There always needs to be a starting point. And this is where we are starting. An overview of the General Electric Model 4665 AM/FM Electronic Digital Clock Radio. One neat thing about this radio is that it has a vacuum fluorescent display (VFD) for the clock section.

VFD has always been an arch-nemesis of my precious Nixie clock. I don’t think the technology was that much of an improvement and quite frankly love the glow of the Nixie tubes. Well that and probably some influence from Steins;Gate, courtesy of SuperNick (Nick). Yes, that Nick.

Overall though, this radio has held up quite well. On closer inspection, the internal date code I found was 8004, which I read as week 4 of 1980. That fits the era, but without manufacturer documentation I should treat the date-code decoding as an inference rather than a birth certificate. What a way to break in the 80s! I’m sure this jammed out a fair deal of John Farnham back in the day. Imagine waking up to that every day of the week for 42 years. Pure bliss insanity.

There’s a few more parts to come on this one so stay tuned! ;)