1. The PHILCO Phorum
  2. Philco Radio Discussions
  3. Philco Electronic Restoration
Thread Rating:
  • 1 Vote(s) - 1 Average
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5

Threaded Mode
Model 37-84 Help Needed
Ron Ramirez
Silent Key
*****
Posts: 13,776
Threads: 580
Joined: Sep 2005
City: Ferdinand State, Province, Country: Indiana
#46

06-10-2015, 03:18 PM
A 37-84, as well as the older 84, 81 or 80 requires a long antenna and a good ground. By "long" I mean 50 feet or better. 25 feet might do; 10 or less is all but useless to one of these four-tube wonders.
--
Ron Ramirez
Ferdinand IN
Find
dseverson
Member
***
Posts: 101
Threads: 11
Joined: Nov 2014
City: Castro Valley, CA
#47

06-10-2015, 03:50 PM
In that case, this might just become a nice display piece.
Find
Ron Ramirez
Silent Key
*****
Posts: 13,776
Threads: 580
Joined: Sep 2005
City: Ferdinand State, Province, Country: Indiana
#48

06-10-2015, 05:40 PM
Subdivision with a HOA?
--
Ron Ramirez
Ferdinand IN
Find
dseverson
Member
***
Posts: 101
Threads: 11
Joined: Nov 2014
City: Castro Valley, CA
#49

06-10-2015, 06:19 PM
No. Wife.
Find
Ron Ramirez
Silent Key
*****
Posts: 13,776
Threads: 580
Joined: Sep 2005
City: Ferdinand State, Province, Country: Indiana
#50

06-10-2015, 06:28 PM
Oh. Worst-case scenario. Icon_silent 

[Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sBmFwKH5bVY]
--
Ron Ramirez
Ferdinand IN
Find
« Next Oldest | Next Newest »




Users browsing this thread: 2 Guest(s)
[-]
Recent Posts
American Bosch Model 802 auto radio
Hello again;   I found a model 838 car radio on Nostalgia Air under United American Bosch, http://www.nostalgiaair.org/...Arran — 09:32 PM
New Philco Repair Bench
Morzh is correct. The repair bench on our website is an archived image of chuck’s original site. He no longer provides s...klondike98 — 05:32 PM
Made mistake & did not label connection
Excellent information. It is all starting to come together now and your explanation really helped since I noticed that ...georgetownjohn — 04:39 PM
Made mistake & did not label connection
Hi John, I don't have this radio, but I can supply some info: Based on your pic, pins 7,8 and 1 are used together, go...MrFixr55 — 02:02 PM
New Philco Repair Bench
As far as I know, the Repairbench does not work, and has not been working in a while. Chuck (we had that campaign looki...morzh — 01:33 PM
Radio city products 664 schematic request
Need a schematic or manual for the 664. The 663 may be similar.daveone23 — 12:38 PM
New Philco Repair Bench
Thanks Gary.dconant — 12:16 PM
New Philco Repair Bench
I tried accessing the site through our library and got the same response. It's reported to our tech gurus. GaryGarySP — 11:50 AM
New Philco Repair Bench
I am sure this is the archive, and not the Chuck's site.morzh — 09:50 PM
Made mistake & did not label connection
It's not like we are good friends with that wire and can tell it from other ptetty identical looking wires. Why'n't you...morzh — 09:49 PM

[-]
Who's Online
There are currently 3005 online users. [Complete List]
» 1 Member(s) | 3004 Guest(s)
Avatar

>
  1. The PHILCO Phorum
  2. Philco Radio Discussions
  3. Philco Electronic Restoration