08-04-2017, 10:28 PM
Hi Dave and welcome,
Methinks the model 60 is one of the most popular Philco's set. If you look on epay there is always a handful of them. For 1933 or34 technology it's a pretty average set. From my vantage point it's biggest drawback is that it's band 2 coverage has very little on it these days. It tops out at 4mc which does include the top end on the bcb (back then it ended at 1500kc) the 160meter and 80meter ham bands. At time of manufacture it was populated with police calls which probably made for some interesting listening. When you get up to abt 6mc-12mc there are a lot more sw stations to hear.
The 60 has a cousin the 66 that the top of the chassis looks the same but has much better SW coverage. I've got both around somewhere the 60 I fixed up in the early 80's, the 66 is on the waiting list.
When you get a minute post a few pic's of it!
Methinks the model 60 is one of the most popular Philco's set. If you look on epay there is always a handful of them. For 1933 or34 technology it's a pretty average set. From my vantage point it's biggest drawback is that it's band 2 coverage has very little on it these days. It tops out at 4mc which does include the top end on the bcb (back then it ended at 1500kc) the 160meter and 80meter ham bands. At time of manufacture it was populated with police calls which probably made for some interesting listening. When you get up to abt 6mc-12mc there are a lot more sw stations to hear.
The 60 has a cousin the 66 that the top of the chassis looks the same but has much better SW coverage. I've got both around somewhere the 60 I fixed up in the early 80's, the 66 is on the waiting list.
When you get a minute post a few pic's of it!
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
