10-05-2017, 05:19 PM
You know if you keep this up the radios are going to be pushing you out of your house, don't ask me how I know just trust!
All kidding aside the 40-195 is a good sounding set too. I have it's shorter, squat sister the 41-300. Electrically the audio stages are identical. The rf and if stages are a little more robust.
Common uncommon issues. One you all ready mentioned rubber wire, Don't remember if the '40 models have the off/on sw via the pushbuttons if so they are frequently burned out, open audio output transformer, Volume and tone control pots are hard to source. They have a short shaft and a gear welded to the end of the shaft.
Have been listening to my '300 all day today.
OBTW you ever get over to the corner of King and W Monroe sts? That where the Simplex Radio Co was or building is. Don't know if it's still around
All kidding aside the 40-195 is a good sounding set too. I have it's shorter, squat sister the 41-300. Electrically the audio stages are identical. The rf and if stages are a little more robust.
Common uncommon issues. One you all ready mentioned rubber wire, Don't remember if the '40 models have the off/on sw via the pushbuttons if so they are frequently burned out, open audio output transformer, Volume and tone control pots are hard to source. They have a short shaft and a gear welded to the end of the shaft.
Have been listening to my '300 all day today.
OBTW you ever get over to the corner of King and W Monroe sts? That where the Simplex Radio Co was or building is. Don't know if it's still around
When my pals were reading comic books
I was down in the basement in my dad's
workshop. Perusing his Sam's Photofoacts
Vol 1-50 admiring the old set and trying to
figure out what all those squiggly meant.
Circa 1966
Now I think I've got!
Terry
