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Model 49-905 FM Antenna - reubanks1 - 05-07-2023

I have a model 49-905 code 121 and the antenna plug is missing that attached to the line cord (also missing but replaced with new).  Can anyone advise on how I can remake or buy another one?  Thanks for your help.

RE: Model 49-905 FM Antenna - klondike98 - 05-07-2023

Welcome to the Phorum!
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The 4th radio that I restored was a 49-905. Didn't really know what I was doing at that point but my solution which seems to pull in FM stations just fine is seen in the image below:

[Image: https://www.dropbox.com/s/t066nviiwx1p6kn/philco49-05-fm.jpg?raw=1]

Not an elegant solution but functional. I still don't have an AM antenna on it.

RE: Model 49-905 FM Antenna - reubanks1 - 05-08-2023

Thanks I'll give that a try.

RE: Model 49-905 FM Antenna - reubanks1 - 05-08-2023

Well, tried it, and it didnt help much. Only a couple of stations with volume all the way up.  Oddly enough when I aligned it, it worked great with minimal volume.  Just wont pick up stations.  AM works great.

RE: Model 49-905 FM Antenna - klondike98 - 05-08-2023

I'm not the best troubleshooter so hopefully one of the guys who is better will jump in. Any chance L403 is open? That would make the FM antenna useless I think.
Schematic in our Library: https://philcoradio.com/library/download/service%20info/yearbooks/1948-1949/split/Part70-Philco%20Home%20Radio%20Yearbook%201948-1949.pdf

and the Riders info has some troubleshooting sections if I recall... http://www.nostalgiaair.org/Resources/674/M0013674.htm

RE: Model 49-905 FM Antenna - DaleHCook - 05-08-2023

Can anyone put a name, model, or manufacturer to that antenna connector? It is also used as the speaker connector in some radios, including one that I own, and I am trying to find a couple of them to make some new speaker cables for my Universal Shop Speaker and Dummy Field Coil.

RE: Model 49-905 FM Antenna - falcon123 - 05-09-2023

i had the same problem on a 48-482. i did discover that a octal pin tube pin fit perfectly scavenged from a dead soldier tube. as to the plug its written down some where. but afik no one knows where

RE: Model 49-905 FM Antenna - DaleHCook - 05-09-2023

falcon123 Wrote:  i did discover that a octal pin tube pin fit perfectly scavenged from a dead soldier tube. as to the plug its written down some where. but afik no one knows where

Spare pins are seldom a problem for me. Finding complete antique speaker plugs is another matter.