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Mother Nature Can Be Cruel!
#1

Hey guys,

Remember that Philco 38-7 I was asking about a couple weeks ago? Well the roof of the thrift store where it was located collapsed after torrential rains we had here July 2. They lost about 75% of the merchandise because it went thru the 2nd. and 1st. floors into the basement. Nobody was in the building at the time, so thank God for that! Now it's all a big soggy pile of mess. They're closed for two weeks now, so I don't know for sure if the radio was included among the casualties, but I feel very bad about it, especially if the radio bit it with the rest of the stuff.

Now I wonder. I should've either payed the price the guy was asking, or he should've accepted my offer. Either way I'd feel better about it. Icon_sad Icon_eek Icon_cry

Mike
#2

Mike, I know exactly how you feel about the possible loss of the 38-7. I had a similar experience in Viet Nam. I was at an Air Force base and had become friends with some Army motor pool guys who had three battle damaged jeeps that were being scrapped out. The said I could have one and they would help me try to get it running. The night before I was going to go see them, the Viet Cong put a 122 mm rocket into those jeeps.I always said that God just didn't want me to have that jeep. Hope you have better luck with the 38-7.

Dave D
#3

Thanks, Dave. I'm wondering if God wanted me to have that radio. If it survived then I may be able to take that as a yes. I'm sorry to hear about the jeep. I hope nobody got hurt in that attack by Victor Charlie. But thanks for the sentiments!

Mike
#4

Update: The Philco 38-7 was not in the area of the roof collapse. And it's still there up for sale.
#5

Mike, I guess you were meant to have that radio unless he has doubled the price to make up for the destroyed merchandise. What is the current price and are you going to give it a new home.

Dave D
#6

Dave, I believe the price is the same and if at all possible I'll give it a new home. It's marked $75 but I almost had him talked down to $50 and I may yet be able to do that. I frankly didn't expect this radio to be spotted among the missing from the casualty list. The collapsed roof missed it by maybe 10-12 feet. Maybe God likes that particular model! I feel bad about all the other stuff that became toast but I'm sure one happy camper that this Philco is still with us!!! Icon_biggrin Icon_biggrin Icon_biggrin
#7

Which cabinet is the set? If it's the chairside, the 75 buck price may not be too horrible.

The table model is kind of nice, but not for over half a c-note. I have both of them. It's a nice set. I would imagine you would have a Grand Rapids and Chicago dial scale on that one.

A couple of years ago, Chuck Schwark was compiling a list of how many different dial scales were made for those sets. I wonder what his latest count is?

I bought my chairside 38-7 in Grosse Pointe, and it has a Chicago dial scale on it.

One little bit of trivia, if you hadn't already heard. Those dial scales don't show any stations in the right place. All of the stations changed frequency the end of March, 1941.
#8

It's the upright console, Doug. I didn't know about the AM frequency changes. I guess it might still be interesting to have as a curio. After all, for AM I'd probably be using that band to listen to a Part 15-compliant qrp AM transmitter "broadcasting" my own programming. Tube shields, power transformer and some of the chassis are kinda rusty so it'd take some more effort at restoration. Oh, and I do remember CKLW was one of the stations on the dial, and I think WOOD was another so it's a Grand Rapids scale. Also, the rear of the chassis didn't have a switch, did it? I see someone apparently added one and in pencil marked two positions for it, radio and phono but the radio doesn't have it's own phono.

Best Regards - Mike

"Did you say 'utes'?"




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