Royal 500H » Two-Tone Grey Royal 500H

Two-Tone Grey Royal 500H
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Zenith Model Number: R500GH Dlx

Serial Number: A 848,576

Production Date:

Chassis: 8HT40Z2

Gary’s ID: #183

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6 Responses to “Two-Tone Grey Royal 500H”

  1. Paul Cohen Says:
    August 7th, 2006 at 8:45 am

    one of my favourites and I have one!!

  2. Jim Reynolds Says:
    December 6th, 2007 at 6:58 pm

    I bought a two tone grey in almost mint condition with leather case earphone and instruction manual.Worked fine for about 2 months and then conked out.I bought it at one of the radio shows in Elgin propbably early 90’s.Found Jim Barnard on the internet and in less then a week its back and plays wonderful.It is more sensative then my mint Panasonic RF2200 double superhetrodyne radio.This model that Zenith made is awesome looking and sounding.

  3. Gary Says:
    December 6th, 2007 at 9:48 pm

    Jim,
    Time after time I hear comments like yours about the Royal 500H. The people who appreciate them the most seem to be collectors who have other radios which they can compare them to. I wonder how many of the original owners of the 500H never really appreciated what they had, especially if it was their first and only transistor radio? Have fun enjoying yours. Gary

  4. Bob Beckman Says:
    July 13th, 2008 at 11:14 pm

    Hi Gary,

    I wanted to know if this 2-tone gray 500H is for sale and the price. Thanks, Bob

  5. Bill Says:
    January 9th, 2012 at 7:16 am

    Gary: Do you have any information about which color leather case was sold with which particiular color cabinet on the 500H?

  6. Gary Says:
    January 9th, 2012 at 8:49 pm

    Bill, I do not know for sure. I think that I have seen every combination. There is now way of telling for sure if there has been any “swapping”. Every original set I have seen has had a black case, and other collectors seem to feel that the tan cases are somewhat scarcer than the black ones. Your thoughts?

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