R-7000 Series

The R-7000-2 was the last production model made by Zenith and this model was last manufactured in 1981. The R-7000-2 was a much improved version of the 2 year older model Royal 7000 and R-7000-1. The R-7000-2 was a departure from earlier design in that it provide continuous tuning of the short wave bands from 1.7 to 30 MHz. All earlier Trans-Oceanic models had restricted bands for reception of the international short-wave bands. We feel very fortunate to have the last example of the R-7000-2 model in our collection. It is brand new, we first tried it out, it was mint and new out of its original box with original paperwork, packing materials, etc. We tried it out and after 18 years it worked absolutely perfectly. The log book and instruction manual are mint, the box is mint, this is a very rare find indeed. The R-7000-2 corrected the first mistakes with the earlier Royal 7000 models and provided a very highly desirable, very sensitive, all band receiver for AC or DC use by Zenith lovers worldwide. It has the last chassis that corrected the earlier faults. Also this model incorporated integrated circuits into the design which was a first for Zenith radios.  At some future time, we will add some audio clips at this page of some of the worldwide broadcasts received by this marvelous radio. This radio also offered very good single sideband reception, a squelch control, RF gain, a VLF band, and 2-VHF bands including the public service band for weather broadcasts. It was quite a departure and improvement from previous designs. We hope you will enjoy viewing the mint condition of this radio.