The KM Short-Wave Radio Station by Lorenz

[Yuri D.]

This is my friend's treasure. An Lo6K39a Kriegsmarine receiver. Fully restored over a several year period with original components. It is trully a pleasure to listen through it with its unique sound. The display lights up with an amber back-light that is trully awesome:

[Yuri D.]

My first impression of it was "This is a scary-looking machine".


Take a look at the vacuum tube voltage meter. It can be switched to test every tube in the receiver:

[Yuri D.]

When you turn the controls on this unit, the sensation is that of turning a bank vault door - smooth, with strong clicks that reverberate through the receiver and that give a decaying tone.

The on-off switch:

[Yuri D.]

The frequency display:

[Yuri D.]

Some more controls:

[douglynn]

wow

this is not my thing but what a nice reciever just like the old vox speaker of days of old

[sturmann]

Hallo Yuri,

In the middle of the radio there is a space where your friend put a B&W photo.
What should really be there ?
I guess it was not design to put the pic of one's sweety fraulein

Also do you know of any source for one of those Lorenz oval badge (real or replica).

I also read on a Web site Also used in the desert by the "AFRICA CORPS" of Rommel. This because of it's frequency covering was better for listning to the enemy transmissions at long distance.

Is that true ?

thanks for any info .

Cherioooooo,
y

[Yuri D.]

That space was actually used for a card that showed the frequency ranges of that radio. I would assume that the oval could be found on Ebay, perhaps.

The Afrika Korps story is something that I repeated from another website. I'm not sure if anyone really knows the truth.

Yuri

[sturmann]

Many thanks Yuri

Y

[paul clements]

A beautiful receiver!

[Yuri D.]

Thank you. And it's quiet - no oscillator - just perfect for naval operations.

Yuri