06-23-2018, 10:22 AM
Yup, I've looked at the Radio Daze replacement already and saw the colors... ...and that they match the decal used on the cabinet above the band switch. But the font used for the numbers and lettering look the same as 1936-38 Philco.
Speaking of the band switch...
I had initially set the band switch to extreme counterclockwise because that's where I expected the AM band to be. Not so! That is the high SW position. AM is extreme clockwise, with low SW or "police" band in the middle. Seeing the RCA band switch decal on the Radio Daze site confirmed that for me.
Something else I found odd...the dial is arranged backwards compared to other radios of the era I have worked with; the low end of each band is on the right and the high end on the left.
For what it's worth, some 1937 and 1938 Philco dials have blue and red lettering on them in addition to black. I think most of the Radio Daze repros have black lettering for black and blue, and red where red should be. The 38-690 dial I recently purchased for my 38-690 project was that way; no blue lettering at all, it was black instead.
Speaking of the band switch...
I had initially set the band switch to extreme counterclockwise because that's where I expected the AM band to be. Not so! That is the high SW position. AM is extreme clockwise, with low SW or "police" band in the middle. Seeing the RCA band switch decal on the Radio Daze site confirmed that for me.
Something else I found odd...the dial is arranged backwards compared to other radios of the era I have worked with; the low end of each band is on the right and the high end on the left.
For what it's worth, some 1937 and 1938 Philco dials have blue and red lettering on them in addition to black. I think most of the Radio Daze repros have black lettering for black and blue, and red where red should be. The 38-690 dial I recently purchased for my 38-690 project was that way; no blue lettering at all, it was black instead.
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Ron Ramirez
Ferdinand IN