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Philco's oldest FM set?
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02-03-2012, 04:56 PM
What is Philco's oldest FM table and console radio they made that received the modern FM frequencies?
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02-03-2012, 07:36 PM
Oldest consoles: 46-480, 46-1213 (1946 models)
Oldest table models: 48-472, 48-472-I, 48-475, 48-482 (1948 models)
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02-04-2012, 01:19 AM
I have 3 of the 46-480 consoles. They are nice looking sets. I was really surprised how well the set pulls in stations on FM with a cheap dipole antenna. Of coruse, the loctal sockets are a real joy. Jim
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02-06-2012, 02:28 PM
Thanks for the info guys!
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