01-30-2014, 03:22 PM
Hi everyone. While now in the fourth week of waiting for some period appropriate cloth wire for my 89, I've gotten impatient and cleaned out my local Craigslist of cheap project radios. 
Here's the real beauty, a 38-7 code 121 in nearly perfect condition. All the cabinet needs is a little black touch-up around the grille, even the cloth is perfect. I don't know anything about it, other than the owner said it worked a few years ago. The expensive components are probably all good. This cone-centric dial is intriguing.
[Image: https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-FSgZP...C_7965.JPG]
The dial has flame thrower stations from all over the country, like WLW, WSM, KDKA etc. WIS 560 is local and still broadcasting, so it's always been in SC.
[Image: https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-SiXBW...C_7966.JPG]
[Image: https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-4eDl8...C_7967.JPG]
[Image: https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-IoNGm...C_7968.JPG]
Here are the rest. Real junkers, but good practice and hopefully worth a few dollars on ebay once restored. Bendix 753M, Emerson 541, Emerson 659B. Yes, the Bendix has a dial face hand drawn onto a piece of plexiglass. The original glass was fairly fragile apparently.
[Image: https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-kmMr_...C_7969.JPG]
I've also built a low power 'Police' band transmitter in the basement to service the old Philcos. 1.8Mhz is very quiet. I'm really starting to get into this hobby
The older folks I've bought these from get quite a kick out of an 18 year old interested in 70 year old electronics
Here's the real beauty, a 38-7 code 121 in nearly perfect condition. All the cabinet needs is a little black touch-up around the grille, even the cloth is perfect. I don't know anything about it, other than the owner said it worked a few years ago. The expensive components are probably all good. This cone-centric dial is intriguing.
[Image: https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-FSgZP...C_7965.JPG]
The dial has flame thrower stations from all over the country, like WLW, WSM, KDKA etc. WIS 560 is local and still broadcasting, so it's always been in SC.
[Image: https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-SiXBW...C_7966.JPG]
[Image: https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-4eDl8...C_7967.JPG]
[Image: https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-IoNGm...C_7968.JPG]
Here are the rest. Real junkers, but good practice and hopefully worth a few dollars on ebay once restored. Bendix 753M, Emerson 541, Emerson 659B. Yes, the Bendix has a dial face hand drawn onto a piece of plexiglass. The original glass was fairly fragile apparently.
[Image: https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-kmMr_...C_7969.JPG]
I've also built a low power 'Police' band transmitter in the basement to service the old Philcos. 1.8Mhz is very quiet. I'm really starting to get into this hobby
The older folks I've bought these from get quite a kick out of an 18 year old interested in 70 year old electronics
