Saw a 39-80 Over the Weekend - Printable Version

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Saw a 39-80 Over the Weekend - PhilcoMike - 03-25-2013

It was in poor condition, no grill cloth, bad finish decay, chipping veneer, broken dial glass, etc. when I was picking up a Truetone D1952 console I had bought.

What caught my eye (other than the very small chassis/very tall cabinet with inclined dial board) was what appears to be AM and longwave only dial coverage.

http://www.philcoradio.com/gallery/1939a.htm#ae

Anyone familiar with this one? Sorry no photos, didn't have the time or a camera handy.

More on the non-Philco radio later.

Thanks,

Mike

P.S.

Found out a little more about it today. Looks like this was a farm style battery powered console. Strange, but that fits for where I saw it. No interest in it and it showed up on CL today it looks like:

http://greensboro.craigslist.org/ele/3638604095.html

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RE: Saw a 39-80 Over the Weekend - BrendaAnnD - 03-25-2013

That's not longwave, it's the AM band in meters wavelength.

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RE: Saw a 39-80 Over the Weekend - PhilcoMike - 03-26-2013

Brenda,

Thanks for the clarification. I should have figured that out rather than glanced at it. First time I can recall seeing that feature.

Mike

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