A Pair of Hitachi K62-L Ghettoblasters restored

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  1. Terry Hughes

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    Thanks to those who helped identify some parts.
     

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    Sweet! What are you using for broadcasting? I love the TV boomboxes and first gen Watchmans, as a kid the goal was for a Dick Tracy Style TV watch, we wanted everything small. Then TV boomboxes came out and it like you knew you made it in life if you owned one.

    I just picked up a very early obscure TV BBX but there's no juice, I might throw some photos in my TV on the radio thread one of these days. I haven't opened it up, hopefully it's just a mechanical issue.

    The Hitachi's are either super rare or non-existant over here, thanks for sharing.
     
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    I cheated and used a HDMI-Coax adapter, as personal broadcasting is illegal in the UK. Please do post some photos, and thanks
     
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    Here's the thread if you haven't seen it. I think a few EU guys are using old VCRs that have the ability to broadcast. The equipment I have is fine but I might run into trouble if I use a big antenna, supposedly it can go several blocks if installed right.
    https://stereo2go.com/forums/threads/finally-tv-on-the-radio.3389/
    I have to use it with the Watchmans as most don't have an antenna connection.

    Next up, I'd like to get a semi-pro FM transmitter, the little cheap ones have pretty bad sonics.
     

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