I can find a schematic. Riders list a 392 and I think a 394. My guess is that WAMPAS was maybe a canadian Wards or something similar. Thanks in advance.
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8/15/2010 10:42:27 PMEdd

Sir David. . . . .

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By all means . . . on giving its tube lineup . . .and possibly any tube brand markings, not being a common brand /
customized.

Then we will give it a run by with the Great Prognosticator in the Sky and see what shows up.

73's de Edd

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8/16/2010 1:15:10 PMDavid

Will pull them this PM. Thanks.

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8/16/2010 8:20:59 PMDavid

Tubes are 6A7, 80, 41, 6D6 (hard to read and metal sheild), 6Q7G

The dial has WAMPAS on it and Kelly Music and lists a bunch of stations:KMTR,KHQ, KGW, KFI, KPO, KMPC, KEHE, KGO, KOA, KHJ, KFWB, KNX, KRKO, KFOX, KFAC, KGER, KECA, KGA. these might help date or region, which I assume is west coast, because Mission Bell was in Venice, near LAX. Thanks in advance. Dave G

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8/16/2010 9:50:33 PMJohn R

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:::::Just bought a nice restored radio. It has a factory Mission Bell tag Model 393. it's wood with six buttons front and appears to have two basic frquencies. as shown on the dial AM and short wave or emergency. Name on dial is WAMPAS. Couldn't find it in your lookup stuff. Any clues of where I can find a schematic. Riders list a 392 and I think a 394. My guess is that WAMPAS was maybe a canadian Wards or something similar. Thanks in advance.
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8/16/2010 9:55:03 PMJohn R

Sorry about the previous post. Radiomuseum.org does not show a 393 either. However, a model 972 does match your tube lineup & has the 6 pushbuttons, I.F. 465KHZ, 1936 model, but AM only?

:Tubes are 6A7, 80, 41, 6D6 (hard to read and metal sheild), 6Q7G
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:The dial has WAMPAS on it and Kelly Music and lists a bunch of stations:KMTR,KHQ, KGW, KFI, KPO, KMPC, KEHE, KGO, KOA, KHJ, KFWB, KNX, KRKO, KFOX, KFAC, KGER, KECA, KGA. these might help date or region, which I assume is west coast, because Mission Bell was in Venice, near LAX. Thanks in advance. Dave G
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:::By all means . . . on giving its tube lineup . . .and possibly any tube brand markings, not being a common brand /
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:::::Just bought a nice restored radio. It has a factory Mission Bell tag Model 393. it's wood with six buttons front and appears to have two basic frquencies. as shown on the dial AM and short wave or emergency. Name on dial is WAMPAS. Couldn't find it in your lookup stuff. Any clues of where I can find a schematic. Riders list a 392 and I think a 394. My guess is that WAMPAS was maybe a canadian Wards or something similar. Thanks in advance.
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8/16/2010 10:20:06 PMDavid

I think it is am only. the upper dial is just to key the stations on hte AM side. The older tubes would also support the 1936. It does have the original mission bell label, but I think it was rebadged for the WAMPAS think, which I suspect was a store like Woolworths that was tying to get their own line of radios. . I still have two other radios that I will try to track down later. Pla-MOr and Hollywood. Thanks again.

:Sorry about the previous post. Radiomuseum.org does not show a 393 either. However, a model 972 does match your tube lineup & has the 6 pushbuttons, I.F. 465KHZ, 1936 model, but AM only?
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::Tubes are 6A7, 80, 41, 6D6 (hard to read and metal sheild), 6Q7G
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::The dial has WAMPAS on it and Kelly Music and lists a bunch of stations:KMTR,KHQ, KGW, KFI, KPO, KMPC, KEHE, KGO, KOA, KHJ, KFWB, KNX, KRKO, KFOX, KFAC, KGER, KECA, KGA. these might help date or region, which I assume is west coast, because Mission Bell was in Venice, near LAX. Thanks in advance. Dave G
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::::By all means . . . on giving its tube lineup . . .and possibly any tube brand markings, not being a common brand /
::::customized.
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::::Then we will give it a run by with the Great Prognosticator in the Sky and see what shows up.
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::::73's de Edd
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:::::All I hear is crickets. WAMPAS Mission Bell 393. Would a tube list help? Dave G.
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8/16/2010 12:27:40 PMJay W.

:Just bought a nice restored radio.

Just a dumb question. If the radio is restored, shouldn't it work properly ? Any guarantee available ?

8/16/2010 1:14:20 PMDavid

I just like to have schemaitcs on my radios in case someting does go wrong. I was also interested about the WAMPAS badging on the dial. Guess you are right, I need to get a life and stop tinkering with old radios!!!!

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8/17/2010 12:19:46 PMJay W.

:I just like to have schemaitcs on my radios in case someting does go wrong. I was also interested about the WAMPAS badging on the dial. Guess you are right, I need to get a life and stop tinkering with old radios!!!!

I thought you were having problems with the radio.

Don't quit tinkering with ol' radios. They are fun, although a bit addictive...