1959 Admiral All World Model 909A Part 1

Admiral's version of the Zenith Royal 1000. All transistor, built on similar lines to the zenith, right down to the metal cabinet and dial-o-map feature. This one uses a large slide-rule dial instead of the rotating drum found on the Zenith's. It has very good tone, almost as good as the Royal 1000. Battery compartment is its weak spot. They used a flimsy plastic connector that is pressure-fit onto an aluminum double-tube. Tension from the batteries eventually fatigue the holders, making them snap. Mine is just barely held together, but it functions.

First video is a walkaround with the All World on AM.

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• portable
• transistor
• tubes
• old
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• allworld
• shortwave

[TundraWalk3r]

Very nice radio!

[falcon1487]

Batterymaker

I recently worked on a AllWorld 909. Actually it was more clean it up and re-establish battery current. The Alum holder was very corroded made a temp fix cleaned and lubed the control pots and teh VFO and fired it up, what a nice radio these are.

I hate to say because I am primarily a Zenith man but the Admiral appears to be on par in all respects as the my TO 1000/3000/7000 very nice and somewhat rare to find. Nice job on the videos.

[ruzgar1212]

very very nice.

[damusician]

Very nice radio! Looks way ahead of it's time.