I don't think it is functional as a clock radio where the radio will turn on at a set time and turn off after a set period. It looks like it nothing more than a nixie clock on top of a radio cabinet, where the radio no longer functions. The seller admits "the radio doesn't seem to pick up stations well, it is also just AM". If the display is MUX'd, it will produce enough RFI to ruin AM reception. I would bet it it worked fine as a radio before it was butchered.
On Friday, February 27, 2026 at 2:35:56 PM UTC-8 gregebert wrote: > Those 5-tube AM radios were probably the first mass-produced electronic > device (I dont consider rotary-dial phones to be "electronic"). I think > they were produced for about 35 years, using the same basic design, which > is extraordinary compared to what we see today. > > On Friday, February 27, 2026 at 12:17:54 PM UTC-8 Mac Doktor wrote: > >> Too bad it doesn’t have FM: >> >> https://www.ebay.com/itm/227234205331 >> >> >> Terry Bowman, KA4HJH >> "The Mac Doctor" >> >> https://www.astarcloseup.com >> >> "Every kid starts out as a natural-born scientist, and then we beat it >> out of them. A few trickle through the system with their wonder and >> enthusiasm for science intact."—Carl Sagan, *Psychology Today*, 1996 >> >> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "neonixie-l" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/ee92eb76-fa35-4392-ba30-17787db07a96n%40googlegroups.com.
