I too rebuild radios to working order. I'm not into restuffing capacitors and that stuff. I just like my radios to perform properly and look fantastic. That Philco already looks beautiful. I have that same radio in my collection except mine is not the push button version.
I agree on the restuffing thing. I think it's overkill. Besides I love to play with the design, trying to better the performance. Sometimes it works, sometimes I de-mod the circuit. The go to for getting the absolute best sound from a mantle radio has to be Zenith. I've had 2 Zenith mantle radios with almost unbelievable sound from a 50C5 output tube. The pushbuttons are a waste of time where I live. There is only 1 station that comes in reliably. On a good winter's night and with all dimmers and such turned off I can get quite a few more stations.
@@dontheoldradioguy7180 A least you have an AM station. Where I am here in the Arkansas Ozarks there are no AM stations that will pick up with a built-in antenna. So I transmit my own station of old 30s and 40s tunes.
@@JohnnyUmphress Yeah, but it's a goofy small town wonder that broadcasts obituaries every afternoon. I have a long wire outdoor antenna and it's easy to couple to the loopstick or loop antenna. I even have a home brew impedence matcher and especially with the short wave bands does help to better the reception. I agree on the rebroadcast device. I've started on two versions, one solid state and one tube. They've been put on the shelf so I can do up something else. I'll have to get them out and get at least one of them going over the next winter
Funny thing that your're from Arkansas. I've become addicted to the TH-cam videos on your state troopers and their chase videos. Nice country down there!
I too rebuild radios to working order. I'm not into restuffing capacitors and that stuff. I just like my radios to perform properly and look fantastic.
That Philco already looks beautiful.
I have that same radio in my collection except mine is not the push button version.
I agree on the restuffing thing. I think it's overkill. Besides I love to play with the design, trying to better the performance. Sometimes it works, sometimes I de-mod the circuit. The go to for getting the absolute best sound from a mantle radio has to be Zenith. I've had 2 Zenith mantle radios with almost unbelievable sound from a 50C5 output tube. The pushbuttons are a waste of time where I live. There is only 1 station that comes in reliably. On a good winter's night and with all dimmers and such turned off I can get quite a few more stations.
@@dontheoldradioguy7180 A least you have an AM station. Where I am here in the Arkansas Ozarks there are no AM stations that will pick up with a built-in antenna. So I transmit my own station of old 30s and 40s tunes.
@@JohnnyUmphress Yeah, but it's a goofy small town wonder that broadcasts obituaries every afternoon. I have a long wire outdoor antenna and it's easy to couple to the loopstick or loop antenna. I even have a home brew impedence matcher and especially with the short wave bands does help to better the reception. I agree on the rebroadcast device. I've started on two versions, one solid state and one tube. They've been put on the shelf so I can do up something else. I'll have to get them out and get at least one of them going over the next winter
Funny thing that your're from Arkansas. I've become addicted to the TH-cam videos on your state troopers and their chase videos. Nice country down there!
@@dontheoldradioguy7180 I would love to watch the build when you do the tube version transmitter.