| The Zephyr ZR-930 is an incredibly
beautiful radio, one of my all-time favorite designs. It exists in at least
one other name than Zephyr--I have a Londale version, as well. The Zephyr
was made in Japan and Hong Kong. For Hong Kong, the die was cutout where
"Japan" was incised, and a paper label with "Hong Kong" on it was placed
on the radio. The tan Zephyr shown below was manufactured in Hong Kong,
as was the Londale. I also have a black Zephyr made in Japan. |
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| The Zephyr
uses a nine-transistor circuit, which seems to have been the top-end for
radios in this era (the Global GR-900, Lafayette FS-91, and Summit S900
were all also nine-transistor radios, all beautiful, in cases like this).
Below, on the left, is a scan of the inside of the radio showing component
placement. On the right, the back cover, with the two small labels showing
the schematic and manufacturer information. |
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| I've blown
up the images of the two small labels--but they aren't all that readable
to begin with. The schematic is hardly useable--the ink ran enough that
no component names or values can be made out. I like the "Trademark Rebuested"
on the info label! |
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| Finally,
here's what the Londale looks like. It's identical to the Zephyr except
for the name--even inside, the speaker is stamped, "Zephyr"! A very pretty
cornflower blue. |
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