Hello everyone! Glad I found this place. I still have my Sanyo M9990 from back in the day when I was a senior in high school (79) while living in NYC.
That box then followed me throughout my tour in the USMC. My first duty station was Gitmo Bay, Cuba. I got my mom to ship it to me from back home in the Bronx. It arrived in Gitmo rattling. When I opened box I found that mom had packed it up with the ass D batteries in it.
During shipment the batteries came out of the compartment and rattled around snapping off one of the toggle switches, Nooooooooo!
So I put it away and only took it out show people when reminiscing.
But a couple of years ago I snagged another one for $75 off eBay. It was in rough shape cosmetically but that’s ok because I intend to use it as a part radio.
So now I’m waiting until I have the time and patience to replace that switch and whatever else it may need. Do I know what I’m doing? No.
But I’m betting the journey will be rewarding!
That box then followed me throughout my tour in the USMC. My first duty station was Gitmo Bay, Cuba. I got my mom to ship it to me from back home in the Bronx. It arrived in Gitmo rattling. When I opened box I found that mom had packed it up with the ass D batteries in it.
During shipment the batteries came out of the compartment and rattled around snapping off one of the toggle switches, Nooooooooo!
So I put it away and only took it out show people when reminiscing.
But a couple of years ago I snagged another one for $75 off eBay. It was in rough shape cosmetically but that’s ok because I intend to use it as a part radio.
So now I’m waiting until I have the time and patience to replace that switch and whatever else it may need. Do I know what I’m doing? No.
But I’m betting the journey will be rewarding!
