nice radio! i have a 1942 philco transitone radio that i picked up for $20 at an antique shop. i works, but the sound will fade, unless i taps couple of times. 2 tubes tested weak so that might be the case. unlike my other vintage gear, itz not going to see any use so i'm not changing any component in it, but maybe those weak tubes. i'll get up here someday.
Very nice colletable. Your right not to run it very much, the heat will accelerate the aging of the cabinet. It looks really good and plays as deigned.
Thanks, there is hardly a scratch on the cabinet, and little or no warping. Very unusual for a radio like this. It must have not gotten very much use.
The radio probably just needs an alignment. Your IF frequency on that radio is 456kHz.
Good luck!!!
Radiosnmore5 1 year ago
week output tubs
ciarangordon 3 years ago
Output tube is NOS.
Hammondlover2 3 years ago
Nice looking radio, Because of that ballast like someone else had mentioned, I would not want to run it too long.
Bill
old64goat 3 years ago
Thank you. Yes, it makes me a lttile nervous!
Hammondlover2 3 years ago
nice radio! i have a 1942 philco transitone radio that i picked up for $20 at an antique shop. i works, but the sound will fade, unless i taps couple of times. 2 tubes tested weak so that might be the case. unlike my other vintage gear, itz not going to see any use so i'm not changing any component in it, but maybe those weak tubes. i'll get up here someday.
damusician 3 years ago
I have a couple Philco Tabletops that seem to suffer from intermittents like that. Most be those darn Loctals!
Hammondlover2 3 years ago
Very nice colletable. Your right not to run it very much, the heat will accelerate the aging of the cabinet. It looks really good and plays as deigned.
AllAmericanFiveRadio 3 years ago
Thanks, there is hardly a scratch on the cabinet, and little or no warping. Very unusual for a radio like this. It must have not gotten very much use.
Zithe1 3 years ago
That's great. It's getting harder and harder to find a radio that does not have a big chunk missing out of the cabinet.
AllAmericanFiveRadio 3 years ago
Sorry about that name. Apparently I forgot to sign off my brother's account! Ha!
Hammondlover2 3 years ago